Last night my wife and I drank the bottle of this that I've had in my wine cellar since 2009. We had it with rib eye steak and spaghetti bolognese. The wine was perfect and stood up beautifully to the meal, not at all faded despite its age. I'm not good at descriptors, but we finished the wine after dinner and continued to enjoy the lovely flavors.
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Medium-fullish, quite complex nose that is fully mature. Dried dark cherry and plum. Mineral and rubber. Integrated oak. Some hints of mint adds freshness. Not modern in the idiom. Fullish, very austere and still tannic palate. But also enough abundant fruit to balance. Spicy and a bit fiery. Long and balanced. Lacks a bit complexity. Dried cherry, plum and mint. Can be saved 2-3 more years.
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I was expecting more. For $50 and taking up space in my cellar for eight years, I was expecting something with more character. This is fine and enjoyable, but just a bit underwhelming.
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(Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Brunello di Montalcino) Dark red violet color; focused, rich berry, blackberry, espresso, tar nose; tasty, intriguing, tart black fruit, tart blackberry, tar palate with medium acidity and grip; long finish 93+ points
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2/2/2021 - wurzel68 Likes this wine: 90 Points
A little bit over the top. I wouldn't keep it much longer
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12/12/2020 - rjljrva Likes this wine: 95 Points
Last night my wife and I drank the bottle of this that I've had in my wine cellar since 2009. We had it with rib eye steak and spaghetti bolognese. The wine was perfect and stood up beautifully to the meal, not at all faded despite its age. I'm not good at descriptors, but we finished the wine after dinner and continued to enjoy the lovely flavors.
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11/21/2020 - Argrath wrote: 90 Points
Medium-fullish, quite complex nose that is fully mature. Dried dark cherry and plum. Mineral and rubber. Integrated oak. Some hints of mint adds freshness. Not modern in the idiom.
Fullish, very austere and still tannic palate. But also enough abundant fruit to balance. Spicy and a bit fiery. Long and balanced. Lacks a bit complexity. Dried cherry, plum and mint. Can be saved 2-3 more years.
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7/24/2020 - SimonS wrote: 90 Points
Drinking very nicely, but quite orange/brown at rim. I would not keep this much longer.
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5/4/2020 - blakel wrote: 90 Points
I was expecting more. For $50 and taking up space in my cellar for eight years, I was expecting something with more character. This is fine and enjoyable, but just a bit underwhelming.
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