9/5/23, 8:15 AM - do you remember from whom did you buy this bottle?
8/15/22, 8:21 AM - Zachys.
11/4/20, 5:26 AM - That explains the taste profile. Drinks more like a cab. Got the incorrect blend from the store people. Thx.
11/4/20, 1:03 PM - Have seen occasional discrepancies among various sources in the past. Here's the description of the Dei '15 mix: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Alicante Bouschethttps://www.weinemotionen.de/de/cavalli-2015-0-75-l-tenuta-degli-dei-toskana.html
6/14/21, 3:04 PM - Thx!
6/15/21, 7:44 AM - yes
4/26/21, 6:12 AM - Drank over 5 hrs without decanting. Had several bottles on different occasions last year; same general notes apply.
2/18/20, 11:42 AM - delicious indeed.https://www.bbr.com/products-20128015675-2012-guidalberto-tenuta-san-guido-tuscany
9/12/19, 8:35 AM - tasting more complexity the next day; more focused, better acid balance, more nuanced oak. '01 cicala came to mind. how did you see it?
9/12/19, 6:27 AM - Maybe I should drink this with moose next time around...
6/3/19, 6:12 AM - Clearly they did; thanks for the correction. I must have misinterpreted wine maker's comments.
8/9/18, 6:24 AM - Agree. Properly cooled, this wine evokes an old world chardonnay; a touch warmer, and the overall sweetness, ripeness, and heat begin to peek through.
4/2/18, 1:50 PM - I did not decant this bottle, opened with dinner.
1/8/18, 6:42 PM - Haven't tasted the '09, but '06 is just opening up. Modern - yes, but typicity (if that is a word) is beginning to come through as well.
11/7/17, 1:44 PM - Then a bad bottle indeed.
9/12/17, 7:58 AM - Not familiar with this producer, but intrigued. What other producer does this wine remind you of, if any?
5/22/17, 1:52 PM - Use some of the same wine vocabulary, but had to have seen your note prior to penciling mine...
1/27/17, 5:52 AM - I'm not that familiar with this producer -- let me know your take on this wine. I've noticed that I am often tolerant of oak manipulated wines and am trying to calibrate my palate. That said, the wood influence here was quite tame compared to the recently tasted La Serena '11 brunello.
1/5/17, 5:23 AM - Couldn't agree more. What Cepparello is to a Tuscan sangiovese.
10/18/16, 6:07 AM - The wine seems a bit controversial; a few people like it quite a bit. Unfortunately, I've been disappointed with his style of wine making before -- didn't care for his '07 wine either. That seems to be also in line with the general consensus. Thanks for confirming that what I've tasted here was not a total fluke. It's a 'he' by the way.
5/3/16, 1:17 PM - Brunello for me is also enjoyable quite young as well as mature -- the young nuanced fruit is unique, complex and often less tannic than other varieties. The wine often shuts down several years after the release, as may be the case here.
4/20/16, 7:53 AM - Made with mostly a Dolomite grown variety, 85% Teroldego, 15% Syrah.http://fringewine.blogspot.com/2011/04/teroldego-trentino-and-tuscany-italy.html
4/6/15, 7:59 AM - The description was not meant to be deroqatory, more akin to a 'petrol' aromatics some find in riesling. I liked this wine, but I can see how this analogy may be seen as unkind. I don't recall tasting this aromatic streak in a Brunello before, though I've seen it from a number of nebbiolo producers. It could be a by-product of a style of wine making and seems a mark of recent Altesino releases. The feral connection resonated with me; maybe you can suggest a different description?
2/22/16, 11:06 AM - How's calling it the aroma of musk or peony instead?
1/29/16, 1:53 PM - I'm a buyer at the Sokolin prices for a few magnums.
2/1/16, 6:52 AM - Offering to buy 2 magnum for $99 each from you (Sokolin's price. If you're in a larger NYC area and interested, please let me know.
12/21/15, 5:19 AM - Don't recall just how dry this was, sorry.
7/9/15, 7:00 AM - I don't know Sassicaia wines all that well. The '11 feels to me that it has the fruit to further improve over the next 5-7 yrs or longer, depending on how mature you like your wines.
7/8/15, 7:20 PM - Just tasted La Poderina and liked it a lot. Recall being impressed at the Benvenuto, particularly since I didn't cafe much for '07. Hopefully all of the grapes come from the same source, as it is hard to top the bottle I have in front of me. JS was right on the timing -- drinking beautifully now, hard to imagine it getting more complex without losing that flowery sensual feel.
7/7/15, 6:47 AM - Tried to imagine what this would taste like in 10y; couldn't quite picture it. Not the 'dark and stormy' Tenuta Nuova style, not the wood infused Altero, not Talenti -- will have to wait and see. With Costanti, my immediate response was not to touch it for a decade -- not here though.
6/8/15, 9:09 AM - I would. If you like your Balolo fruity and young, I'd still wait a few years for the wine to put on some weight and complexity. May shut down after 3-5 yrs to re-emerge as a more integrated and mature wine after 8-10 yrs.
7/2/14, 9:41 AM - How was it?
1/2/14, 10:01 AM - Bought as futures based on the press -- they got it right in this case. Recall '95 also well reviewed, though never had a chance to try.
12/18/13, 1:49 PM - Poetic license. Stay with the burgundy part.
12/18/13, 10:28 AM - You won't like my new note -- didn't find this wine as offensive this time around. Have to call it as I see it.
9/25/13, 8:01 AM - Would cellar this for 4+ years, as I generally prefer the complexity of fully developed wines. This wine can easily be enjoyed now, but I will cellar my bottles. It is possible that my bottle was atypical ('06 Barbi brunello is another example that comes to mind) -- I tasted this wine only once at a larger tasting.
7/16/13, 7:21 AM - how come?
3/7/13, 9:08 AM - May have remaining a half a case or so. Would be looking to sell. Bought as futures, celllared from day 1. email at swapdoc@aol.com
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