Very difficult to assess the quality of wines like Barolo at a large tasting as is. But when the pour is a quarter of an ounce so that the wine doesn't even coat the mouth, and the nose is always muted, it's kind of a lost cause. And I usually like Boroli's barolos. That being said. This seemed solid, but not anything to get super excited about. 89?
This is pretty fun stuff. Massive tannins. Chocolate and a huge richness, but there's some understated olives and well, Italianess there as well. I would probably give this quite a few years in the bottle. Pretty special. 92-94
NV Adami Prosecco di Treviso Brut Garbèl 86 Points
Italy, Veneto, Prosecco di Treviso
Nice bubbles. Decent fruit. Good. 86-87
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NV Adami Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Brut Bosco di Gica 87 Points
Italy, Veneto, Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG
Nice fruit. Good. Refreshing. 87+
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2007 Alois Lageder Pinot Bianco Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT 84 Points
Italy, Trentino Alto-Adige / Veneto, Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT
A little rich. Can't say I really dug the style. 83-85
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2007 Alois Lageder Chardonnay 88 Points
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Alto Adige - Südtirol
Medium bodied. Nice richness. Clean though. Very good.
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2007 Alois Lageder Pinot Grigio Alto Adige - Südtirol 87 Points
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Alto Adige - Südtirol
Medium bodied. A little richer in style. Solid wine. 86-87
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2007 Alois Lageder Müller-Thurgau 91 Points
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Alto Adige - Südtirol
Great aromatics. So expressive. Same thing on the palate as well. This is some very nice Muller. Very fresh as well. Tasty. 90-91
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2004 Alois Lageder Lagrein 85 Points
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Alto Adige - Südtirol
Ok, not really that expressive. 85-86
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2008 Alois Lageder Beta Delta Bianco 89 Points
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Alto Adige - Südtirol
Tasty stuff. Rich. Nice mouthfeel. Pretty good. 89-90
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2006 Alois Lageder Pinot Bianco Haberle 89 Points
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Alto Adige - Südtirol
Big rich wine, with a large body. 88-89
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2007 Alois Lageder Pinot Grigio Benefizium Porer 89 Points
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Alto Adige - Südtirol
Big PG. Really rich, with fanastic mouth feel. Pretty easy to dig this. 89-90
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2007 Alois Lageder Riesling Riesling Rain 89 Points
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Alto Adige - Südtirol
Clean, expressive riesling. Good.
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2007 Alois Lageder Moscato Giallo Vogelmaier 82 Points
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Lago di Caldaro
Very expressive, fun nose. But the palate is kind of flat and boring. 81-84
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2005 Alois Lageder Chardonnay Löwengang 85 Points
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Alto Adige - Südtirol
This just tastes like over done chard to me. 84-86
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2004 Alois Lageder Pinot Noir Krafuss 88 Points
Italy, Trentino Alto-Adige / Veneto, Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT
Very pretty nose. Elegant, with great acidity. Well done.
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2003 Alois Lageder Lagrein Lindenburg 88 Points
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Alto Adige - Südtirol
Much richer then the regular bottling of Lagrein. Nice.
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2003 Alois Lageder Cabernet Sauvignon Cor Römigberg 88 Points
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Alto Adige - Südtirol
Well balanced. Cool climate cab. Very good. The age is not obvious.
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2007 Riff Cabernet-Merlot 88 Points
Italy, Trentino Alto-Adige / Veneto, Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT
Very restrained. Olives mingling with red fruit. Great balance. Good.
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2006 Aia Vecchia Lagone Toscana IGT 86 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Ripe. Ok.
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2006 Aia Vecchia Morellino di Scansano
Italy, Tuscany, Maremma, Morellino di Scansano
Eh? Ripe.
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2004 Aia Vecchia Bolgheri Superiore Sor Ugo 88 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
Nice fruit. Good. 88-89
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2005 Ajello Sicilia Furat 87 Points
Italy, Sicily, Sicilia
This is good. Well balanced. Nice fruit. Maybe a little ripe. 87+
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2005 Avignonesi Rosso di Toscana IGT 86 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Nice fruit. Solid fruit. Ok. 86-87
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2007 Avignonesi Rosso di Montepulciano 87 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montepulciano, Rosso di Montepulciano
Solid.
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2005 Avignonesi Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 88 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montepulciano, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
Quite nice. Good fruit and structure.
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2005 Avignonesi Desiderio 90 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Big rich modern wine. Lots of oak and vanilla. Huge. Not neccesarily making me think Italy, but it is some tasty merlot.
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2004 Avignonesi-Capannelle 50/50 Toscana IGT 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Huge. Gorgeous sweet fruit. This is pretty special. 91-93
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1995 Avignonesi Vin Santo di Montepulciano 96 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montepulciano, Vin Santo di Montepulciano
I don't usually like Vin Santo, but this was something else. Just an amazing experience. Unbeliebably rich, with a finish that never ends. Wow! 95-96
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2006 Badia a Coltibuono Chianti Classico 88 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
Good fruit. Nice structure. Pretty much what you're looking for, except maybe the price.
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2005 Badia a Coltibuono Chianti Classico Riserva 88 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
More red berries. Tons of structure. Good. 88-89
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2004 Badia a Coltibuono Chianti Classico Cultus Boni 88 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
Lots of fruit. Not sure I like where this is going.
