2005 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Il Nero di Casanova Toscana IGT

Community Tasting Notes (41) Avg Score: 87.9 points

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  4/6/2012 - pape du neuf wrote: 90 Points

  Modern on the nose, with oak and ripe fruit. What came next is a surprise, violets and tar.
  This wine is just hitting it's stride, and it is unfortunate that so many bottles have been squandered far too early.
  I can't call this a great wine, but at $15!, amazing! Just the right acidity to match food, subdued fruit showing a bit at a time.
  Don't expect Chianti, just let it be what it is. Sausage was a good match.

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  4/17/2011 - Ellenkf Likes this wine:

  really good; full bodied, bone dry finish, rich front palate with tangy mid , great eating wine, esp with steak

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  1/8/2011 - kfr01 wrote:

  We loved these bottles. It is/was a perfect pizza Sangiovese. I will be sad when the last of my case of 2005 is gone. Note to self -- pick up another case of a more recent vintage. This aged wonderfully and the last few bottles that we drank (in late 2010, early 2011) were great. Red fruit and a nice hearty tannic, wood, earthy, acidic structure for standing up to cheese, grease, sausage and red sauce. I can't say enough about the enjoyment and value that this case has provided for the great price point.

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  3/10/2010 - winejnky wrote: 86 Points

  Fading a bit. Still tart cherry up front, but thinner now on the midpalate with a short finish and more alcohol than fruit overall. Drink up.

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  2/28/2010 - Battleship wrote: 89 Points

  Similar notes as below opened bottle for about 1 hour versus decanting this time, but the wine is a great pairing to meat lasagna. I think its youth has blown off and its maturing nicely, but I wouldn't wait too long as I fell it may be at its best now. Last bottle, but may look for more.

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