WineWise Tasting at Restaurant Grace - Host: Melanie Bolduc
Grace
Tasted Wednesday, October 6, 2010 by RajivAyyangar with 542 views
Introduction
Except for the lack of water, this was a very nice setting for a tasting.
Flight 1 (5 Notes)
Closing
Overall none of the wines were that impressive except for the Brunello, which was unfortunately just a tiny bit oxidized.
2008 Tenute San Fabiano Chianti Putto 70 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti
Med garnet. N: indistinctly earthy. P: med body, med alcohol - a bit hot, low tannins, some ripeness, but a bit flabby. Simple, coarse, and a bit bitter. $14
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2006 Bruni Morellino di Scansano Marteto
Italy, Tuscany, Maremma, Morellino di Scansano
VINTAGE UNKNOWN
med+ ruby. N:some grapey sweetness over a hint of mushroom and slight wood. P:med+ body, med+ alcohol, more integrated mouthfeel than the fabiano, a bit bitter, slightly flabby. 75pts. $19
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2007 Castello Banfi Rosso di Montalcino 77 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Rosso di Montalcino
med+ ruby, N:insidstinctly woody with a hint of cherry syrup. P:oaky, simple, - a good product with commercial tastes. m body, m- tannins. $20.
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2005 La Braccesca (Antinori) Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 77 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montepulciano, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
dark ruby. N: hint of earth, joeG's "tuscan terroir" - but not really brett. Tone of blackberry amidst some obvious wood. P: med+ body, flabby, round, plush with med+ tannins. $28.
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2004 Argiano Brunello di Montalcino Flawed
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Med+ garnet. N: OXIDIZED. Smells like deep, ripe, dark fruit underneath the faint bruised apple figginess. P: smooth, powerful, integrated med tannins, ripe fruit. $57
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