7/12/16, 8:56 AM - Unless you are not used to Nebbiolo at all (and it doesnt sound like that) something was certainly wrong with your bottle. i just had one and it is very pleasant and accessible directly from pnp. It could be bottle variation and yours is already shut down, but i think it was flawed.
7/5/16, 6:03 AM - I didnt have much brett in mine, so not sure if a thorough decant would have solved the issue. But indeed too bad as this wine is very good indeed
6/21/16, 8:44 AM - The 07 is shut down hard, i doubt it is the 11 vintage speaking and more the peculiar way that barolo can be quite lush and wonderful in the first year or so after bottling after which it sleeps for 10 years and then slowly begin to awaken. I might be tempted to try one of my own, although i really have so few that i should let them all sleep
6/22/16, 7:08 AM - You have me convinced - i will have to open one in the near future. Havent got any 09's, i passed entirely on the vintage in Piemonte, although i do regret not picking up a couple of Cappellano's
6/8/16, 5:06 AM - found it tight as a clam a year ago. Seems like not much have changed. Thx for the datapoint
6/19/15, 1:28 PM - Thank you for the nice comment.I bought it for, i think 200 DKK, maybe 220. I think it delivers nice value at that range, as far as traditional sangiovese goes.
4/28/15, 10:58 AM - Certainly a warmer, more ripe expression of Cab Franc compared with the cooler climate versions made in Loire. I agree that the terroir and tuscan feel is more prominent than the variatal character, something i sense in many wines from Bolgheri and the Maremma
3/23/15, 1:30 PM - Thanks. Love this bottling and have a six-pack of the 07's but havent touched them yet. The 2000 is lovely to drink now with multipble hours of aeration and the 03 is pretty accessible right now, popped and poured, but better with a little air.
1/29/15, 10:10 AM - Great note. Did you decant, and for how long? How approachable was the tannins?
1/30/15, 10:24 AM - Thank you - much appreciated
3/27/14, 1:43 PM - Thanks for the note, which is perfect timing for me. Just picked up a mag of this and was wondering if it needed further aging or rapid consumption. Sounds like both options are viable!
3/1/14, 10:01 AM - I dont drink a lot from the U.S. but i agree, there is a lot to like in this wine :-)
2/21/14, 9:00 AM - Respectfully, i think you need to retaste this wine in 10 years before judging. i Recently popped one from 2000 and even at age 14 it was such a baby, from a lessor vintage than 2006. These puppies age at such a slow pace and they dont drink well young. at 15 years from vintage they start to develop complexity on the nose and the tannins begin to integrate, slowly.
2/2/14, 8:10 AM - Yes, they are. In fact This is the best wine in the world. And your opinion on the wine is better than mine, because , you know, wine is totally objective and everyone have to agree. This wine is of poor quality and i did not like it. Maybe you did. Good for you, but who Cares ? Get a life
2/10/14, 11:36 AM - It is possible that the bottle was faulty, but i did not detect any TCA or other indications of any technical flaw. Sometimes TCA can cause that flavors and aromatics are muted, and without another bottle sampling it can be difficult to know if that indeed is the case. it is also possible that the bottle was heat damaged (it was bought at a supermarket in tuscany) I didnt notice any indications of that either though. So i call it as i see it, and to me this just seemed like a pretty thin and dull wine.
1/20/14, 3:51 AM - Thanks :-)
1/18/14, 1:30 AM - Its not Pinot Noir!
10/1/13, 12:22 AM - Ouch, corked in that size. Painfull
9/12/13, 9:50 AM - Then maybe you should put the tasting note on the Villa Antinori Bianco. They make both a red and a white wine under the Villa Antinori label, and this entry is for the red wine.
9/7/13, 1:30 PM - Thanks for the note Julian very informative and helpful. I have 3 bottles of this stored away so nice to know it is already showing well. Antonio Galloni mentioned in his report that the 07 is especially forward and early drinking relative to other vintages. I would expect the 2010 to need atleast 10 years from vintage, and probably more.
8/28/13, 11:36 AM - Bam_ Thanks for your comment. This is the only vintage i have had of this wine, so i am not familiar with previous practices at this winry. This wine is good, but to me it is just not so exciting, and it certainly does not display any tuscan soil or dirt. The vintage is very ripe so that is probably also a factor.
5/20/13, 6:31 AM - Do you not believe that the rating should be applied objectively? It is certainly intended like that, otherwise all blind tasting would be impossible. A 87 point wine, if you like the style of the wine, can be great value for 20 bucks, but that doesnt mean that it is then a 90 point wine. All tasting is subjective, but the rating scale should be applied as intended otherwise the value of the ratings are lost.
5/20/13, 11:04 AM - Hi again. Im not trying to be rude or anything, and you may offcause do what you like, but i respectfully disagree and believe that all leading critics also quite clearly state that their rating scale is absolute. How would you blind taste, if applying your way to scoring a wine? Also, despite current rate inflation, a 87 point wine is a pleasant good everyday drinker and if available at i.e. 15 bucks it represents good value. the price should not be considered when applying a score, but a 20 dollar wine rating 90 is obviously better value than a 50 dollar wine with the same rating . :-)
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