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2006 Coltibuono Trappoline Toscana IGT 89 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
This is tasty stuff. Pretty rich on the nose. Honeyed notes. Lush and has some viscosity. Very good. 89+
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2006 Coltibuono Cancelli Toscana IGT 87 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Very clean. Some tannins. Nice entry level Tuscan wine. 87-88
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2007 Coltibuono Chianti Cetamura 86 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti
Decent red fruits. Clean. Surprising tannic structure. Good. 86-87
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2006 Coltibuono Chianti Classico RS
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
Didn't like as much as the other CC's. Red fruits and ceder.
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2005 Boroli Langhe Anna 85 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
Light, clean wine. Ok. 85-86
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2006 Boroli Dolcetto d'Alba Madonna di Como 87 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Dolcetto d'Alba
Nice structure. Good fruit. Clean.
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2006 Boroli Barbera d'Alba Quattro Fratelli 88 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba
Nice. Clean. Good fruit. Solid. 87-88
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2004 Boroli Barbera d'Alba Superiore Bricco dei Fagiani 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba Superiore
Very expressive. Quite nice. 90ish
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2004 Boroli Barolo 89 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Very difficult to assess the quality of wines like Barolo at a large tasting as is. But when the pour is a quarter of an ounce so that the wine doesn't even coat the mouth, and the nose is always muted, it's kind of a lost cause. And I usually like Boroli's barolos. That being said. This seemed solid, but not anything to get super excited about. 89?
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2003 Boroli Barolo Cerequio
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Unable to judge due to horrible pour, but didn't knock my socks off. 90?
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2004 Boroli Barolo Villero
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Unable to judge, but again, didn't blow me away. 90?
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1999 Boroli Barolo Riserva Villero 92 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Again, impossible to judge, but it was obvious that this was something a little more special, or at least closer to being approachable. 91-92+
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2007 Casanova di Neri Rosso di Montalcino 87 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Rosso di Montalcino
Decent, but seems like pretty standard Rosso stuff.
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2003 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Very perfumed. Nice rich fruits. Tannic. This is good.
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2003 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Big and rich, but already accesible. 91-92
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2004 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Great fruit, and a little more pure then the '03. 92-93
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2005 Casanova di Neri Pietradonice 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Rich, but soft, even with those tannins that dig in a little bit. Nice cab, but expensive. 91-92
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2007 Inama Soave Classico Vin Soave 87 Points
Italy, Veneto, Soave Classico
Medium body. Pears. Solid. 87-88
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2006 Inama Soave Classico Vigneti di Foscarino 88 Points
Italy, Veneto, Soave Classico
Richer style. Barrel oak in there. Round, with a big mouthfeel.
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2006 Inama Soave Classico Vigneto du Lot 90 Points
Italy, Veneto, Soave Classico
This is something else. Fascinating nose, and tons of richness on the palate. So much character to this wine. Very nice.
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2003 Inama Vulcaia Sauvignon del Veneto
Italy, Veneto, Veneto IGT
Interesting, yes. Fresh, no.
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2006 Inama Carménère Più 88 Points
Italy, Veneto, Veneto IGT
Medium body. nice rich mouthfeel. Light on its feet though. Restrained. Very enjoyable.
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2005 Inama Bradisismo Veneto IGT 89 Points
Italy, Veneto, Veneto IGT
Big rich nose. Nice body. Very good. 88-90
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2003 Inama Cabernet Sauvignon Oracolo Veneto IGT 93 Points
Italy, Veneto, Veneto IGT
This is pretty fun stuff. Massive tannins. Chocolate and a huge richness, but there's some understated olives and well, Italianess there as well. I would probably give this quite a few years in the bottle. Pretty special. 92-94
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2007 Fattoria La Valentina Pecorino 83 Points
Italy, Abruzzi, Colline Pescaresi IGT
Round and boring. Bleh. 82-84
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2007 Fattoria La Valentina Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo 84 Points
Italy, Abruzzi, Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo
Medium body. Eh? 83-85
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2006 Fattoria La Valentina Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 87 Points
Italy, Abruzzi, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Interesting. Nice structure. Always like this wine, but I don't really like the price increases. 87-88
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2003 Fattoria La Valentina Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Bellovedere 90 Points
Italy, Abruzzi, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Very ripe. huge wine, and hugely tannic. But good, though. 90-91
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2003 Binomio Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 92 Points
Italy, Abruzzi, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Pretty gorgeous stuff. Great ripeness well toeing the wine of balance. A purity here. Yummy. 92+
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2007 Tenuta Sant'Antonio Soave Fontana 87 Points
Italy, Veneto, Soave
Clean nose. Decent fruit. Round. Easy drinking. Quite enjoyable. 87ish
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2007 Tenuta Sant'Antonio Valpolicella Nanfré 86 Points
Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella
Easy drinking, with nice acidity. Quaffer. 86-87
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2007 Tenuta Sant'Antonio Selezione Antonio Castagnedi Torre di Melotti 87 Points
Italy, Veneto, Veneto IGT
Pretty big, ripe nose. Nice fruit on the palate. Very clean. Solid. 87+
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2005 Tenuta Sant'Antonio Ripasso della Valpolicella Superiore Monti Garbi 88 Points
Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Ripasso della Valpolicella Superiore
Nice nose. Med+ body. Rich, but w/out being over the top. Quite pleasant, actually. 88-89
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2003 Tenuta Sant'Antonio Valpolicella Superiore La Bandina 90 Points
Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Valpolicella Superiore
Very rich wine. Lots of lovely flavors. Very good, Wish it was just a bit cheaper. 90-91
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2004 Tenuta Sant'Antonio Amarone della Valpolicella Campo dei Gigli 91 Points
Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella
Bigger and more bruising then the Castagnedi. Almost portlike in style. Heavy and rich, but it is good. Wouldn't want to drink very much, though. 91+
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