Third approach and there is something just blah about this particular vintage, no fruit nor body (comparatively), just tannins and still high acidity. And, some bricking now. Will return to this wine but not the 2013s.
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I can't reconcile these reviewed based on what I'm tasting from this bottle.
It took 6 hours after decant for a nose to even show up. This was tight and closed tasting like turpentine, blackberry, fungus. It was a very strange bottle of wine. I've never tasted anything like it. There was a flavor of paint that stayed there. Maybe I needed a full day of decant for that to blow off.
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I've loved this wine in each of my three tastings. Thick and tannic, with savory acidity (think Brunello). Notes of eucalyptus, cedar, licorice, plum, prune, and black olive. I like the way this wine drinks now, but the structure suggests that it has a long life ahead.
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10/3/2022 - JonBarnes1 wrote:
Third approach and there is something just blah about this particular vintage, no fruit nor body (comparatively), just tannins and still high acidity. And, some bricking now. Will return to this wine but not the 2013s.
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3/10/2022 - rmalloy Likes this wine: 93 Points
I have always loved this wine for its exceptional concentration and its mix of sweet and savory flavors.
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1/22/2022 - Fractalage Likes this wine:
I can't reconcile these reviewed based on what I'm tasting from this bottle.
It took 6 hours after decant for a nose to even show up.
This was tight and closed tasting like turpentine, blackberry, fungus. It was a very strange bottle of wine. I've never tasted anything like it.
There was a flavor of paint that stayed there. Maybe I needed a full day of decant for that to blow off.
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3/14/2021 - rmalloy wrote: 93 Points
I've loved this wine in each of my three tastings. Thick and tannic, with savory acidity (think Brunello). Notes of eucalyptus, cedar, licorice, plum, prune, and black olive. I like the way this wine drinks now, but the structure suggests that it has a long life ahead.
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12/5/2020 - JonBarnes1 Likes this wine:
Spice-driven for a sagrantino with a bouquet of tobacco and leather. Lighter than I remember. Excellent though I prefer the 2011.
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