Liked this a LOT, with pretty garnet-purple color and rich aromas of black fruit and Asian spice, shows up on palate in a restrained but rich medley of blackberry, white pepper, spice and smoke. Never jammy or viscous, but interesting, fruity with a long and memorable finish, all in balance and drinking perfectly right now.
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Bold wine. We tried it with a tomato-base sauce and chicken dish and it overpowered it. Porbably need to breathe more as well. Need to re-try this with lamb or steak or maybe sausage in marinara.
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2/23/2013 - KBEccles wrote: 84 Points
Aged well
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4/15/2012 - Snoman wrote: 90 Points
Liked this a LOT, with pretty garnet-purple color and rich aromas of black fruit and Asian spice, shows up on palate in a restrained but rich medley of blackberry, white pepper, spice and smoke. Never jammy or viscous, but interesting, fruity with a long and memorable finish, all in balance and drinking perfectly right now.
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10/19/2011 - jjrausch wrote: 87 Points
Bold wine. We tried it with a tomato-base sauce and chicken dish and it overpowered it. Porbably need to breathe more as well. Need to re-try this with lamb or steak or maybe sausage in marinara.
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11/26/2010 - zdcellar wrote: 91 Points
Served at Thanksgiving dinner as well as a bottle of '06 Hartford for a comparison. Both were very good, but liked the Benessere a little more.
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4/24/2009 - zephyr04 wrote: 88 Points
Dark fruit aromas with earth and lots of dark fruit flavors. Lingering peppery and spicy finish.
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