Community Tasting Note
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cshouston Likes this wine: 95 points
October 9, 2022 - Bought a case, plus one extra bottle to try right away. Brane has always been a sentimental favorite because it was the 2005 that opened my eyes to a world beyond restaurant bottles and supermarket fare. Each vintage keeps getting better and better!
Consumed over three days.
Day one: PnP; some initial booziness that blows off quickly. Sweet, perfumed nose of violets, cherry compote, tobacco, and pencil shavings. Medium weight and silky, fine tannins. This bottle has excellent acidity and begs for food (paired this evening with veal ossobucco alla Milanese). Lots of luscious red fruit on the palate, and a fantastically lengthy finish. Wow! Definitely drinkable right now if one was so inclined, but the wine did shut down on us after a few hours.
Day two: The wine is giving me darker fruit and cinnamon aromas. It is very lean and silky, but the flavors are quite muted tonight.
Day three: My final glass still has a lot of ripe, dark fruit aroma, like stewed plums with a streak of sweetness tucked away for me to seek out. A hint of menthol presented itself as well. The oak is not well integrated at the moment and fairly dominant over other flavors, but the acid has mellowed and balanced out well. What really gets me is how supple and soft the mouthfeel is. This is truly a sexy wine. I believe this wine is a bargain at the asking price.
I cannot wait to revisit this one over the next twenty years.7 people found this helpful 7,732 views
2 Comments
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jmoon commented:
10/12/22, 12:23 AM - Very nice note thanks
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Brentw1 commented:
10/14/22, 1:25 PM - Really good tasting note thank you. I have a case of six of these so will leave for a couple of years before the first exploration.