2016 Tenuta Russo Bruno Greco di Tufo

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  3/1/2023 - guillermo- wrote: 89 Points

  Agree with David that this is drinking younger than its age. In fact I hadn’t even noticed the age until I saw his review. No formal notes but drank over three nights during the week and probably improved with air. That said it wasn’t anything remarkable, just a solid wine.

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  12/31/2022 - David Paris (dbp) wrote: 90 Points

  Pop and poured and served with an anchovy salad, which was a great pairing as the salad really made the acid in the wine pop. The aromas are fairly muted, with a lemon custard (without the sweetness) note. You certainly can sense the heft on the nose despite there not being much there. Medium-full body on the palate with a fair bit of minerality and acid, with a nice underripe lemon note here. Really round and luscious in the mouth. The finish dials up with quite a lot of quartz/stone/minerals/wet rock. Nice medium acidity on the finish, and the minerals is what lingers for quite a while with some slight bitterness. The wine is a little simple on the complexity front, but I do like the intensity it brings and is very balanced. Now... is that all this will give, or is it wound up and could unfurl with time? Considering the acidity and mineral depth, I suspect this will last for some time, actually. Despite this being 6 years old, it drinks like a new release. Perhaps with the age that's when things will get interesting, as the minerals and acidity fade and some tertiary development moves forward (of which there is none now)? Worth a try... I have two magnums, which should go slower, so perhaps I'll wait 5-10 years before touching the first one.

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  12/17/2022 - wmccone54 wrote: 90 Points

  Displays a clear, medium lemon color when poured into a chilling carafe. Notes of fresh yellow flowers, lemon oil, wild herbs, lemon gumdrop candy, lemon pepper, and crushed wet stone. Subtle but present acidity. Has a slight oily / waxy mouthfeel with a slight tinge of bitterness on the medium plus finish. Enjoyed with chorizo, smoked Gouda, and Triscuits. Drink through 2025. Im starting to get exposure with some of the Italian whites from the Campania region over the last year, and I’m liking what I see. This is very good.

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  8/17/2022 - Aravind Asok wrote:

  Pop and pour yesterday. Nothing to add to my previous notes except perhaps showing more fruit kn Day 2 open. Very good.

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  3/27/2022 - Aravind Asok wrote:

  Pop and pour yesterday. On the nose: nettle, lemon oil, crushed stone, crushed herbs, lemon. On the palate: lemon oil, cucumber, crushed rock. Good acidity, lovely density and held up well to some heat in our food also. Very nice with food, and in an excellent place.

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