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Tasted Wednesday, March 1, 2023 by KeithAkers with 225 views
The nose is perfumed and sumptuous with well balanced tones of dark red cherries, raspberries, ripe plums, sweet tobacco, savory herbs, smoke, dusty notes, and a good dose of violets. There is a headiness to the nose that is intoxicating while this shows off a good bit of class. The Medium/full bodied feel is refined and balanced with tart, medium+ acidity and youthful, medium+ tannins. The structure is quite youthful but it isn’t dominating right now. This has a lot of ability to kick into another gear with another 5+ years of aging.
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The nose is a little tight, but with a few swirls it opens up into tones of dark red cherries, plums, sour cherries, raspberries, licorice, roasted herbs, and some violets. There is good depth and a savory side that is quite attractive. The Medium/full bodied feel is deft and refined with tart, medium+ acidity and silky, medium+ tannins that show some youth. There is excellent structure that is a bit deceiving as the tannins really sneak up on the back end. Time will be this wine’s friend as it shows good complexity, but also a bit wound up right now.
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The nose shows off a savory side while also showing off balanced tones of dark red cherries, cranberries, raspberries, spice notes, tobacco leaf, pyrazines, and some herbs. There is very good depth with a restrained juiciness to the tones. The Full bodied feel is balanced and robust with tart, medium+ acidity and chewy, medium+ tannins. The structure has some clear youth, but it doesn’t overpower too much. This will certainly need some time to fully balance and round out and I can see it really improving with another 5+ years of aging.
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The nose is balanced with tones of dark red cherries, raspberries, cranberries, pepper, violets, fresh herbs, sweet tobacco, and some spice notes. The Full bodied feel shows off the balance of the nose with a rounded quality while possessing crisp, medium+ acidity and silky, medium+ tannins. This is very good and shows off good depth across the nose and palate. It doesn’t do anything amazing, it it does everything well.
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The nose is deft and balanced, with a savory backdrop to the tones of sour red cherries, licorice, a touch of wood spices, cranberries, savory herbs, and leather notes. The oak pokes through a bit too much for my liking while it also lacks some complexity. The Full bodied feel is polished and a bit slick with tart, medium+ acidity and chewy, medium+ tannins that have a bit of woodiness to them.
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The nose is lifted and savory with balanced tones of raspberries, dark red cherries, currants, licorice, earth notes, roasted herbs, and violets. There is excellent depth with a lovely and seamless quality that is so enticing. The Full bodied feel is refined and balanced with tart, high acidity and silky, medium+ tannins. The structure is certainly youthful and packs a bit of a punch. This will definitely need some time to fully come together and it should blossom beautifully.
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The nose is heady, perfumed, and lifted with fresh tones of morning dew, bright red cherries, strawberries, roasted herbs, currants, savory spices, and a touch of earth notes. There is excellent depth and seamlessness to the nose that is straight up gorgeous. The Full bodied feel shows a good bit of elegance, even with more upfront red fruits along with possessing tart, high acidity and silky, high tannins. The structure is youthful, but it shows off a slightly more forward take due to the vintage. This will certainly benefit from more aging, but it doesn’t come off as a long term ager.
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The nose shows off an upfront quality to the fruit, but with a darker take to the tones of sour red cherries, raspberries, cranberries, sweet tobacco, leather, crushed rocks, herbs, tar, and licorice. There is excellent depth with a wide open style that is very attractive in the glass. The Full bodied feel is robust and even slightly brutish with tart, high acidity and chewy, high tannins. The structure shows off a good amount of youth while still showing the more upfront qualities of the vintage.
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There is a distinct minerality that strikes right off the bat while showing a subtle perfumed quality to the tones of red cherries, red berries, strawberries, crushed rocks, fresh herbs, spice notes, and a whole bunch of violets. There is good depth and while there is complexity, it seems to be holding back a slight bit. The Full bodied feel is fresh and well balanced with tart, high acidity and youthful, high tannins. Here, the structure is a bit punishing. This will certainly need a few years, at the least, to show itself and open up into what will almost certainly be a beautiful Barbaresco.
