Community Tasting Note
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VTCellarDweller Likes this wine: 92 points
December 26, 2014 - This was the first of six bottles, it was decanted for 2.5 hours leaving a significant sediment.
* deep garnet with a tawny rim
* full in the mouth with considerable weight
* aromatics and palate impressions reflect a maturing mix of dark ripened fruits, baking spices, tobacco, tar, wet soil, seared orange peel, and a faint floral component
* there is an intriguing acidic tension as the mouth impressions play across the senses, gaining momentum in mid palate, and ending with a slightly drying (but not harsh) finish
Although sometimes put down as a poor heat stricken vintage, this Serpico is in no way a clumsy beast. It is a powerful angular wine with good structure, great depth, and a complexity that is just starting to emerge.
Unfortunately, it was a little overpowering for the delicate spinach & ricotta crepes, wild mushroom sauce, sesame crusted eggplant steaks, and roasted red peppers I paired it with.
It is still a bit wound up at this stage and could have used more time in the decanter.
Give it another 3-4 years in the cellar and then enjoy it over the following ten. Drink sooner only with a good airing and a meal of big flavorful foods.6,049 views