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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.7 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 114 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Apotheca on 5/19/2023 & rated 92 points: PnP - still dark in color with only just a tad brickening at the edge. Promising color! Explotion of cherry, tar, cedar and forest floor on the nose, telling me this beauty is starting to grow up. Still some youthful characters, but definately entering next level. Fresh acidity combined with tannins that both are present but obviously starting to fade. But make no mistake - they are still there, and can easily be set to work with the right dish. Looking forward to see how this develops during the evening. (460 views) | | | Tasted by blanquito on 11/3/2022: Lovely bouquet, spicy and citric with a captivating sweet florality that reminds me of syrah. Smooth, rounded, with nice fruit and flesh, but the palate can’t run with the nose. Tasty and so easy to enjoy… the fruit fades with ah hour of air, time to drink up. (783 views) | | | Tasted by dagij on 10/21/2022 & rated 90 points: A Sangiovese at 16 years, is it any good? Yes, this wine clearly is. The color is quite aged, verging on amber, but with a fine ruby core. The nose is dusty at first, almost like being in a bookshop with old books. The dusty nose is reduced after an hour or son, giving way to tertiary aromas like camphor, tobacco, and a hint of sweet/dried fruit. Full bodied attack, lots of sweet glycerine feel an the first part. On the mid palate, the reduced fruit becomes easily detectable, and the wine dries out on the finish, leaving the aftertaste to the tones of camphor, teak polish, and tobacco. A bit of alcoholic warmth is evident at the aftertaste, but the dryness of the wine still balances the warmth quite fine. Aftertaste of camphor and ester oil, with a bit too dominating dryness. A wine for lovers of mature sangiovese wines, showing that this is a grape that is doing much better in aging than many still believe. Drink now, but - if you like the etheric quality of old wines - keep for some more years. (786 views) | | | Tasted by Joeyskills on 6/7/2022 & rated 95 points: Decanted for 3 hours. I cannot describe how young this is drinking. It took some time to open up, but when it did, it was fantastic. If you have a bottle, it is drinking at peak right now. (1030 views) | | | Tasted by Bob H on 12/7/2021: Gorgeous - but sadly, also my last bottle.
Mature nose with earthy red & black fruit; expansive on the palate, with decent acidity. Rustic in a good way, and very satisfying. (1391 views) | | | Tasted by dagij on 6/13/2021 & rated 92 points: In a blind tasting, I would have sworn that this was an old Bordeaux. The color is deep mahogany with a fine red core. The nose is dominated by sweet cherries, eucalyptus, and lots of aged aromas in the vein of balsamic oil, some teak polish (!), a hint of wet iron, as well as a nutty tone. Medium to full bodied attack, very fine but dry tannins, lots of sweet cherries and a bunch of tertiary aromas reminiscent of mahogany, teak and cigars. Almost decadent. Surprisingly fine acidity lifts the aftertaste into a fresh, minty finish that sits for almost a minute. This is just impressing and a good evidence of how well made Sangiovese may age. Fully mature, but for those of you having some bottles left in your cellar; no hurry. This will drink well for another ten years. Is this score too conservative? (1162 views) | | | Tasted by jlm on 6/3/2021: Deep garnet, very slight bricking at the rim. Concur with other recent notes: this is drinking very well. The nose has notes of baked clay earth, leather, and dark cherries. The palate is fresh and a touch glossy (is there some new oak here?), with an overall savory impression but lots of fruit remaining. The dusty tannins are in nice balance with the fruit, leading to a harmonious and satisfying finish. This will probably continue to evolve for another five years or so, but it's hard to imagine it will get better per se, just a little more mellow. (979 views) | | | Tasted by dagij on 4/21/2021 & rated 92 points: Deep garnet core with a wide amber circle at the rim. Fascinating nose dominated by blackberries and sweet cherries, but also with tones of well hung meat, vanilla and an exotic whiff of eucalyptus. Full bodied attack with lots of sweet, dark fruit that goes all the way through the tasting curve. The aftertaste is long, dominated by sweet fruit and that mentholated/eucalyptus freshness. Fine grained tannins and good acidity. This wine is at its apex right now, but will keep for many years to come. Impressive stuff. Look forward to meeting this wine again in another 3-4 years. Much better than the last bottle I had some years ago. At this age, there will surely be large bottle variations. (1115 views) | | | Tasted by Bob H on 9/21/2020: Wow, just hitting on all cylinders here. Red and black fruits with great persistence on the palate - this really spreads out and covers every nook & cranny of your taste buds.
