Olive Garden Party (Cristal vertical) (Chicago, IL): Have never been a big fan of the estate's nebbiolo wines, finding them too modernist for my delicate constitution. This, however, is clean and bright, with a core of moderately tart red fruit. Not as distinctively barbera to me -- I think time has seen to that. Very good for the price.
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Dark, black core. Blackcurrant, soft oak, blood, tar spice. Good intensity, acidity and tannins are smooth and give a nicely balanced feel. Deep dark fruits, fruitcake, plums, earth, blueberry, darker spice, soft oak. This has at least another five years ahead .
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Leather, earth, dark fruit and cherries on the nose. Rich, opulent mouth. Had some nice complexity but slightly rough tannins on the finish. Could do with 2-3 more years.
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4/8/2023 - MonkeyBiz101 wrote: 88 Points
This is fine, not really singing though.
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3/30/2023 - acyso wrote: 88 Points
Olive Garden Party (Cristal vertical) (Chicago, IL): Have never been a big fan of the estate's nebbiolo wines, finding them too modernist for my delicate constitution. This, however, is clean and bright, with a core of moderately tart red fruit. Not as distinctively barbera to me -- I think time has seen to that. Very good for the price.
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7/23/2022 - Vini Ciclismo Likes this wine: 90 Points
Dark, black core.
Blackcurrant, soft oak, blood, tar spice.
Good intensity, acidity and tannins are smooth and give a nicely balanced feel. Deep dark fruits, fruitcake, plums, earth, blueberry, darker spice, soft oak. This has at least another five years ahead .
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10/8/2021 - DanielAVTL Likes this wine: 88 Points
Leather, earth, dark fruit and cherries on the nose. Rich, opulent mouth. Had some nice complexity but slightly rough tannins on the finish. Could do with 2-3 more years.
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5/26/2020 - gbow wrote:
Nicely evolved into sweet nose and fleshed our palate. Good length.
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