This was really a surprise. It's drinking great right now. Still plenty of fruit with plenty of sweetish tannins on the finish. I wish I had a few more bottles. I rarely disagree with James Laube of Wine Spectator but he either drank this one too early, had a bad bottle or just plain missed.
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Wine still great - perfect timing. Great structure with cassis and raspberry notes forward followed by the oak that holds the midpalette together until the smooth finish.
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Not as good as the '97, but one of the best Showket Sangiovese's I've had. My favorite CA Sangio producer. Bright and fruity, with a lot of complexity.Good balance between fruit and wood. Not a trace of green-ness. A little acidic, but that really helped it counter the grilled brats.
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7/18/2010 - Hoquayle wrote: 89 Points
Great wine, still drinking very well and the fruit is still there. Paired very well with our gnocchi.
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12/14/2008 - Wineholio wrote: 90 Points
This was really a surprise. It's drinking great right now. Still plenty of fruit with plenty of sweetish tannins on the finish. I wish I had a few more bottles. I rarely disagree with James Laube of Wine Spectator but he either drank this one too early, had a bad bottle or just plain missed.
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9/18/2008 - atl10trader wrote: 89 Points
Wine still great - perfect timing. Great structure with cassis and raspberry notes forward followed by the oak that holds the midpalette together until the smooth finish.
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10/23/2007 - festiva wrote: 91 Points
Not as good as the '97, but one of the best Showket Sangiovese's I've had. My favorite CA Sangio producer. Bright and fruity, with a lot of complexity.Good balance between fruit and wood. Not a trace of green-ness. A little acidic, but that really helped it counter the grilled brats.
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3/12/2006 - PaulT wrote: 88 Points
Very nice food wine. Ready to drink now.
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