Lovely feminine nose. Awesome leather, pencil, cinnamon and rustic rose petals. Rusty nail and red tar. Old log cabin. So nice. Smooth palate. Great acid.
Currant and road tar. A little black olive. Gorgeous palate. Balanced and soft. A little heat and tannins showing nice resolved qualities. Still could use a few more years.
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Elegant, cinnamon and all spice. Rusty iron, red stewed veg, blood orange and white pepper. Purple violets, black forest floor. Excellent and showing lovely age.
Very big and spicy. Perfumed, creamy and lush purple fruit. Elegant and powerful. Still young by a long shot. Popped and poured. Showing its tannins and acidity.
2005 Maison Champy Corton-Charlemagne 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Beautiful mango, peach, yellow melon. Palate is so soft and caressing. Clean finish. Sweet Meyer Lemon. Gorgeous finish. Sweet spice. White truffle, peppercorns.
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1988 Antinori Tignanello 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Lovely feminine nose. Awesome leather, pencil, cinnamon and rustic rose petals.
Rusty nail and red tar. Old log cabin. So nice. Smooth palate. Great acid.
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1989 Antinori Tignanello 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
More fruit. Some blue qualities. More muted than the '88.
Less mid palate and a shorter finish overall. Still very nice - showing more age as well.
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1996 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
Currant and road tar.
A little black olive. Gorgeous palate.
Balanced and soft. A little heat and tannins showing nice resolved qualities.
Still could use a few more years.
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1995 Podere Scopetone Brunello di Montalcino 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Elegant, cinnamon and all spice. Rusty iron, red stewed veg, blood orange and white pepper.
Purple violets, black forest floor. Excellent and showing lovely age.
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1982 Castello dei Rampolla Sammarco Toscana IGT 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Showing well at this age. Leather, green olive. Subtle aromas and drinking beautifully overall.
Long finish. Elegant.
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1996 Castello dei Rampolla Sammarco Toscana IGT 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Morel ife. Similar to the '82 just more fruit showing. Rustic and delicious.
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1999 Castello dei Rampolla d'Alceo 93 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
More Cabernet qualities. Bigger and richer.
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1998 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Sassicaia
Very big and spicy. Perfumed, creamy and lush purple fruit.
Elegant and powerful. Still young by a long shot.
Popped and poured. Showing its tannins and acidity.
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2001 Tenuta Sette Ponti Oreno Toscana IGT 93 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Dark blueberries and blackberries. Brooding. So so big.
Rich and tannic. Cocoa black coffee and a fair dose of oak. Huge wine.
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2000 Torciano Terrestre Toscana IGT 89 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Subtle. Not too impressive. Rich palate and fairly oaky. Pass for the coin.
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2004 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve Colli della Toscana Centrale IGT 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Colli della Toscana Centrale IGT
Purple tones. Plum. Very grapey.
Earth, fig, chocolate.
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2003 Tenimenti d'Alessandro Syrah Cortona Il Bosco 89 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Cortona
Big and rich. Primary and a bit rough on the finish.
Overdone. Fairly hot.
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1967 Poggio alle Mura Vin Santo del Chianti Classico 87 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Vin Santo del Chianti Classico
Lost sweetness on the palate. Still unique and very intriguing to sample. Past its prime as a whole.
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