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Sunday, November 19, 2017 - Superb showing, exciting; guessing this was mostly/all Aglianico. Cork came out in one piece, fill was solid. But the initial enthusiasm waned a bit as the first ounce was poured to the glass - profound, dank earth aromas eclipsed any other suggestion of aroma. After several minutes of active swirling, I sensed some light on the other side of the tunnel, so we poured our glasses and swirled them over the next hour watching as it opened to reveal a lovely core of fruit. The off-putting aromas had completely faded by hour two, and this was all about place and variety. Tremendous freshness and structure, still, and likely to live on another 10 years, but I doubt it could improve. One of the more exciting wines I've had this year. Acquired at auction just over a year ago, I really had little hope at all it would be alive, let alone fantastic. A needle in a haystack. 12,5% abv., highly recommended

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