Community Tasting Notes 5

• Barbara B Likes this wine: 92 points

  July 27, 2014 - Deep black core, ruby rim, no trace of oxidation visually even though it is 11 years old. Clean earth with subtle sultry fruit on nose, but ample dark fruits on palate. Beautifully textured smooth tannins, both grape and oak, fully integrated; moderate acidity; high but unobtrusive alcohol. Rich, full bodied, persistent, heavy palate weight, perfectly balanced. Drinking wonderfully now, but has many more years of life ahead. Really nice, high quality cork too.

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• Ludi Likes this wine: 87 points

  November 11, 2013 - Granato con residui lampi rubino. Al naso mora, prugna, cioccolato fondente, pellame nobile, sottobosco, note ematiche e balsamiche, anice, cannella, chiodo di garofano. Molto intenso, possente in bocca, tannini riconciliati, buona freschezza a donare un certo equilibrio. Nell’insieme, tuttavia, un pò pesante

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• smatchnego wrote: 94 points

  August 26, 2012 - Excellent. Enjoyed a lot

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• Ludi Likes this wine: 90 points

  May 31, 2010 - Almost black with a purple rim. Very fruity in the nose (blackberry, plums, black currant), but some aromas of leather are starting to emerge. Very tannic in the mouth, almost sweet, with a good vanilla finish.

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• RajivAyyangar wrote: flawed

  September 8, 2008 - Martin Scott Portfolio Tasting 2008 (East Side of Central Park, NYC): IsKra, by Marina Cvetic (Gianni Masciarelli's wife).
  100% Montepulciano d'Abruzzo.
  JoeG: "Ripe, modern, oak aged. Declassified to IGT". Smelled Oxidized to me.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2003
• Type Red
• Producer Masciarelli
• Varietal Montepulciano
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Iskra
• Country Italy
• Region Abruzzi
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Colli Aprutini IGT

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• In Cellars 20 (28%)
• Consumed 52 (72%)

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