Community Tasting Note
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IPT Likes this wine: 83 points
June 18, 2017 - Color: dark burgundy hues with lighter red tinge. Slight translucency.
Nose: earthiness, vine bark, and cracked pepper.
Flavor: Light on the red fruits with a greater focus on the earthiness - toasted oak, heavy bitter dark chocolate, cracked black pepper, a bit of green. Middle shows structured tannins - rather heavy - coating the mouth. Bitter/green presence carries though. Finish is smooth and linger is long, good few minutes thanks to the tannins. Medium bodied, dry.
Nice every day toscana that is a bit pricy for the quality ($18 a bottle). Definitely decant and let sit an hour or three to improve overall presence. Tried this right after opening and did improve with time. Not really a wine to sit on for any length of time so best to enjoy now.
Update (6/19/17): wine holds up well the second night with a more mellow profile and no trace of that bitter component that detracted before.1 person found this helpful 1,696 views