Drank with Linda, Terry, and Susan at Enteca Sogno after we finished the 1994 Dal Forno Valpolicella. This wine was also at it's peak drinking window with notes of blackberry, chocolate, and roasted meats along with truffle and asphalt (tar). Will take the 1997 for a test drive this weekend! Drink up if you have any left in the cellar!
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(Served blind, again from a bottle that had been open a couple of days to confuse me!) Minted hedgerow fruit on the nose, and just a touch hot. Precise, fairly elegant fruit. Quite warm, with a big tannic structure. Possibly a Bordeaux blend, maybe with some sangiovese thrown in? Very Good. I'd never have guessed this was Amarone.
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A very, very dark mulberry colour, fading to ruby at the centre. Very fruity nose indeed on the first impression, but there's real depth and complexity on closer inspection: bitter cherries, orange peel, sweet tobacco and Green & Black's cherry chocolate. This is a glorious nose, and I could sniff it forever. Very clean, quite pure fruit on the attack. soft grainy tannins appear quite quickly. It has a remarkably light feel overall, despite the concentrated fruit. Amarone-bitter finish. Much improved when drunk with food. Very Good Indeed. (at the Italian Orchard Restaurant, Broughton)
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3/31/2014 - Mr. Muga wrote: 90 Points
Drank with Linda, Terry, and Susan at Enteca Sogno after we finished the 1994 Dal Forno Valpolicella. This wine was also at it's peak drinking window with notes of blackberry, chocolate, and roasted meats along with truffle and asphalt (tar). Will take the 1997 for a test drive this weekend! Drink up if you have any left in the cellar!
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4/8/2006 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 85 Points
(Served blind, again from a bottle that had been open a couple of days to confuse me!) Minted hedgerow fruit on the nose, and just a touch hot. Precise, fairly elegant fruit. Quite warm, with a big tannic structure. Possibly a Bordeaux blend, maybe with some sangiovese thrown in? Very Good.
I'd never have guessed this was Amarone.
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10/1/2005 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 91 Points
A very, very dark mulberry colour, fading to ruby at the centre. Very fruity nose indeed on the first impression, but there's real depth and complexity on closer inspection: bitter cherries, orange peel, sweet tobacco and Green & Black's cherry chocolate. This is a glorious nose, and I could sniff it forever. Very clean, quite pure fruit on the attack. soft grainy tannins appear quite quickly. It has a remarkably light feel overall, despite the concentrated fruit. Amarone-bitter finish. Much improved when drunk with food. Very Good Indeed.
(at the Italian Orchard Restaurant, Broughton)
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