March 8, 2024 - A little tight. But definitely in the drinking window.
March 3, 2024 - delicious
February 21, 2024 - Getting better and better as development continues. 94+
January 27, 2024 - 0.375 L bottle late Jan 2024 at a restaurant: deep dark red color; bouquet of red berries, red cherries and hints of dark chocolate; like sour cherry juice in the mouth; noble smooth texture.
January 26, 2024 - We drank this bottle at an Indian restaurant. I don't recommend the pairing. Nonetheless, the wine showed up well. We decanted for about an hour and a half before drinking. The nose is rich with leather, cocoa, and dark berries. The tannins were well-integrated after about 90 minutes. Dark cherries on the palate plus a long finish. This is under-rated by others IMHO.
January 23, 2024 - Big tannins but ample fruit to help balance the wine-this wine would benefit with a few more years in the cellar
December 6, 2023 - Tignanello 15 vs Ornellaia 08
Intense rot leuchtend. Obwohl er 8 Jahre auf der Uhr hat, steht der Tignanello noch jugendlich auf der Fruchtseite mit beerigen Tönen.
Im direkten Vergleich zum Ornellaia hat er das Nachsehen. Hier stellt sich der ältere Kollege in allen Bereichen mit breiterer Brust auf: Komplexität, finish aber auch preislich.
Der Tignanello ist ein feiner und elegant zugänglicher Wein. Ich sehe ihn allerdings nicht in einer 100 EUR+ Preisrange. Würde ihn sofort wieder kaufen und gerne trinken, allerdings nur bei Preisen um die 75 EUR rum. Das Hypebeast fliegt mir aktuell etwas zu hoch.
December 4, 2023 - Opened for my birthday. Not offering up a lot initially. Decanted for a few hours before it started to show anything of interest. Was still a bit flat and restrained so I poured it back into the bottle, put it in the fridge and revisited it again the next day.
Day 2 and it's a lot better but I was still expecting more. Not as powerful, fragrant or rich as I was hoping but I think, or hope,.it's just a phase and it will open out with time. Revisit again in a few years and see where it's at.
November 26, 2023 - PnP’d. Really good - one of the best Tig’s I’ve tried?
November 17, 2023 - 60 minute decant. Tight, dense nose of cherries, chocolate, sandalwood, and oak. Rich palate pairs black cherry and black plum fruit with iron and prickly red fruit acidity. Firm tannins on the finish with red leather, red plum, and a long intense tobacco finish. High quality wine but this needs more time in the bottle or a much longer decant.