2009 Gravner Breg Anfora

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 91 points

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  6/8/2021 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

  Thats just bonkers good. Savorya and salty and crazy goood.

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  10/22/2020 - Robmcl920 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  The '09 Gravner Breg is an aggressive, powerful wine. Texturally, I'd say it combines the viscosity and richness of a sweet wine with the tannic structure of Nebbiolo. Compared to the '05 Breg which I've tasted a few times (my only other Gravner), the '09 is richer, more tannic, and aggressive, and maybe lacks some of the complexity. But it's a fun wine.
  
  On the nose, I found apricots, orange peel, licorice, and holiday spices (think cloves, cinnamon - somewhat spicy). On the palate, I found a rich, tannic, somewhat viscous texture, with dried apricots, smoke, and spices. As noted earlier, it remains powerful and aggressive, needing some time to settle down, and at this stage the tannins are a bit drying and lack some elegance. It's a really unique, fun wine, but I think another 5-10 years will be helpful here in settling it down and better integrating the tannins.

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  7/11/2019 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

  Smells like wet clay. Wow thats crazy good. That smokes it.

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