A year ago I had 2016 vintage and I liked it. How about this older brother? I think it's better. First of all it has definitely more milk chocolate but on another hand it's also more spice. It looks like this is very nice fight between them but at the same time is very balanced. Well, do you know what I mean??? Anyway wine is softer with nice velvety texture. Nice, soft aromas of cherry, leather, smoke, menthol. Taste is full of ripe red cherry, milk chocolate, plum, black cherry. Nice, pretty long finish. Nice finish with soft spice, soft tannins and soft acidity. What an unusual trio. Like it or leave it. Another soft - milky texture.
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A glorious perfume on opening, that disappeared immediately and left behind a perfectly fine weekday chianti, but nothing more. Desperately hoping the next bottle retains the perfume for a bit longer.
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12/5/2023 - mckillop Likes this wine: 93 Points
Wonderful blend of Sangiovese and Merlot!
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9/6/2023 - sababa1022 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Still delicious after all these years.
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5/24/2023 - WojteG Likes this wine: 91 Points
A year ago I had 2016 vintage and I liked it.
How about this older brother? I think it's better. First of all it has definitely more milk chocolate but on another hand it's also more spice. It looks like this is very nice fight between them but at the same time is very balanced. Well, do you know what I mean???
Anyway wine is softer with nice velvety texture. Nice, soft aromas of cherry, leather, smoke, menthol. Taste is full of ripe red cherry, milk chocolate, plum, black cherry.
Nice, pretty long finish.
Nice finish with soft spice, soft tannins and soft acidity.
What an unusual trio.
Like it or leave it.
Another soft - milky texture.
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10/19/2022 - UpfromtheCellar wrote: 88 Points
Earthy, bitter cherry but drinking nicely. Seems pretty much played out.
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12/15/2021 - Jdevans wrote: 86 Points
A glorious perfume on opening, that disappeared immediately and left behind a perfectly fine weekday chianti, but nothing more. Desperately hoping the next bottle retains the perfume for a bit longer.
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