Lovely CH character. Somewhat sweet fruit, blueberries, lots of earthy and animal notes. Also lots of spices, and some iron. Elegant, tannic and high acidity. Great stuff.
Lovely nose, dense, round, dark berries, gunpowder (?), smoky, spicy and maybe some lingonberries? Powerful taste, fairly soft tannins (but LOTS of them!), lots of everything. A slight hint of petroleum. More Bordeaux than Tuscany.
Dark, almost black color. Wonderful somewhat sweet smell with vanilla, fudge, coffe, blackcurrant. Complex. Full++ body with tannins that could dehydrate a cow. Very long taste and very elegant. A great wine that needs to lie down for another ten years.
Big nose, cherry, cedar, mint, shoe polish, strawberries, raisins, spicy. Very powerful, great balance. Long taste. Very good - and drinks surprisingly well now.
2006 Alain Graillot Crozes-Hermitage
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage
Lovely CH character. Somewhat sweet fruit, blueberries, lots of earthy and animal notes. Also lots of spices, and some iron. Elegant, tannic and high acidity. Great stuff.
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2006 Château de la Négly Coteaux du Languedoc La Clape La Falaise
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Coteaux du Languedoc La Clape
Sweet fruit, marmelade/jammy. Powerful and lots of alcohol. This is a French new world wine.
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2005 Marchesi Mazzei Castello di Fonterutoli Siepi Toscana IGT
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Lovely nose, dense, round, dark berries, gunpowder (?), smoky, spicy and maybe some lingonberries? Powerful taste, fairly soft tannins (but LOTS of them!), lots of everything. A slight hint of petroleum. More Bordeaux than Tuscany.
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2005 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
Dark, almost black color. Wonderful somewhat sweet smell with vanilla, fudge, coffe, blackcurrant. Complex. Full++ body with tannins that could dehydrate a cow. Very long taste and very elegant. A great wine that needs to lie down for another ten years.
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2004 Paolo Scavino Barolo Bric dël Fiasc
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Closed, got too little air before the tasting. Roses, dried fruit and plums. Fantastic concentration with long taste. "Generous" tannins...
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2004 Bodegas Roda Rioja Roda I Reserva
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Way way to young and tannic. Didn't really get past the initial shock.
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2005 Poggio al Tesoro Bolgheri Superiore Sondraia
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
Big nose, cherry, cedar, mint, shoe polish, strawberries, raisins, spicy. Very powerful, great balance. Long taste. Very good - and drinks surprisingly well now.
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