Community Tasting Note
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mwagner7700 wrote:
April 29, 2022 - This is one of the oldest wines I have in my cellar. Purchased at the winery all the way back in 2004. To say this wine has seen a lot is an understatement. Life's ups and downs; a few moves; births and deaths. I could go on and on. Parts of me wanted to save the wine for a really special occasion. Parts of me wanted to save it as a "show piece". A little part of me wanted to drink it. At the end of a very stressful week, with the successful completion of a very stressful project, the little part of me won out. And man, am I glad it did. This is, without a doubt, in it's prime right now. 23 years old and SINGING!!! Aged perfectly. The cork is in pristine condition. Wine is resilient. This has certainly not seen ideal storage conditions over it's life, but this was perfect. Simply outstanding notes of cranberry, raisin, stone, wet earth, sottobosco. Outstanding secondary notes of the raisin and leather, but still retaining some of the youthful cranberry and sottobosco notes. My final bottle and I couldn't imagine a more perfect ending. My favorite Brunello, and this is why. FLAWLESS!!! Grade: A+(+++)
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2 Comments
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Juliansi commented:
8/1/23, 7:33 PM - Beautiful notes and thanks for sharing the memories MWagner!
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mwagner7700 commented:
8/2/23, 4:35 AM - Thank you @Juliansi. And thank you for bringing this memory back this morning. It definitely made me smile and reminded me how blessed I really am!!!!!