May 8, 2017 - Robe extrêment trouble.
Vin évolué plutôt agréable assez marqué sur l'écorce d'orange.
July 4, 2016 - Weekly tasting group #220; A mixed set fully blind tasted. (@ PvdV): Caramel in the bouquet. On the palate coffee, caramel, chocolate, currants, almonds, sweetness and also good acidity.
January 1, 2014 - Grande Vin Santo del 1996, messo in bottiglia nel 2002.
Colore ambrato antico ossidato che sfuma nel terra di siena, leggermente velato. Naso caleidoscopico, alcolico e mutevole di bucce di mandarino candite, albicocca disidratata, uvetta sultanina, mela cotogna, zafferano, tamarindo, castagne lesse, liquirizia dolce, zuppa inglese, note iodate, sentori di vernice fresca e di ruggine.
Bocca saportissima, succulenta, fresca, non particolarmente dolce, ma con un ampissimo spettro gustativo ed una spina acida viva e verace. Nel cavo orale, al tatto è denso, liquoroso, vellutato ma per nulla stucchevole. Il finale è veramente lunghissimo.
Vino molto caratteristico e di eccellente complessità.
December 13, 2011 - Sweet, currants. Nice freshness and elegance. Very clean. Currants and nuts. Beautiful wine.
August 23, 2011 - nose dominated by alcohol. alcohol and acidity in the mouth, with only a faint pleasant note. seems more brandy than wine.
June 4, 2009 - very roasted in nature, high octane, high viscosity. I liked this.
January 27, 2008 - I left this bottle open in the fridge for a month!
after that time the wine was quite delicious. coffee, caramel, almond.great finish
March 24, 2007 - We drank this vin santo last week-end. The overall impression of our group was that this wine was very sweet. The taste reminded us maple sirup (the taste, not the texture) and fruits confits.
December 22, 2006 - Butterscotch and alcohol on the nose. The wine is just a little too sweet for the residual acidity. I think it needs higher acid content to balance this sweetness. Nonetheless, still a good wine, I would guess it has some muscat in it given the orange marmalade notes it contains. A little medicinal also. All of these things together provide a very good wine but not a excellent sticky. Not a good QPR given the nearly $40 price tag.
July 5, 2006 - Had with final course of anniversary dinner. Bought at winery - Ron's pick. He had some biscotti with it. A little past it's prime, slightly oxidized or maderized, it was ok. Glad to get consumed.