I bought 2 of these the year of release. When you cellar wine, you play the odds that your enjoyment of a wine will increase v decrease. But, it’s always a gamble. We had a bottle when it was 10 years old and it was lovely. 93 pts. I won that bet. With this bottle, now 14+ years old, I lost. Cooked. Prune-y and Raisin-y. Gave it 24 hours, but it it didn’t come around. It was known to be a hotter vintage, so I checked tasting notes on CT for other BdMs I’m cellaring from that vintage and they’re all doing well. This is a quality producer, so I’m thinking maybe it saw excess heat in transit or storage before I even bought it.
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Decanted thru Vinturi into decanter, drank over 2 hours while it and 2 other wines evolved. This became very complex with levels of fruit, spice on the nose and palate. Perhaps a 92 by the time we finished.
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Grenat avec disque rubis un peu orangé. A l'ouverture nez sur les cerises, un peu de poussiere et d'anis. Bouche sur les cerises sure, un peu d'amertume, bonne longueur mais avec un petit plat en mi-bouche pour reprendre par la suite. Nez qui demeure constant. La bouche est plus longue, et l'anis prend une place en mis bouche. Tanins bien intégré. Très bien maintenant. Je ne crois pas qu'il est construit pour la longue garde. Manque d'acidité pour bien accompagner des gnocchi à la tomate. Il perd aussi de la vigueur avec le temps, donc à boire sans trop tarder, ce qui lui a value une décote à 89. Il s'était déjà dégradé après 4 heures de l'ouverture. Tout en restant agréable, il était beaucoup moins bien.
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Brunello sneaks up on you, man. It starts off simple and tasty like Juliette Lewis in Cape Fear, but once it opens up, it becomes broad and complex, like Juliette Lewis in Natural Born Killers. While still young compared to top flight Brunellos, this is marked with sweet, soft tannins and just enough acidity to walk along side the tomato sauce that was ladled over the gnocchi I served it with. Yes, it’s still an adolescent, but it won’t get better. Drink it now. Don’t look at me like that! Drink it!
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1/15/2023 - Rfarias Does not like this wine: 80 Points
Past its prime. Prunny but not open.
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2/4/2022 - winespine wrote: flawed
I bought 2 of these the year of release. When you cellar wine, you play the odds that your enjoyment of a wine will increase v decrease. But, it’s always a gamble. We had a bottle when it was 10 years old and it was lovely. 93 pts. I won that bet. With this bottle, now 14+ years old, I lost. Cooked. Prune-y and Raisin-y. Gave it 24 hours, but it it didn’t come around. It was known to be a hotter vintage, so I checked tasting notes on CT for other BdMs I’m cellaring from that vintage and they’re all doing well. This is a quality producer, so I’m thinking maybe it saw excess heat in transit or storage before I even bought it.
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11/20/2021 - BURGHen Boy wrote: 89 Points
Basic Brunello. Some dark cherry and oak up front, finished with a bit of tar and dust. Middle of the road daily drinker
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10/17/2021 - tedcholl wrote: 86 Points
Past it's prime. Mostly tastes of dried raisins and fig. Not even any leather left in it.
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11/19/2016 - benny wrote: 91 Points
Opened and drank over 2 hours. Did not change much. Has more life yet then I expected. Lots of sediment. An everyday BdM
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12/10/2015 - gcarl wrote: 91 Points
Decanted thru Vinturi into decanter, drank over 2 hours while it and 2 other wines evolved. This became very complex with levels of fruit, spice on the nose and palate. Perhaps a 92 by the time we finished.
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11/7/2015 - Quarked wrote: 90 Points
Very approachable right now. Dark, leather and sour cherry.
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11/15/2014 - jorivesud wrote: 89 Points
Grenat avec disque rubis un peu orangé.
A l'ouverture nez sur les cerises, un peu de poussiere et d'anis.
Bouche sur les cerises sure, un peu d'amertume, bonne longueur mais avec un petit plat en mi-bouche pour reprendre par la suite.
Nez qui demeure constant. La bouche est plus longue, et l'anis prend une place en mis bouche. Tanins bien intégré. Très bien maintenant. Je ne crois pas qu'il est construit pour la longue garde.
Manque d'acidité pour bien accompagner des gnocchi à la tomate. Il perd aussi de la vigueur avec le temps, donc à boire sans trop tarder, ce qui lui a value une décote à 89. Il s'était déjà dégradé après 4 heures de l'ouverture. Tout en restant agréable, il était beaucoup moins bien.
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5/30/2014 - winedr wrote: 91 Points
- It's balanced with a medium/full body with a medium finish.
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1/20/2013 - mjnickel wrote: 89 Points
Brunello sneaks up on you, man. It starts off simple and tasty like Juliette Lewis in Cape Fear, but once it opens up, it becomes broad and complex, like Juliette Lewis in Natural Born Killers. While still young compared to top flight Brunellos, this is marked with sweet, soft tannins and just enough acidity to walk along side the tomato sauce that was ladled over the gnocchi I served it with. Yes, it’s still an adolescent, but it won’t get better. Drink it now. Don’t look at me like that! Drink it!
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