Showing its age just a bit, but in a good way. The body has lightened up, but with more herbs and spices, baked cherries, and a long cranberry infused finish. Glad I saved one for now.
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Translucent garnet. Baking spice and raspberry compote on the nose. Cherries, cranberries, green olives, very dusty tannins, mint, a bit of smoke, good acid, and a medium to long finish. This has evolved to a very nice place. It tastes like their Reserva bottling now. What a deal!
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Second bottle, with similar notes. Both (last December) times the wine was charmingly soft with strawberry flavors accented with a pleasantly crisp cranberry finish, tonight, and in December, a hint of petrol. This went very well with basil. In December it nicely complemented a pesto encrusted salmon filet, and tonight it delisciously cleansed the palate between bites of plain old pasto pesto
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This is a nice little wine. Color is an excellent medium ruby, and it has good legs as well. Pretty, aromatic red fruit nose. Palate is also very fine, with nice red fruit in a medium-bodied format, with good length and a nice finish. One of the better Sangiovese wines I've tasted from California. 4-11-16-8: 89/100.
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7/27/2023 - merryberry Likes this wine: 92 Points
Showing its age just a bit, but in a good way. The body has lightened up, but with more herbs and spices, baked cherries, and a long cranberry infused finish. Glad I saved one for now.
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9/13/2022 - merryberry Likes this wine: 91 Points
Still plenty of fruit, still in a nice place.
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5/19/2021 - merryberry Likes this wine: 92 Points
Translucent garnet. Baking spice and raspberry compote on the nose. Cherries, cranberries, green olives, very dusty tannins, mint, a bit of smoke, good acid, and a medium to long finish. This has evolved to a very nice place. It tastes like their Reserva bottling now. What a deal!
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6/3/2019 - Old Gray Hare Likes this wine: 89 Points
Second bottle, with similar notes. Both (last December) times the wine was charmingly soft with strawberry flavors accented with a pleasantly crisp cranberry finish, tonight, and in December, a hint of petrol. This went very well with basil. In December it nicely complemented a pesto encrusted salmon filet, and tonight it delisciously cleansed the palate between bites of plain old pasto pesto
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2/4/2018 - Jeppy Likes this wine: 90 Points
I drank a glass of this with a beautiful prawn dish with creamy curry sauce. The Sangiovese really went well with the curry.
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2/24/2017 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 89 Points
This is a nice little wine. Color is an excellent medium ruby, and it has good legs as well. Pretty, aromatic red fruit nose. Palate is also very fine, with nice red fruit in a medium-bodied format, with good length and a nice finish. One of the better Sangiovese wines I've tasted from California. 4-11-16-8: 89/100.
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