Drank last nite for GF2 dinner. Wine showing its age in glass. Still a bit of fruit here, lots of earth and leather notes. Acidity seems a bit high, wine not really balanced. Waited too long to drink tho not horrible in glass.
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Pulled from Coravin with only a short time in glass. Nose of tobacco and spice. Earthy with spices and leather. There is stil some dark fruit back there. Tannins are no longer noticable. There is acidity and works well with ricotta cheese in the lasagna. A little too much on its own for my taste. But I almost always drink Italian wines with food so really doesn't matter much. The finish is medium in length. There is a little dryness on the finish but not enough to really detract This is still a big wine but is refined and has a lot of grace. Sixteen years in, I think it is what it is at this point. Which is actually a pretty good place. Will open the bottle in the near future.
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12/19/2023 - cephomer Likes this wine: 89 Points
Drank last nite for GF2 dinner. Wine showing its age in glass. Still a bit of fruit here, lots of earth and leather notes. Acidity seems a bit high, wine not really balanced. Waited too long to drink tho not horrible in glass.
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6/9/2023 - jyensan wrote: 93 Points
In a great place. Very enjoyable and not dead yet! Sorry this is my last.
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12/4/2021 - tanglenet wrote:
Unfortunately over the hill.
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2/23/2017 - JS1056 wrote: 90 Points
Pulled from Coravin with only a short time in glass.
Nose of tobacco and spice.
Earthy with spices and leather. There is stil some dark fruit back there. Tannins are no longer noticable. There is acidity and works well with ricotta cheese in the lasagna. A little too much on its own for my taste. But I almost always drink Italian wines with food so really doesn't matter much.
The finish is medium in length. There is a little dryness on the finish but not enough to really detract
This is still a big wine but is refined and has a lot of grace. Sixteen years in, I think it is what it is at this point. Which is actually a pretty good place.
Will open the bottle in the near future.
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1/31/2017 - SteelerFan wrote: 91 Points
Very good. Medium bodied but complex on the palette with smooth tannins. Drinking well and no sign of decline.
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