1994 Grattamacco Bolgheri Superiore

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 90 points

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  2/16/2021 - forceberry wrote: 87 Points

  A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (2/3), rounded out by Merlot and Sangiovese. Fermented and macerated in tronconical oak vats and aged for 18 months in French oak barriques. Tasted blind.
  
  Evolved red color with a luminous ruby core that turns from maroon to yellow-orange to a completely colorless rim. Aged, savory and very tertiary nose with aromas of Madeirised smoky tones and nuttiness, some soy sauce, light dusty notes of sun-baked earth, a little bit of dried dates and a pruney hint of wizened red plums. The wine is dry, medium-bodied and tertiary on the palate with developed flavors of wizened cranberries and ripe red plums, some leathery tones, a little bit of oxidative nuttiness and soy sauce, light leathery tones, a hint of sour cherry bitterness and a touch of autumnal leaves. Moderately high in acidity with quite mellow medium-minus tannins. The finish is dry, light and medium in length with evolved flavors of ripe redcurrants, some leather, light notes of tobacco, a little bit of wizened blackcurrants and other dried fruits, a hint of nutty rancio and an oxidative touch of beef jerky.
  
  A pleasant but somewhat over-aged Bolgheri red that is already somewhat over the hill, getting already a bit oxidized. The overall feel is still balanced and enjoyable, but the tertiary qualities and oxidized notes have already overwhelmed the fine nuances, making the wine feel it is already on a decline. Still a good wine for enjoying a nice old red, but a bit challenging wine for a blind tasting, as it's quite impossible to get a good picture of the wine. My guess was a Bordeaux from the mid-80's that is already getting over the hill.

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  11/6/2009 - eyeguy wrote: 93 Points

  drank with Val and Gassers - everyone thought it was excellent!

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