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| | Tasted by bonedoc on 8/11/2023: Good but a little pruny. (573 views) |
| | Tasted by SpoochMan on 5/7/2023 & rated 95 points: Dinner at Roux with Francesco. Last of my 3 bottles, and this was fantastic, like the previous bottle. Velvety smooth, with lively red fruit and nice secondaries. Paired well with both duck and lamb chops. Just great stuff. How I wish that I had bought more of these for $59 years ago... (734 views) |
| | Tasted by Bellissimo on 8/4/2022: Our bottle shared with friends at a restaurant before a ballgame. 60 minute slow-O at home. I think I liked this a little more than Kevin (RockNRoller).
Definitely had the mix of cherry and black fruits (black cherry, blackberry even some boysenberry) but still has some of that stewed tomato goodness I associate with Sangiovese plus dried herbs, leaves, and other dried spices. Fair acids up front, nice mid-palate with velvety tannins brining up the rear.
For my senses I found this to be more balanced than the 06 Fèlsina Rancia served next to it. Drinking well now and should be able to hold at this level for 3 or 4 years. (1361 views) |
| | Tasted by rocknroller on 8/4/2022 & rated 91 points: Tuscan's at The 112 (112 Eatery, Mpls, MN): Very dark red color. Drank a glass over an hour. Slow-O for an hour before serving. 85% Sangiovese/15% Malvasia Nera. Black cherry and big high toned fruit, lot dried earth and cedar box spice, high toned spices, full bodied and concentrated with what I found more firm tannins. 90+ to 91pts. (1660 views) |
| | Tasted by SpoochMan on 6/6/2022 & rated 95 points: Brought to Owl House for dinner. This bottle was just awesome. Beautiful fruit, velvety texture, and still lively acidity and a bit of tannic structure to give it energy. This was nice to drink on its own before food arrived and is also very food-friendly. Great stuff, and glad I have one more of the 07s. Tremendous value at $59 for a world-class wine. No rush to drink the remaining bottle, but not sure it gets better from here either (1451 views) |
| | Tasted by Mr T on 4/24/2022: Solid aged wine with good earthiness and still fairly ripe fruit
Not sure
I’ll ever take Sangiovese over aged Bordeaux but this was very nice (1371 views) |
| | Tasted by ogres3 on 9/6/2021 & rated 93 points: Morphing into a very solid wine. Nose relatively mediocre, but wine is integrated, complex, smooth, probably better with food, and an intriguing finish. (1672 views) |
| | Tasted by bonedoc on 7/9/2021 & rated 93 points: Big rich, dark purple and hints of black fruits, somewhat overpowered chicken parm. (1394 views) |
| | Tasted by SpoochMan on 2/15/2021 & rated 94 points: I found VINNUT's description to be spot on, and I can't do better than that. First time trying this wine, and it was right up my alley. I great balance of power and elegance. The tannins still have a bit of grip, and I think this will still be good for several years. For my palate, I expect it will peak in a few years. Fantastic stuff. (1606 views) |
| | Tasted by Vinnut on 10/7/2020 & rated 93 points: Deep, dark reddish-purple in color with no signs of aging. Full, forward, & fragrant nose of ripe fruit aromas of dark cherries, blackberries & plums with overtones of earthy/dusty & floral notes of roses, herbs, spices, minerals, tar, tobacco, cocoa & a hint of cedar. Medium-full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of dark cherries, blackberries & plums with spices, herbs, minerals, cocoa & a hint of vanilla. Long lingering smooth finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting & extended airing. At 13 years of age, it has reached a good balance between youthful vibrancy & aged notes. This vintage appears to have developed sooner than past vintages. However, it should continue developing with additional aging at which time it may rate even higher (94+). A blend of 85% Sangioveto & 15% Malvasia Nera. (1778 views) |
| | Tasted by HowardNZ on 4/4/2020 & rated 94 points: Self-isolation wine highlights (Wellington, NZ): A favourite Tuscan label. Brilliant Sangiovese drinking in its optimal window (also Malvasia Nera 15%). A three hour decant, which was about right. Deep ruby moving garnet. A bouquet of dark plums - some stewed - sandlewood, dry brush, cassis and cacao. The entry to the palate is very much ripe and full fruit, with savoury, meaty, earthy flavours across the mid and back palate. Tobacco, blackberries, sour cherries, old leather saddle, dark plums, beef stew, prunes and dried herbs. Strict but quite refined and relatively resolved tannins. Concentrated and well structured. Good acidity retained in a warm year. A bottle stored in refrigerated storage since release, drinking younger than 13 years of age. To drink over the next 10+ years. (2381 views) |
