With half/half Cab Sauvignon/Cab Franc this is in keeping with Bolgheri tradition to snub Italian grapes. Heavy understatement in the nose and early palate, but then a nice, complex and promising story unfolds, around sweet, phenolic fruit, caramel, tobacco, vanilla - all opened by some animal notes. Too early to judge, but there is a robust strain which will help blossom this bottle in a decade's time.
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3/22/2024 - Amerique wrote: 93 Points
Rich, delicious, round, soft black cherry fruit with black olive flavors, excellent structure, ample finish, ready to drink
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3/5/2023 - CarpeDiem! Likes this wine: 92 Points
With half/half Cab Sauvignon/Cab Franc this is in keeping with Bolgheri tradition to snub Italian grapes. Heavy understatement in the nose and early palate, but then a nice, complex and promising story unfolds, around sweet, phenolic fruit, caramel, tobacco, vanilla - all opened by some animal notes. Too early to judge, but there is a robust strain which will help blossom this bottle in a decade's time.
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2/24/2022 - ManhattanBeach Does not like this wine:
Bolgheri 2019 Anteprima (67 Pall Mall, London): 70% cab sav, 30% cab franc, 18m in barrique. G _hated_ this, too heavily oaked.
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