Yum, mature merlot based IGT. Barnyard upon opening and ready for business. Very much structured with firm tannins but all balanced by acidity to go with Italian fare. Enjoyed by all. This was my last, purchased years ago when WTSO offered interesting wines.
This wine was surprisingly unique and tasty. The petite verdot layers into the Sangiovese so nicely - maybe the first time I've tasted that mix. Deeper color and heavier than 100% Sangiovese, but petit verdot cuts the Sangiovese acid nicely gives it a nice pencil-lead finish.
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2x through aerator, then in bottle for 2 hrs. A youthful strawberry garnet color. Cedar box and mint coming through on the nose along with beautiful coriander, rosemary, cinnamon, mustard seed, and oregano notes. Terrific nose. Full-bodied but cotton soft on the palate with a long, smooth finish. The spice notes keep on keepin' on. Needs the air to reveal its delicious secrets. Fantastic.
3/5/2024 - Mossrose wrote: flawed
Corked!
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4/2/2020 - hondius Likes this wine:
Yum, mature merlot based IGT. Barnyard upon opening and ready for business. Very much structured with firm tannins but all balanced by acidity to go with Italian fare. Enjoyed by all. This was my last, purchased years ago when WTSO offered interesting wines.
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5/17/2019 - Adventr.us wrote: 89 Points
Also drinking very well with our homemade brick oven pizza. No danger of fading in the next year or two...
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8/29/2018 - bluengng Likes this wine: 95 Points
Some dried fruit and fig but not sweet. Hint of leather and tannin on the finish. Time to drink.
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4/28/2018 - Brolawa Likes this wine: 92 Points
This wine was surprisingly unique and tasty. The petite verdot layers into the Sangiovese so nicely - maybe the first time I've tasted that mix. Deeper color and heavier than 100% Sangiovese, but petit verdot cuts the Sangiovese acid nicely gives it a nice pencil-lead finish.
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10/30/2017 - epiphany Likes this wine: 92 Points
Love it...
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3/16/2017 - elliedog wrote:
spicy, heavy nose very interesting -smoke, mushroom, horse tannic
needs a few more years
pinot verdot gives some very interesting notes on the nose
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3/25/2015 - VinoBee Likes this wine: 92 Points
2x through aerator, then in bottle for 2 hrs. A youthful strawberry garnet color. Cedar box and mint coming through on the nose along with beautiful coriander, rosemary, cinnamon, mustard seed, and oregano notes. Terrific nose. Full-bodied but cotton soft on the palate with a long, smooth finish. The spice notes keep on keepin' on. Needs the air to reveal its delicious secrets. Fantastic.
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2/1/2015 - epiphany Likes this wine: 91 Points
Spicy nose, full body with dark spicy fruit, and a long finish. Very good indeed.
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