An absolute stunner. Every aspect has come together in harmony and still going strong. Could easily last another 5+ years. One of the best BdMs I’ve had in a long time.
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Flickinger dinner at avec River North (Chicago, IL): Stunning stuff. The precise, delineated red and black berries on the nose here, coupled with leather and dried herbs promises a convincing wine. And on the palate, this fully delivers with precisely the same profile. Still a bit tannic, but for me, the fruit is still fresh enough that this hits that perfect balance of maturity.
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Very fine wine, but I am not sure what the fuss is all about. I had several bottles of old Brunellos which were better for much lower prices. Having said that, it does have a beautiful sweet fruit, with excellent purity and length.
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Dim Sum Club does BBB (Barolo and Brunello at Binomio) (Binomio, Craig Road): A tremendous wine - I loved this. Still a bit tight, still very youthful for its 23 years, but this was definitely starting to bloom. It had a beautiful nose, full of sweet dark cherries and blackberries with a little smoky hint at the edges. The palate was cosseted with wonderfully fine tannins and gobs of juicy acidity; there was such great purity of fruit too - black cherries, berries – delicious. Everything was in the right place with this wine, it was full, pleasing, yet so youthfully balanced and structured, all the way into a superb finish with its long pull of meat, earth and a tiny touch of herbs, all showing a nascent complexity. While not quite as nuanced as some of the more advanced wines on the day, this was wonderful. My wine of the day for sure. While it should start to drink well over the next five years, this is a wine that will last just about forever.
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3/9/2024 - EM_MB Likes this wine: 96 Points
An absolute stunner. Every aspect has come together in harmony and still going strong. Could easily last another 5+ years. One of the best BdMs I’ve had in a long time.
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3/15/2023 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
Flickinger dinner at avec River North (Chicago, IL): Stunning stuff. The precise, delineated red and black berries on the nose here, coupled with leather and dried herbs promises a convincing wine. And on the palate, this fully delivers with precisely the same profile. Still a bit tannic, but for me, the fruit is still fresh enough that this hits that perfect balance of maturity.
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5/19/2018 - Warren23 wrote: 91 Points
Very fine wine, but I am not sure what the fuss is all about. I had several bottles of old Brunellos which were better for much lower prices. Having said that, it does have a beautiful sweet fruit, with excellent purity and length.
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6/4/2013 - Paul S wrote: 95 Points
Dim Sum Club does BBB (Barolo and Brunello at Binomio) (Binomio, Craig Road): A tremendous wine - I loved this. Still a bit tight, still very youthful for its 23 years, but this was definitely starting to bloom. It had a beautiful nose, full of sweet dark cherries and blackberries with a little smoky hint at the edges. The palate was cosseted with wonderfully fine tannins and gobs of juicy acidity; there was such great purity of fruit too - black cherries, berries – delicious. Everything was in the right place with this wine, it was full, pleasing, yet so youthfully balanced and structured, all the way into a superb finish with its long pull of meat, earth and a tiny touch of herbs, all showing a nascent complexity. While not quite as nuanced as some of the more advanced wines on the day, this was wonderful. My wine of the day for sure. While it should start to drink well over the next five years, this is a wine that will last just about forever.
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10/9/2010 - martuna wrote: 98 Points
Fabulous fruit and balance. still youthful.
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