April 15, 2024 - Nice and consecrated with good fruit flavors. Nice complexity. More open than the 2020 Cabernet blend. Really drinking well now
January 13, 2024 - Agreed with my last note as well as Adam's. It's closed down a bit, but opens up with a few hours. It is throwing off a surprising amount of sediment, which worries me just a bit. A more fun wine when it was young, this should probably wait another couple of years before drinking and it'll enter a brooding moody phase that'll be wonderful
July 11, 2023 - 92-93+ this has left its baby fat phase and shut down some but still has lots of dark ripe fresh fruit but a load of tannins and acidity also. Its not really near Peak and needing more time. Dark tart cherry fruit, Earth, minerals, stone, dark plum. Good concentration. 24 hours later still showing the same but no drop in fruit. Hopefully will open up again with more age. Will retry relatively soon
June 19, 2023 - really beautiful wine. Full bodied. Great balance, acid, fruit, long finish. Integrated tannins.
February 18, 2023 - Deep ruby color. Explosivebouquet of cherry and red fruits. Balanced, concentrated, complex. Sweet fresh ripe fruit of cherry, red fruits, spice. Log finish with good tannins. Drinking well now but with the fruit and tannins it can age longer. This wine might be long lived but I think the delicious fruit is best enjoyed young while it is unique instead of waiting to you get that generic old wine taste. Drink now to 2028
July 1, 2022 - Another delicious showing. Really nice accessible super Tuscan with good concentration, grapefruit, great balance. Drinks beautifully now. Highly recommended
June 28, 2022 - Really nice and incredibly herbaceous: marjoram, tobacco, black and red peppercorns, sagebrush. Lots of west coast mountain range tastes and smells. Black currant, going from dry to jammy. Medium bodied with a velvety tannin structure and lower acidity.
Surprised how many calls for drinking this right now there are. I'd give it two years before trying again, unless something comes up where I need some italian
May 7, 2022 - Just spot on. Delicious jammy fruity well balanced concentrated classic super tuscan. A definite must try. Excellent qpr.
April 26, 2022 - Dark purple color. Sweet cherry berry dark fruit bouquet. Full bodied. Concentrated with ripe sweet fruit. Perfectly balanced. Soft well integrated tannins. Rich concentrated flavors of dark fruits, dark cherries, sweet earth, dark plums, crushed violets. Long finish. Drinks beautifully now. While it might be able to age, it is delicious in its youth and probably best enjoyed now (but I could be wrong). A really delicious Italian and a nice addition to the limited quality kosher Italian wines. Highly recommended
April 7, 2022 - Decanted for an hour,
On the nose: Fresh Raspberries, Sour Cherry, Fresh Violets, Dark Chocolate, Coffee bean, Anise, Vanilla bean, Green apple Skin, Whole black peppercorns, Bubblegum, Moss, Slight spice, Wet Clay, Cloves, Fresh earth, Basil, and slight mint.
On the palate: Fresh Raspberry, Fresh Cranberry, Fresh unripe cherries, Green apple, Green Apple skin, Dark Chocolate, Balck Pepper, Lemon peel, Fresh Mint.
Great drink now wine, and great crowd pleaser, fruity and delicious.
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