Community Tasting Note
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Deb293 wrote: 89 points
September 4, 2023 - To my taste, an underwhelming, not very interesting wine. Tarry and tannic, with a brooding Cabernet profile without the Sangiovese lift. I waited a few years between this and the one I opened prior, hoping for some improvement. Nope. More tar than fruit; a disappointment. Reminded me of the aroma of mucilage glue.
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11 Comments
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WineGuyDelMar commented:
9/4/23, 5:25 PM - Tignanello needs 15 years minimum bottle time. Try in 2028.
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Deb293 commented:
9/5/23, 2:07 PM - Fruit can't come back from the grave.
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WineGuyDelMar commented:
9/5/23, 3:43 PM - The tannins are covering up the fruit. Once the tannins subside the fruit will shine. Trust me on this. Don’t believe me? Buy a bottle of 2007-2009 and taste it for yourself.
There are many wines like this that require extended aging. Dunn Howell Mountain, Chateau Montalena, Philip Togni, Pontet Canet etc. There are many more.
I’ve been drinking Tignanello for a long time and trust me that I drank many way too young. The 2013 Tignanello is too young to drink. -
Deb293 commented:
9/6/23, 6:35 AM - I've had Tig at 14 yrs. "young"...still don't recall it as being life changing. But hey, I can try to source an older vintage and give it one last shot.
When I took Harriet Lembeck's class many years ago she served extremely aged Bordeaux from her own cellar as an example of what some people consider to be in the perfect drinking window. To me, it was not at all pleasant. -
WineGuyDelMar commented:
9/6/23, 6:57 AM - I agree at a certain age wine is not appealing to me either. I’m not a fan of tertiary flavors at 25 plus years. I still like there to be some tannins mixed in with the fruit.
I think Tignanello is just like Dunn HM, Larkmead & Ch Montalena Cabs where they break out of their shell at 14 years or so. They don’t develope tertiary flavors for many more years. I think an 07 or 08 will be drinking great. It’s not a “hit you over the head” amazing wine but should still score 94-95 points. It’s more of a finesse wine. -
WineGuyDelMar commented:
9/6/23, 3:30 PM - Deb293 Just looked at 2007-2010 Tignanello at $200-$250. This wine is not worth that price. For less money you can buy much better, higher scoring Bordeaux in 00, 03 & 05. I was curious but at those prices it’s a hard pass. I quit buying Tig years ago because of price and because it takes too long to mature. Check out Tenuta di Arceno Valadorna for $45-$50. A real Italian sleeper.
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Deb293 commented:
9/6/23, 4:01 PM - I appreciate the recommendation! I'm off Bordeaux for the same reason; too long to mature. Then there's the whole "shut down" phase, so how does one ever know the sweet spot? I've been too disappointed too many times.
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WineGuyDelMar commented:
9/6/23, 4:09 PM - Bordeaux has changed. It’s more modern now. Especially St Emilion. The 15’s are already drinking fabulously. Try 15 Bellefont Belcier with a one hour decant at $55. Amazing. Half my cellar is Right Bank. Drinking a 14 Feytit Clinet. Pop n Pour and $60. Cheers. If you need more StE recs just send me a PM.
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Deb293 commented:
9/7/23, 3:54 PM - If I knew how to send you a PM I would. The social aspects of CT are irrelevant to me.
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WineGuyDelMar commented:
9/7/23, 4:10 PM - You can send PM’s on the Discussion Boards. Lots of great helpful folks there to answer your questions. Lots of great wine discussions. Check it out.
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Deb293 commented:
9/7/23, 4:40 PM - Left those over a decade ago. Sorry.