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There is a real soulful quality to the nose while with a red-fruited freshness to the tones of strawberries, red cherries, red berries, fresh herbs, crushed rocks, mint leaves, rose petals, and some wild flowers. The Full bodied feel is so well balanced and refined with tart, high acidity and silky, high tannins. The structure is clearly youthful, but it has some plush and silkiness to it that allows it not overpower.
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The nose is lifted and well balanced with fresh tones of leather, dark red cherries, raspberries, cranberries, currants, violets, and savory spices. There is very good depth with a real expressive quality that is so enticing. The Full bodied feel shows off the balance of the nose with tart, high acidity and silky, medium tannins. This is a sexy Barbera. The acidity bring a nice bit of punch and bite, but while still showing good balance and freshness.
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The nose is fresh and lifted with tones of white fruits, pears, saline, peaches, and some lemon peels. This is lively, but it does lack some depth and complexity. The Medium bodied feel is balanced and fresh with racy, high acidity that really makes your mouth water. This is a fun wine, but it lacks some complexity and tension that would add another level.
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The nose is balanced and forward with dark red cherries, raspberries, cranberries, tar, licorice, roses, and some potpourri notes. There is a nice and airy quality to it, but it lacks some depth and freshness. The Full bodied feel shows off the balance and forward qualities of the nose along with tart, high acidity and slightly stiff, high tannins. This is a good Barolo, but it just isn’t all that interesting for showing off as much complexity of other and better Barolos.
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The nose is perfumed and a bit heady with fresh tones of red cherries, strawberries, fresh picked red berries, licorice, fresh herbs, perfumes, sweet spices, tar, and some fresh cinnamon. There is a breezy and balanced quality that is wide open right now. The Full bodied feel shows off the balance of and freshness of nose with mouthwatering, high acidity and youthful, high tannins. The structure clearly has a good bit of youth, but it doesn’t dominate too much and comes off as more fresh than strong.
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The nose is succulent and balanced with classy tones of apricots, nectarines, pears, red apples, kumquats, and yellow florals. There is a perfumed style to this that is lovely and refined. The Full bodied feel is balanced and textured with tart, high acidity that has some lovely persistence. This is gorgeous, sexy, and textured with a sense of style that does a great job showing off why Timorosso has quickly become a major grape in Piedmont.
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There is a lovely purity and freshness to the nose with well balanced tones of red fruits, red cherries, strawberries, raspberries, savory herbs, spice notes, rose petals, and licorice. There is good depth with a friendly, open-knit style that brings you into the glass. The Full bodied feel shows off the purity of the nose with tart, high acidity and silky, yet youthful high tannins. This is a pretty, young Barolo that can really blossom with some age. It doesn’t feel like a long-term ager, but it should provide a lot of joy for the mid-term.
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The nose is deeply layered, heady, and perfumed already with gorgeous tones of red cherries, strawberries, red berries, raspberries, fresh herbs, mint leaves, morning dew, tar, and roses. There is excellent depth and style here that is very much of the vintage, but also of the quality. The Full bodied feel is refined and sexy with tart, high acidity and silky, high tannins. The structure is still quite youthful while also not dominating too much. This has a long life ahead of it, but it also provides a good amount of joy right now too.
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The nose is pristine, deft, and well balanced with fresh tones of pears, peaches, lemon peels, white fruits, a touch of tropical citrus, vanilla beans, crushed rocks, and some saline. The Medium bodied feel shows off the freshness and deft qualities of the nose while possessing tart, high acidity that provides some excellent tension. This is lovely and shows good complexity while leaning more into the citrus tones.
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The nose comes off a bit simple and with a major tomato leaf note that is pronounced. Behind it are decent tones of red cherries, raspberries, roses, earth notes, and some funk. The Full bodied feel shows off the simplicity of the nose with medium acidity and medium tannins. Past the tomato note, this is a solid and inoffensive southern Italian red.
