Community Tasting Notes 18

• seattlecook Likes this wine:

  November 22, 2023 - Amazing bottle. From comments there is high bottle variability. Drank like an aged amarone- we had grilled lamb chops. Was ready to go immediately but opened over the course of the meal with a bit of time

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• BKuzmin Likes this wine: 93 points

  December 27, 2018 - I may have gotten lucky, but this bottle held up well. Chocolate, leather, ash, strawberry, tobacco and fig all came through. Actually may have let it open up a bit too long (3.5 hrs) where 2 probably would have done it.

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• joshabramson Does not like this wine: 88 points

  May 22, 2018 - I couldn’t tell if this was corked or just too old and funky. It was drinkable but not very good, although there was something delicious underneath it all, but it wasn’t coming through.

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• Highlander wrote:

  December 12, 2017 - One foot and two arms in the grave. First bottle was Dead On Arrival. Fruit long gone. This was from an auction at The Chicago Wine Company. I wish it was alone....too many from this auction were DOA. Color on the first bottle was the brown look of death. Second bottle was better, but still a walking zombie. almost a Tawny Port color and smell. Although the second was (barely) drinkable, I would encourage all to drink what they may still have. Very disappointing.

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• Fraleigh wrote: 92 points

  July 22, 2015 - Lots of earth and very well structured. Got better with every sip, needed 3+ hours to break out of its shell but well worth the wait.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1999
• Type Red
• Producer Giuseppe Quintarelli
• Varietal Corvina Blend
• Designation Cà del Merlo
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Veneto
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Veneto IGT

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• In Cellars 233 (53%)
• Consumed 207 (47%)

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