Community Tasting Note

cmbond wrote:

Tuesday, April 28, 2020 - Stood upright 24 hours, drank from Riedel Bdx glass
Clear + clean, garnet, slight brick at rim
No sediment in bottle at all
Nose of cherry, burnt soil/tuscan earth, graphite, cracked pepper and spice
Palate tart cherry, scorched earth, spice, tight grained wood finish. Med plus acid, medium tannin, long finish.
Paired with tomato+basil salad, gnocchi with mushroom/thyme and lamb shank. Best pairing was gnocchi, mushroom really enhanced both the wine and food, tomato+basil second best, lamb shank least good.

A very good wine and an excellent showing, preferred with food to on its own when it came off a tiny bit thin and acidic on the finish. Overall still great, 92-93 pts. Can still hold up to 5 years, but will probably encounter the standard riserva issue of excessive oak shining through over the fruit as time goes by.

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