This was wine number two for Thanksgiving dinner. I decanted and strained, and then I let it sit for three hours. This was starkly different from The 2016 Bevan Ontogeny that we drank first. The 2016 Altagracia is a very serious wine that could benefit from ageing. Tannin is most definitely a factor. I feel like I paid for the Eisele name more than anything. Is it worth $120 a bottle? I can do better for half that price.
This is a beauty! Notes similar to prior TN from 2021. The bouquet on this wine has consistently been delightful. It has a more balanced finish than the prior bottle and it lingers in all the right ways. This wine is really good right now!
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11/26/2023 - Barolo Freak wrote: 88 Points
This was wine number two for Thanksgiving dinner. I decanted and strained, and then I let it sit for three hours. This was starkly different from The 2016 Bevan Ontogeny that we drank first. The 2016 Altagracia is a very serious wine that could benefit from ageing. Tannin is most definitely a factor. I feel like I paid for the Eisele name more than anything. Is it worth $120 a bottle? I can do better for half that price.
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7/26/2023 - Francophile1 Likes this wine: 92 Points
More savory than sweet. Fruit is in balance with firm backbone and structure. Higher acid suggests this will age well.
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11/19/2022 - cubswinws Likes this wine: 93 Points
Lovely wine hitting all the right notes. Great now and for several years to come.
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4/22/2022 - mhekman Likes this wine: 96 Points
This is a beauty! Notes similar to prior TN from 2021. The bouquet on this wine has consistently been delightful. It has a more balanced finish than the prior bottle and it lingers in all the right ways. This wine is really good right now!
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3/21/2022 - nicholswfu Likes this wine: 95 Points
Paired with Hangar Steak (Katie Button/Curate recipe). Lush and balanced. Drinking well now.
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