More earthy red fruits on the nose as well - very, very nice tonight. (1591 views) | | | Tasted by blanquito on 4/4/2020: Finished a great bottle of this last night. It is in a great place. Traditional stylings combined with tremendous freshness and a terrific core of unadulterated fruit. One of my favorite Tuscan wines and truly one of the world’s great QPRs at $25-30. If you enjoy chianti and never had this before, hunt down a bottle. (1325 views) | | | Tasted by jenniaa on 10/6/2019 & rated 89 points: Perfect dark smooth, aromatic Rufina Sangiovese. A nose of comfort, absolutely balanced. Did not do it justice with a decanter, just drank it with dinner. Satisfied to have 3 more to drink soon. (1464 views) | | | Tasted by guitarkim on 7/13/2019 & rated 93 points: Still going strong. Excellent stuff. Consistent with last note (1527 views) | | | Tasted by Bob H on 2/9/2019: The nose here is a little more tied down than the Castell, but there is a lot going on under the surface.
Medium-bodied, and unlike the Castell, great persistence on a finish I am still tasting as I type this. Sweet & sour cherry fruit - right now I prefer this wine. (1754 views) | | | Tasted by winemaker on 2/6/2019 & rated 93 points: Last bottle. Ready to go. Lovely. Dark cherry, plenty of grip. Damp earth. Vibrant. Long finish. (1577 views) | | | Tasted by dagij on 11/11/2018 & rated 88 points: This is always a heavy type of Chianti, more similar to Brunello than ordinary Chianti. 2004 is no exception, but it is marked by the less than top-notch vintage. Wonderful aroma dominated by tertiary notes: tea, tobacco, dried cherries, some camphor/mentholate. Full bodied, lots of sweet fruit in the attack. The fruit soon gives way to drier tones reminiscent of tea. The wine has clearly lost fruit, and the dry tones dominate. Long, dry aftertaste with a streak of alcohol. Better with food (we had it with grilled chicken, and the fruit came out quite nice), but should probably have been drunk 3-5 years ago. Nice experience, though. (1684 views) | | | Tasted by Henda on 8/24/2018 flawed bottle: Mega-ox. (1526 views) | | | Tasted by Henda on 6/17/2018 & rated 91 points: Flott moden duft av edelt tørket trevirke, mørke moreller og varme kirsebær. Tenderer nesten mot litt bordeaux-nese etter litt luft, men svært elegant. Medium fyldig frukt i munn og fin strukturert avslutning, med syrlige kirsebær som følger helt ut. Helt perfekt å drikke nå til kullgrillet dry-age ytrefilet av ku. Veldig fin utvikling og topp value. (1697 views) | | | Tasted by bcg14 on 4/24/2018 & rated 86 points: Lacked fruit to go with the structure. (1663 views) | | | Tasted by winemaker on 1/25/2018 & rated 93 points: 5th of 6. Love this wine. Fully mature. Acids have softened a bit. Smells of earth with some underlying red fruits. Tastes like it smells. There is a roundness and richness to this wine, but yet still has the Chianti bite that I love. This is a layered and complex wine. It is time to drink these. (1657 views) | | | Tasted by lebo9968@gmail.com on 12/21/2017 & rated 90 points: More oak nose and palate than remembered. It was a pleasant bottle, but didn't meet my expectations / remembrances. (1534 views) | | | Tasted by Dancing with bottles on 9/24/2017 & rated 91 points: Dark red with some brown, but lucent. Appealing scent. On the palate with a pronounced acid, medium bodied, complex flavours of underwood, dried fruits, mushrooms paired with black fruits. Tannins are soft and perfect for the structure. Reminds me to an Vino Nobile (di M.) from Avignonesi e.g. Pretty long. Traditional style what is perfect for food.
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Excellent value. On its peak. Drink now and the coming 5 y. (1873 views) | | | Tasted by kfinsrud on 7/24/2017 & rated 91 points: Dekantert 1,5 t. Forholdsvis mørk farge. Fiken, plomme og kirsebær. Cedertre. Minnet litt om en bdx. Strålende munnfølelse med lett sødmefull frukt og bra syre. God konsentrasjon. Pent nedslipte tanniner, men holder godt til mat enda. God lengde. Virket drikkeklar nå, men vil fint holde til 2024. (1891 views) | | | Tasted by KeithAkers on 1/21/2017 & rated 92 points: Saturday night blinds (Chez Nanda, Chicago IL): Nose: The nose is red fruited, yet savory, with roasted herbs, red cherries, incense, licorice, earth tones, plums, and raspberries. There is excellent depth with this really showing off the savoriness that Sangiovese can be.
Taste: Medium bodied with medium+ acidity and medium+ tannins. The structure still shows some youth with the tannins being noticeable, but they are silky as well. The feels is refined, savory, and balanced with roasted herbs, red cherries, licorice, earth tones, raspberries, and some leather.
Overall: This is drinking beautifully. It's well balanced and aromatic with a real savory take on both the nose and palate. (1694 views) | | | Tasted by olemski on 1/8/2017 & rated 92 points: Quite dark still, and sour cherry on the nose. My very experienced friends were heading for Piemonte on this, but not so fast my friends. High quality and very satisfying wine that went really well with reindeer. (2678 views) | | | Tasted by AudunG on 1/7/2017 & rated 91 points: Cherry and pine aromas with earthy notes. Reminded of a Barolo on the nose. Powerful, firm and structured. A bit raw and rustique. (2500 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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