In great shape, from a magnum and given 2 hours in a decanter. Very together and smooth with real length. No rush to drink this if you have mags but the bottles are probably just beginning to tip over the edge now.
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Splash Des Moines. No decant. Nice evolution over two hours. Went through a serious menthol phase 45 minutes in but it settled down after about twenty minutes. Floral, leather, earth. Nice acidity and dusty tannins. Will last several years.
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Vinitaly 2016; 4/10/2016-4/13/2016 (Verona, Italy): Served from magnum. Very dense and powerful nose, rich and concentrated, earthy with loads of red ripe fruit, coffee, fresh tobacco, almond. The palate is equally impressive, very rich with baskets of ripe red fruit, cinnamon, nice oak frame, earthy and leathery, still tight tannins, long finish. Outstanding
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11/19/2023 - matchbox2011 wrote: 86 Points
Beyond the top
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8/31/2019 - AlanM68 Likes this wine: 92 Points
In great shape, from a magnum and given 2 hours in a decanter. Very together and smooth with real length. No rush to drink this if you have mags but the bottles are probably just beginning to tip over the edge now.
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7/10/2019 - LaberMeier wrote: 94 Points
extremely dense, still intensive tannins, earth, leather, some dark red berries.
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4/26/2017 - hawkeye54 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Splash Des Moines. No decant. Nice evolution over two hours. Went through a serious menthol phase 45 minutes in but it settled down after about twenty minutes. Floral, leather, earth. Nice acidity and dusty tannins. Will last several years.
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4/13/2016 - kostaslonis Likes this wine: 93 Points
Vinitaly 2016; 4/10/2016-4/13/2016 (Verona, Italy): Served from magnum. Very dense and powerful nose, rich and concentrated, earthy with loads of red ripe fruit, coffee, fresh tobacco, almond. The palate is equally impressive, very rich with baskets of ripe red fruit, cinnamon, nice oak frame, earthy and leathery, still tight tannins, long finish. Outstanding
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