Community Tasting Notes 73

• Cow Town Likes this wine: 92 points

  April 8, 2024 - Tasted blind. Dark, tannic, deep/dark fruit. Low(ish) score because this wine was nowhere close to being ready. My comment after a few blind sips - “I think this will be a great wine someday, just not today”

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• sfwinelover1 Likes this wine:

  February 14, 2024 - Second of 3 (2/22, 93 points). I observed in my prior note that, while I thought this a wine of immense potential, I thought it hadn’t hit its drinking window yet, and upon opening, I was greeted with a tsunami of tannins making me think 2 years hadn’t been enough time, at least for my palate. After about an hour, this became drinkable, and it hit its most vibrant, integrated point after 2.5-3 hours, when the tannins stood down and the fruit asserted itself more. This is a classic Tuscan merlot-dominant blend, far more brambly and savory than the supple (to the point of blandness and smoothness) fare of that varietal here, so much so that someone used to CA merlots may struggle to identify the varietal here. As with the earlier bottle, this excelled with food, particularly a Tandoori lamb kebab, although with enough air, it’s a more than solid drink on its own. While I can take a small bow (thank you, thank you) from my prior TN in noting that this was likely to improve, I’m now inclined to think that this is at or approaching its high water mark, which should hold for at least a few more years, as the fruit may fade before the tannins come fully into balance. If so, this is still a really good effort, all the more so at the $60-ish price I paid. Will drink my last in the next year or 2, then on to more recent vintages. 93-94+ if scoring

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• SeattlePaul wrote:

  February 6, 2024 - Ready to drink. Smooth soft tannins and full body.

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• rm97 wrote: 94 points

  January 23, 2024 - Really lovely. Still has the fruit and the tannins. Will keep for quite a while and likely get better.

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• ShadowIII Likes this wine: 93 points

  January 22, 2024 - Big yet elegant, blend of 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Petit Verdot, blackberry, currants, integrated tannins, long finish, makes you want to go back for more

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2013
• Type Red
• Producer Tenuta Sette Ponti
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation Oreno
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Tuscany
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Toscana IGT
• UPC Codes 084692482801, 8033011200314, 8033011201311

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• Pending Delivery 53 (2%)
• In Cellars 2,188 (62%)
• Consumed 1,288 (36%)

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