Community Tasting Notes 16

• ElmarV Likes this wine: 89 points

  December 25, 2022 - Noch gut trinkbar, aber kein Highlight .

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• Benoit Hardy wrote: 85 points

  August 7, 2021 - Clearly tired wine with a vague nose and a simple palate with a short finish. This bottle should have been drunk 5 years ago at least.

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• Monsieur le Comte wrote: 92 points

  July 8, 2020 - Moin,
  
  kam irgendwie besser rum, als der '01er...
  
  good wine!

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• ElmarV Likes this wine: 93 points

  May 31, 2020 - Ist noch nicht auf dem Weg nach unten.

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• Paul S wrote: 92 points

  September 26, 2012 - "Simple" Midweek Dinner (La Barca) (La Barca, Goodman Arts Centre): This wine may have had the edge over the French bottles on show because it paired best with the Tuscan food on show. Nevertheless, it was a very good showing. The nose was rather interesing. It still smelt quite primary, with sweet cherries and berry aromas at the fore, some earth, a bit of meat, then rather Italinate notes of dried herb, hints of spice and dried flowers. Unfortunately, there were also rather more distrubing side-notes, with quite a bit sweet oak scents and a little cardboardy twist that raised the spectre of TCA. I cannot say that I altogether liked the way the bouquet came together. Thankfully, the palate showed no signs of fault at all. In fact, i thought it was quite delicious, showing fresh flavours of cherries and berries lined with some dusty earth and seasoned with touches of spice. I liked the way the fruit showed on this one, singing in a clear tenor voice - masculine, yet bright and pure. With time, the wine opened up into a more savoury base, showing meat and earth and some minerality, all lined with fresh, tomato-toned acidity and ripe tannins. This needs a bit more time in the bottle too, maybe just 2-3 years, but I do like what I tasted (weird nose apart). Unsurprisingly, it was the best pairing with our Bistecca Fiorentina and a couple of the other dishes.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2000
• Type Red
• Producer Castello di Ama
• Varietal Sangiovese Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Tuscany
• SubRegion Chianti
• Appellation Chianti Classico DOCG
• UPC Code 635366010020

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• In Cellars 44 (37%)
• Consumed 75 (63%)

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