Community Tasting Notes 13

• WojteG Likes this wine: 94 points

  September 27, 2022 - First surprise - very delicate and fragrant smell. Forest floor, mint, licorice, black fruits and coffee
  Second surprise - this " thing" is loaded with 100 pounds of coffee ( that's my wife so likes it!). From my point of view is too much. Also vanilla, toast and tobacco ( can you imagine this kind of mix!?). But wait...
  this sh÷#+*t has so long finish... my oh my... coffee ( of course), black cherry ( wow!), black chocolate ( mamma Mia), cinnamon, spice and... attention please - soft, but chewy tannins ( unbelievable after 22 years).
  How about acidity you ask me. Oh yes it's here from first second to the last one, but it's so perfectly melted then you can forget about it.
  One more digression - this bottle contains 13% of alcohol, newer editions of the same wine are with 14.5%. I'm very happy with 13%, but because more sugar is ( for what ever reason) in new wines, it has to " balanced" by more alcohol.
  This is my so-so theory why red wines come dangerously close to Porto wine

  Comment

• DrZett Likes this wine: 93 points

  March 1, 2017 - Pflaume, Reife Blaubeere und Kirsche, dazu etwas Bitterschokolade. Toll gereift und sehr rund und samtig momentan. Großartig und macht richtig Spaß der 2000er aktuell.

  Comment

• Karlaar wrote: 90 points

  June 22, 2013 - Dark, almost black. Look young. Nice, a bit closed smell, hint of vanilla and pepper. On the palate: Smooth start, spicy in the middle, vert long aftertaste. Vert good, but not outstanding. I guess it stays around this level the next 5 years, but it will probably not improve. Thus- drink now.

  Comment

• pavel_p wrote: 90 points

  September 21, 2011 - Decanted half of the bottle and drank over 2h. This wine does not look and taste like 11 years old at all. Dark garnet with a very thin light rim. Nice dark fruit nose, lots of dark fruit also on the palate, some vanilla and still rather tannic. Ok finish.
  Over the 2h the wine changed quite a bit but never really seemed balanced. Upon opening there is clearly heat on the mid-palate, later some bitter notes, and the palate tastes quite "rough" and primary. Not really my kind of wine, if I had more, would hold for another 2 years and give it a try. 88-89
  Rest of bottle is nicer and definitively more balanced after 2 days in the fridge. Nice chocolate on mid-palate and sweet finish. A solid 90 now but still not a must buy given it's around USD 40-50.

  Comment

• jkwatson wrote: 84 points

  May 30, 2011 - Non-offensive, but not interesting. Oaky super Tuscan.

  Comment

Pro Reviews 0

• No pro reviews found.

Wine Definition

• Vintage 2000
• Type Red
• Producer Avignonesi
• Varietal Merlot
• Designation Desiderio
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Tuscany
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Toscana IGT

Community Holdings

• Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
• In Cellars 74 (39%)
• Consumed 114 (61%)

Food Pairing

Who Likes This Wine

More About This Wine