I worry that since 2015 Marco de Bartoli started to work in a different way with barrels. Grappoli is always a good wine with very nice freshness and longevity but it is losing something in the nose pleasure.
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From second-day glass. I was about to tuck in to a bit of squid and spinach stew as I started sniffing this, but definitely a fresh squid note, with also rain and rocks, and some grapes. It was a second-day glass because the proprietress had been overwhelmed by the acid upon opening, but now it was nicely lively and zesty, with a palate of soft, juicy lemons and rain on rocks, hints of herb and white flowers. Lot of flavor here, and alcohol at 12%. Very good (and a terrific match with the squid stew).
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I enjoyed the very good freshness of the wine but I missed the wet stone flavour in the nose and lacked of some complexity of previous vintages, not sure if this is a new approach of making this wine of Marco de Bartoli but it is the 2nd bottle I open of this vintage and somehow I´m missing something..
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12/26/2020 - Steve.330i Likes this wine: 89 Points
I worry that since 2015 Marco de Bartoli started to work in a different way with barrels. Grappoli is always a good wine with very nice freshness and longevity but it is losing something in the nose pleasure.
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11/3/2020 - Necowine Likes this wine: 88 Points
From second-day glass. I was about to tuck in to a bit of squid and spinach stew as I started sniffing this, but definitely a fresh squid note, with also rain and rocks, and some grapes. It was a second-day glass because the proprietress had been overwhelmed by the acid upon opening, but now it was nicely lively and zesty, with a palate of soft, juicy lemons and rain on rocks, hints of herb and white flowers. Lot of flavor here, and alcohol at 12%. Very good (and a terrific match with the squid stew).
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2/3/2020 - Steve.330i Likes this wine: 89 Points
I enjoyed the very good freshness of the wine but I missed the wet stone flavour in the nose and lacked of some complexity of previous vintages, not sure if this is a new approach of making this wine of Marco de Bartoli but it is the 2nd bottle I open of this vintage and somehow I´m missing something..
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10/7/2018 - FransS wrote: 89 Points
In its youth, will arrive soon; super elegant acidity and very pure.
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