I only had a glass of this - my last of three bottles bought in 2007. It has now thrown a bit of sediment and shows a slightly more mature colour. Cherries and plums on the nose but flavour wise a little faded rather than more complex from where it was in 07. Still pleasant but age hasn't benefited this wine. Drink up.
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At peak, little fading in colour yet but showing secondary characteristics. Nose of cherries, menthol and herbs, complex. Good tart, dry red with bags of red fruit and plenty of herb. Very nice.
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Again, better on day 2. Quite ripe, full dark fruit, still big and quite tannic, decent acidity. A fair match with a pizza but this lacks finesse for drinking away from food. Consistent with previous notes though I enjoyed this one less. **
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Cherry and slightly violet and spicey nose. Velvety fruit on attack, a little hollow in the middle and then a reasonably positive finish with good acidity. Prefer this on day two, so would probably have benefited from a short decant. **1/2
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Caroline's bash (Windsor): Full cherry red with cherry-scented nose. Decent, typically italian acidity, good fruit and the acidity and tannin for food. **1/2
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5/26/2011 - kevin h wrote: 88 Points
I only had a glass of this - my last of three bottles bought in 2007. It has now thrown a bit of sediment and shows a slightly more mature colour. Cherries and plums on the nose but flavour wise a little faded rather than more complex from where it was in 07. Still pleasant but age hasn't benefited this wine. Drink up.
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3/21/2010 - kevin h wrote: 90 Points
At peak, little fading in colour yet but showing secondary characteristics. Nose of cherries, menthol and herbs, complex. Good tart, dry red with bags of red fruit and plenty of herb. Very nice.
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3/2/2010 - SimonG wrote:
Again, better on day 2. Quite ripe, full dark fruit, still big and quite tannic, decent acidity. A fair match with a pizza but this lacks finesse for drinking away from food. Consistent with previous notes though I enjoyed this one less. **
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6/9/2009 - SimonG wrote:
Cherry and slightly violet and spicey nose. Velvety fruit on attack, a little hollow in the middle and then a reasonably positive finish with good acidity. Prefer this on day two, so would probably have benefited from a short decant. **1/2
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3/12/2009 - SimonG wrote:
Caroline's bash (Windsor): Full cherry red with cherry-scented nose. Decent, typically italian acidity, good fruit and the acidity and tannin for food. **1/2
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