Still holding a nice color - deep ruby to orange at edges. Nose is leather, ripe cherry, brick and oregano. Smells its age. Palate is high acid, med alcohol, med plus tannin hints of cherry and sweet tobacco. Some of fruit has dropped out but it's still drinking alright.
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Decanted about ½ hour. Pleasantly mature bouquet delivering leathery notes and ripe dark fruit. Medium bodied, mellow,rather vibrant dark cherries, nice tanginess with good acidic structure, obvious leathery and funky notes. Very classic nicely aged chianti. Singing beautifully now. Drink or hold for a couple of years.
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Problems. This is showing classic signs of heat damage, old stains on the cork, bottle variation and bitter wood/stem tannin on the finish. Not good second day. Drained.
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3/13/2020 - Silkeyj Likes this wine: 88 Points
Still holding a nice color - deep ruby to orange at edges. Nose is leather, ripe cherry, brick and oregano. Smells its age. Palate is high acid, med alcohol, med plus tannin hints of cherry and sweet tobacco. Some of fruit has dropped out but it's still drinking alright.
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1/5/2013 - MidLifeVices wrote: 91 Points
Decanted for three hours. Impressive fruit for age of wine. Great acidity, great Chianti.
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9/12/2012 - allensounhein wrote: 88 Points
very good and end of life for drinking
Some ppt and needed to be decanted
Had with a very spicy chili and very good color and nose
really enjoyed
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1/26/2012 - Henman wrote: 91 Points
Decanted about ½ hour. Pleasantly mature bouquet delivering leathery notes and ripe dark fruit. Medium bodied, mellow,rather vibrant dark cherries, nice tanginess with good acidic structure, obvious leathery and funky notes. Very classic nicely aged chianti. Singing beautifully now. Drink or hold for a couple of years.
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10/6/2011 - esb wrote:
Problems. This is showing classic signs of heat damage, old stains on the cork, bottle variation and bitter wood/stem tannin on the finish. Not good second day. Drained.
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