Croatia, Dalmatia, Srednja i južna Dalmacija, Hvar
Decanted for an hour. Ops, this was a bit too young to be opened now! Very fruit forward and brutish, with lots of dried fig, crunchy lingonberry, barnyard, vanilla, moccha and more. The palate was also very fruit forward, very full on, with lots of tannins and some vanillary oak. I should have left this to sleep for another 4-5 years! Very good in any case.
Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Ripasso della Valpolicella Classico Superiore
Decanted for an hour. This needed some airtime to really open up. It was a rather elegant wine, with fresh red fruits and some herbal thing going on, quite full bodied on the palate with lots of acidity, but tannins well integrated. I think this is at its peak now, a very nice wine with enough punch to go with a good meal.
2008 Zlatan Otok Zlatan Plavac Barrique Sveta Nedjelja 88 Points
Croatia, Dalmatia, Srednja i južna Dalmacija, Hvar
Decanted for an hour. Ops, this was a bit too young to be opened now! Very fruit forward and brutish, with lots of dried fig, crunchy lingonberry, barnyard, vanilla, moccha and more. The palate was also very fruit forward, very full on, with lots of tannins and some vanillary oak. I should have left this to sleep for another 4-5 years! Very good in any case.
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2004 Tommasi Ripasso Valpolicella 89 Points
Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Ripasso della Valpolicella Classico Superiore
Decanted for an hour. This needed some airtime to really open up. It was a rather elegant wine, with fresh red fruits and some herbal thing going on, quite full bodied on the palate with lots of acidity, but tannins well integrated. I think this is at its peak now, a very nice wine with enough punch to go with a good meal.
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