Community Tasting Notes 6

• vagrantone wrote: flawed

  February 2, 2023 - TCA
  Cork visibly dried up though it came out in one piece

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• vagrantone Likes this wine: 93 points

  October 7, 2020 - First of 6 bottles.
  Good fill level and excellent cork.
  Remarkable hue for a 42 year old wine; looks more like a 10 year old!
  The nose speaks of excellent ripeness level with plenty of complexity and intensity: over-ripe fruit, mineral as in volcanic soil, spicy.
  The balance is exquisite with enough tannin structure to give this wine another 5-10 years, rich texture and good length.
  Why is this wine not more highly regarded? is it not hip enough?

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• vinojones wrote: 89 points

  April 3, 2018 - Garnet red; subdued nose of red cherries, currents,; med body still fruity, tart cherry flavor; med long finish soft tannins- not really different than a 10yr old - this is in a time capsule- what a surprise!

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• cct wrote: 90 points

  June 26, 2015 - SOM'd in AM. There was fruit and mostly mature notes on opening in the AM. Double decanted 12 hours later and drunk over 3 hours. For all the bottle treatment folks, normally I would have double decanted in AM, but I was running late to work and had to pop it and run.
  
  The nose is mature but still with freshness with a mix of moss/ undergrowth earthiness, and a savory cured meat, but still with some fruit. Tobacco, darker fruits, but with an acidity that adds rather than distracting or overwhelming. Mossy undergrowth and a loaminess as well. Medium bodied and with a density that belies its mid sized frame. More savory notes on the palate with green olives, more red than dark fruits on the palate, an acidic backbone that really focuses the wine and keeps it fresh and interesting, and with a cedar woodiness on the back end. There is rusticity to this that I feel adds character. Quite long, very interesting, albeit fading. Beautiful nonetheless. 90pts

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• LoireFan wrote: 92 points

  July 17, 2012 - Still excellent!

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1978
• Type Red
• Producer Lungarotti
• Varietal Sangiovese Blend
• Designation Rubesco Riserva
• Vineyard Vigna Monticchio
• Country Italy
• Region Umbria
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Torgiano

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• In Cellars 31 (66%)
• Consumed 16 (34%)

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