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The nose is searching and savory with balanced tones of dark red cherries, licorice, raspberries, savory herbs, a touch of oak, currants, violets, and a touch of purple florals as well. The Full bodied feel shows off the savory qualities of the nose while having some restrained power and stature as well as crisp, medium+ acidity and chewy, medium+ tannins. This has a fair bit of youth and noticeable structure, but it is also showing a lot of promise for more development and improvement.
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The nose is perfumed and leaning hard into the red spectrum as it fills the glass with strawberries, raspberry liqueur, right red cherries, red fruits, currants, smoke, licorice, violets, and roses. There is excellent depth and while this is fairly red-fruited and open, it also feels like it is holding more expression back. The Medium bodied feel is poised and elegant with tart, medium+ acidity and silky, medium tannins. The structure shows off some youth, but it isn’t too overpowering while it shows off excellent texture and a lengthy finish.
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The nose shows off a darker presence than the 1200, but there is also a noticeable oak presence that isn’t overpowering, but it’s also certainly there. Behind that lie balanced tones of currants, dark red cherries, raspberries, violets, savory spice notes, vanilla extract, herbs, and some roses. The Medium/full bodied feel has a plushness to it with crisp, medium+ acidity and youthful, medium+ tannins. There is a slight woodiness to the tannins that is distracting. I would love to know what this would be like if it was left to be more pure and expressive as it shows off its own distinct personality even with the extra lipstick.
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The nose is perfumed and showing much more of the red-spectrum ala the 1200m with succulent and flowing tones of red cherries, kirsch liqueur, raspberries, a touch of smoke, currants, licorice, rose petals, and some hibiscus notes. There is excellent depth with this showing so much poise though with a fatter quality to the tones. The Medium/full bodied feel is balanced and poised with crisp, medium+ acidity and silky, medium+ tannins. The structure has some clear youth, but it isn’t too dominating while the feel shows off some of the fatness of the nose. This is expressive now, but it feels like it can really open up into something gorgeous with time!
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There is a noticeable hit of reduction that strikes right off the bat but then gives way to fresh tones of pears, stone fruits, melon notes, apples, acacia flowers, and a touch of smoke tones. There is an open-knit style to the nose that is inviting while the reduction does permeate a little more than I’d like. The Medium bodied feel is fresh and balanced with crisp, high acidity that has some integration. This is a fun and fresh Trebbiano that hits the notes it needs to hit, but doesn’t push it much further.
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The nose is refined and complex with tones of lemon oils, apples, vanilla beans, nougat, quince, melons, crushed rocks, and some saline tones. There is good depth and balance while bringing a fair bit of intrigue. The Medium bodied feel shows off the balance of the nose while bringing racy, high acidity that has a bit of bite. This is lovely and shows off beautifully unique qualities that bring so much joy.
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Bubblegum notes strike right off the bat with fresh and more surface tones of red cherries, strawberries, red berries, herbs, earth notes, and rose petals. The nose is a bit simple and as noted before, the tones sit more on the surface. The Medium bodied feel is fresh and upfront with lip smacking, medium+ acidity and medium tannins. This is an easy drinking Montepulciano that is good enough, if a bit simple.
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The nose is fresh and upfront with vibrant tones of blueberries, raspberries, liqueur notes, currants, red cherries, fresh herbs, and rose petals. While this isn’t the deepest wine, there is a lovely seamlessness to it. The Medium/full bodied feel shows off the freshness of the nose with crisp, medium+ acidity and silky, medium tannins. This is very good and shows off some fresh, semi-juicy fruit but holds it all well.
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There is a noticeable tomato note that hits right away before leaning into tones of red cherries, cranberries, fresh herbs, spice notes, and some roses. The tomato note is distracting while the fruit comes off as slightly simple. The Medium bodied feel is balanced, but still simple with crisp, medium+ acidity and stiff, medium+ tannins. This is fine enough. It comes off as a bit simple and the tannins are a bit rough-edged to where this is more than fine to have as a mindless wine in some random Italian restaurant, but not much more than that.
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The nose is rich and balanced with tones of fresh roasted coffee, licorice, liqueur notes, black cherries, black raspberries, dark chocolate, and violets. There is decent depth, but this lacks some complexity compared to better Amarones. The Full bodied feel is robust and rich with medium acidity and chewy, medium+ tannins. The structure is there, but it isn’t overpowering. This is a very good Amarone that delivers what it needs to but not much more.
