Lovely nose. Good fruit, on the lemon rind, pear style. Medium body and richness, with nice acidity keeping the finish clean. A great summer or apertif wine. 87-88
Ruby red color. Very young tasting. Freshly crushed red berries on the nose, with a touch of spice. Clean, fresh, with a crisp finish. Light to medium bodied. A nice spiciness mingles with the fruit. Light tannins and med+ acidity. I would have never guessed this as a bordeaux blend. They are so rarely done in such a fresh, clean, unoaked style. Quite nice and refreshing. 87-88
Dark red color. Big, rich nose. Lots of dark fruits with oak spice. Soft and almost silky on the palate, with a brooding power hidden beneath. There is lots of structure here, but the fruit covers it up well. It's like a wave, with the fruit the crest, and the tannins and acidity underneath. Long, layered finish. Not much in the sense of place, but a beautiful wine. Gorgeous. 91-93
This is on the list of the best merlot's I've ever tasted. And I never even heard of this wine until a week ago. At first, the nose is more muted then the Fratta. But unquestionably, this wine is richer and denser. Unbelievably soft and lush for a wine containing so much power. There is a touch of heat on the finish of the first sip, but it disapears. On the second sip, I'm completely sucked in by the gorgeousness of this wine. Layers upon layers of fruit, and some earthiness, and then a little minerality, but then back to the silky fruit. Delicious. Totally new world in style. If picking where this came from, I could do nothing better but blindly guess, although I probably would have gone right bank. And one of the better right bank wines, at that. 94-96
Rich and dusty on the nose. Some interesting honey and clove notes. Great acidity on this. The mouth waters for about 15 seconds after taking a sip. Long lingering finish. Apricot is the dominant fruit. 91-92
2007 Maculan Pino & Toi 87 Points
Italy, Veneto, Breganze
Lovely nose. Good fruit, on the lemon rind, pear style. Medium body and richness, with nice acidity keeping the finish clean. A great summer or apertif wine. 87-88
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2006 Maculan Brentino 88 Points
Italy, Veneto, Veneto IGT
Ruby red color. Very young tasting. Freshly crushed red berries on the nose, with a touch of spice. Clean, fresh, with a crisp finish. Light to medium bodied. A nice spiciness mingles with the fruit. Light tannins and med+ acidity. I would have never guessed this as a bordeaux blend. They are so rarely done in such a fresh, clean, unoaked style. Quite nice and refreshing. 87-88
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2004 Maculan Fratta 92 Points
Italy, Veneto, Breganze
Dark red color. Big, rich nose. Lots of dark fruits with oak spice. Soft and almost silky on the palate, with a brooding power hidden beneath. There is lots of structure here, but the fruit covers it up well. It's like a wave, with the fruit the crest, and the tannins and acidity underneath. Long, layered finish. Not much in the sense of place, but a beautiful wine. Gorgeous. 91-93
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2004 Maculan Breganze Crosara 95 Points
Italy, Veneto, Breganze
This is on the list of the best merlot's I've ever tasted. And I never even heard of this wine until a week ago. At first, the nose is more muted then the Fratta. But unquestionably, this wine is richer and denser. Unbelievably soft and lush for a wine containing so much power. There is a touch of heat on the finish of the first sip, but it disapears. On the second sip, I'm completely sucked in by the gorgeousness of this wine. Layers upon layers of fruit, and some earthiness, and then a little minerality, but then back to the silky fruit. Delicious. Totally new world in style. If picking where this came from, I could do nothing better but blindly guess, although I probably would have gone right bank. And one of the better right bank wines, at that. 94-96
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2005 Maculan Torcolato 92 Points
Italy, Veneto, Breganze
Rich and dusty on the nose. Some interesting honey and clove notes. Great acidity on this. The mouth waters for about 15 seconds after taking a sip. Long lingering finish. Apricot is the dominant fruit. 91-92
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2006 Maculan Marzemino Madoro 93 Points
Italy, Veneto, Veneto IGT
Rich, vintage port plum nose. On the palate, it's damn tasty, and completely unique. Lots of spiciness, red fruits. It's yummy. 93-94
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