| | Tasted by ogres3 on 3/12/2020 & rated 90 points: Not sure I appreciate this wine. Received a recent offer and all said am not buying additional wines. If it's just the vintage, please feel free to comment and let me know. Medium bodied fairly standard fruit. I think it's in the right drinking window, but many wines are much better. (1503 views) |
| | Tasted by Bodyfxr on 1/1/2020 & rated 91 points: Decanted for approximately 45 minutes. See 12/6/2019 note for descriptors. (1574 views) |
| | Tasted by Bodyfxr on 12/6/2019 & rated 92 points: Decanted for approximately 30 minutes. Great nose of jammy red fruits. Deep violet hue. Tasty palate of dense red and black fruits. Tannins still prevalent. Needed some fat to soften. Great with food. Medium to full body. This wine has a lot of life left in it. Drink or hold. (1453 views) |
| | Tasted by erictayl on 9/24/2019 & rated 93 points: Love this wine each time I try it. Great balance and floral quality to the Sangiovese. Still a strong backbone of tannins that was surprising given its maturity. Can go for many more yrs. (1467 views) |
| | Tasted by EMTAME on 1/17/2019 & rated 88 points: One of eight wines in a Tuscan tasting, held a week ago. This one tended to be less popular with the group as a whole, although it did have one or two fans. It came across as more rustic than the rest of the wines and had a mild barnyard element in the nose that I didn’t love. There was also more acidity on the back end, and a little more complexity than some of the other wines displayed. Still, not one I’d track down again. (1774 views) |
| | Tasted by bonedoc on 4/20/2018 & rated 94 points: Wonderful as usual, love every vintage of this wine I’ve had. (2566 views) |
| | Tasted by MarcelloW on 4/14/2018 & rated 93 points: Ripe, burgundy like with red and black cherries and perfect balance. On the very top now. (2491 views) |
| | Tasted by champussi on 1/19/2018 & rated 93 points: Der Wein ist noch relativ jung, hat sich aromatisch aber schon schön geöffnet. Tolle intensive Frucht, hauptsächlich Kirsche. Wunderschön! Ebenfalls eine tolle Kräuterwürzigkeit. Noch mit ordentlich, gut eingebundenen Tannin und auch einer schön integrierten Säure. Alles toll. Aber, wer andere Jahrgänge kennt, der weiss dass man hier auch etwas mehr Komplexität, Eleganz und Feinheit bekommen kann! Da merkt man wohl etwas den Jahrgang. Wirklich lecker, aber hier geht noch mehr! Vielleicht kommt ja noch was!? 93+P (2428 views) |
| | Tasted by JS199 on 12/20/2017 & rated 94 points: This was so good. Great concentration of fruit that didn't quit over several hours. Smooth and ready to drink. (2316 views) |
| | Tasted by jfpwine on 11/3/2017 & rated 92 points: When I started collecting I bought a bunch of mid range super Tuscan. It was mostly hit or miss, but I found some gems. This one is one of them. Dense nose of sour cherries, plum and spice. Medium+ palate and long and light finish. Great QPR. (2272 views) |
| | Tasted by lvjohn on 4/24/2017 & rated 94 points: Rich cherry flavors with a bit of earthy spice. Decanted and let rest; found very little in the way of solids. Opened up nicely and evolved from it's initial sense of being old and tired to vibrant and lively. Nice after-taste and persistence in the mouth. Wonderful wine. (2270 views) |
| | Tasted by BlueDevilDC on 4/22/2017 & rated 94 points: We enjoyed this immensely after a 3 hour decant. It is drinking beautifully and was a terrific compliment to grilled pork tenderloin. (2198 views) |
| | Tasted by Tim Heaton on 4/17/2017: Good gracious, this is immense. Very much a wine of the vintage, the aromas and flavors skew to the darker, riper side. Manages enough acidity, and remarkably, an acceptable level of freshness. I don't agree with the consensus that 2007 was a 5-star vintage; this is a good example of a 4-star wine in a 4-star vintage. Drink now or in 6-7 years; air time in decanter is your friend, so is lowering the temp a little. recommended
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| | Tasted by bonedoc on 12/28/2016 & rated 93 points: Only had a glass but delicious, ripe fruit, concentrated, almost Bordeaux like minerality, great wine. (2296 views) |
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