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There is a noticeable tomato leaf note that is distracting before giving way to tones of black cherries, spice cake, raspberries, bitter chocolate, raspberry liquer notes, and some herbs. The tomato note is bothersome and this lacks some of the expected complexity. The Full bodied feel is plush with medium acidity and silky, medium tannins. This feels like it is fully ready to go and it does show that tomato note across the nose and palate.
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The nose is deep, layered, and with some restrained power to the tones of dark red cherries, black raspberries, chocolate cake, cranberries, Smokey spices, cigarette ash, herbs, raisins, and some plum sauce. This is what great Amarone is all about! There is so much complexity and depth while showing off excellent balance and poise. The Full bodied feel is rich, but in balance along with medium acidity and silky, medium+ tannins. The structure has balanced out beautifully, but it still has a presence. This is just gorgeous and shows off all of the hallmarks of a great Amarone.
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2020 Tenuta di Angoris Collio Collio Bianco riserva Giulio Locatelli 90 Points
Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Collio
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2021 Tenuta di Angoris Friuli Colli Orientali Pinot Grigio 89 Points
Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Friuli Colli Orientali
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2020 Lis Neris Friuli Isonzo Pinot Grigio 91 Points
Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Friuli Isonzo
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2018 Lis Neris Lis 92 Points
Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Venezia Giulia IGT
The nose is complex and interwoven with layered tones of lanolin, nougat, peaches, white fruits, acacia flowers, nectarines, Meyer lemons, and quince notes. There is excellent depth and balance with a broadness to the tones. The Medium/full bodied feel is complex and balanced with crisp, medium+ acidity. This is gorgeous and a real standout in the sea of wines.
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2021 Ronco dei Tassi Collio Malvasia 86 Points
Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Collio
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2020 Ronco dei Tassi Collio Fosarin 88 Points
Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Collio
The nose is fresh and upfront with tones of Meyer lemons, pears, apples, sweet peaches, and a touch of nutmeg. There is good balance and freshness, but it does lack some complexity. The Medium bodied feel shows off the freshness of the nose but it also shows the lack of complexity while possessing crisp, medium+ acidity. This is fresh and balanced, but it doesn’t really have too much intrigue or complexity.
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2017 San Michele Appiano (St. Michael-Eppan) Alto Adige - Südtirol Appius 92 Points
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Alto Adige - Südtirol
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2021 Torre Rosazza Friuli Colli Orientali Friulano 90 Points
Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Friuli Colli Orientali
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2021 Azienda Agricola Borgo Conventi Collio Friulano 87 Points
Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Collio
The nose is fresh and balanced with tones of lemon peels, pears, white fruits, peaches, sweet citrus notes, and a touch of white flowers. This is open-knit and fragrant, but a bit simple and lacking some depth. The Medium/light bodied feel is fresh with racy, high acidity. The acidity is a bit too steely and tart given the lack of weight and complexity. This is a nice and fragrant wine, but it doesn’t bring an extra gear or two.
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2021 Azienda Agricola Borgo Conventi Friuli Isonzo Pinot Grigio 90 Points
Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Friuli Isonzo
The nose is pristine and fragrant with balanced tones of white fruits, apples, pears, white flowers, white peaches, saline, and crushed rocks. This is a little bit delicate, but wide open and fresh. The Medium bodied feel is fresh and balanced with tart, high acidity. The acidity is lip smacking and vibrant that leans into a fresh finish.
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2019 Azienda Agricola Borgo Conventi Collio Luna di Ponca 92 Points
Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Collio
The nose is deftly balanced with perfumed and lifted tones of leads, nectarines, red apples, white flowers, vanilla beans, saline, citrus notes, and crushed rocks. There is excellent depth with a real seamless quality that shows off some refinement. The Full bodied feel shows off the refinement and depth of the nose with racy, high acidity that has some excellent cut and mouthwatering qualities. This is gorgeous and shows loads of balance and depth across the nose and palate while retaining good freshness.
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