Very developed and moderately translucent cherry red with very tertiary mahogany hue and a thin, colorless rim. The nose feels very old and tertiary with quite powerful, savory aromas of coffee chocolate, some roasted spices, a little bit of beef jerky, light wizened cherry tones, a little bit of smoke, a hint of savory oak spice and a touch of minty herbal character. The wine feels very evolved, but not still dead or oxidized. The wine is moderately full-bodied and obviously very ripe on the palate with quite bold flavors of sour cherries, some earthy spices, a little bit of pruney sweetness and raisiny tones, light minty herbal character, a hint of coffee chocolate and a touch of beef jerky. The wine still retains rather impressive structure with its quite high acidity and still pretty ample and grippy tannins. The overall feel is somewhat tough, but still pretty resolved and silky. The finish is complex, somewhat sweet-toned and pretty tertiary with complex flavors of ripe dark-toned fruits, meaty umami, some pruney dried fruits, a little bit of sour cherry bitterness, a hint of savory wood and a aged touch of salt-cured beef.
A very aged and tertiary but also pretty attractive and thoroughly enjoyable Tignanello that feels very developed but not yet old enough to be marked as defective or oxidized. The wine might be somewhat past its peak in the sense that it must've felt more complete and balanced some years ago, but the wine is still full of pleasure and offers a great example of Tignanello at the end of its life. Better to drink up since it won't take much longer before the wine ventures into that anonymous "old wine" territory. Although not the greatest vintage of Tig I've tasted, this is a fine wine all the same.
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Tignanello Tasting dinner with Renzo Cotarella (La Pizza Fresca Ristorante, NYC): From 5 Liter bottle. Color is starting to brick, brownish red. On the nose quite a bit of barnyard funk, which dissipates over the course of the evening. On the palate, I find this to have a distinct raisiny quality to the fruit. The winemaker noted that this was a particularly ripe vintage in Tuscany. Tastes over the hill to me, still interesting but not exactly delicious. Both the nose and palate fade a bit after a few hours in the glass.
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Excellent condition, color still bright red with only a hint of brown edge. Very fragrant and silky palate. Best bottle of Tignanello I have ever had, you just keep sipping and wanted more!
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Elegant nose of cassis and dark cherry complemented by notes of lilacs, graphite, pepper notes and peashoots. Medium bodied and balanced palate with dry grainy tannins. Some tart berries, cherries and cassis. Smoky graphite finish of mid-length (+). A very fine and elegant bottle of Tignanello!
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After starting out decidedly funky, it turned Bdx-like on the nose (tobacco, dill). Fruit is recessive, but some nice earthy complexity on the palate. A bit thin on the finish. Clearly close to expiry, but an interesting experience.
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The wine is on its downwards slope - while it is attractive and very gentle - the fruit is starting to drop out and the flavour , while quite developed, is losing intrest. 83pnts
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10/18/2018 - forceberry wrote: 94 Points
12,5% alcohol.
Very developed and moderately translucent cherry red with very tertiary mahogany hue and a thin, colorless rim. The nose feels very old and tertiary with quite powerful, savory aromas of coffee chocolate, some roasted spices, a little bit of beef jerky, light wizened cherry tones, a little bit of smoke, a hint of savory oak spice and a touch of minty herbal character. The wine feels very evolved, but not still dead or oxidized. The wine is moderately full-bodied and obviously very ripe on the palate with quite bold flavors of sour cherries, some earthy spices, a little bit of pruney sweetness and raisiny tones, light minty herbal character, a hint of coffee chocolate and a touch of beef jerky. The wine still retains rather impressive structure with its quite high acidity and still pretty ample and grippy tannins. The overall feel is somewhat tough, but still pretty resolved and silky. The finish is complex, somewhat sweet-toned and pretty tertiary with complex flavors of ripe dark-toned fruits, meaty umami, some pruney dried fruits, a little bit of sour cherry bitterness, a hint of savory wood and a aged touch of salt-cured beef.
A very aged and tertiary but also pretty attractive and thoroughly enjoyable Tignanello that feels very developed but not yet old enough to be marked as defective or oxidized. The wine might be somewhat past its peak in the sense that it must've felt more complete and balanced some years ago, but the wine is still full of pleasure and offers a great example of Tignanello at the end of its life. Better to drink up since it won't take much longer before the wine ventures into that anonymous "old wine" territory. Although not the greatest vintage of Tig I've tasted, this is a fine wine all the same.
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10/19/2016 - retired_and_roving wrote:
Tignanello Tasting dinner with Renzo Cotarella (La Pizza Fresca Ristorante, NYC): From 5 Liter bottle. Color is starting to brick, brownish red. On the nose quite a bit of barnyard funk, which dissipates over the course of the evening. On the palate, I find this to have a distinct raisiny quality to the fruit. The winemaker noted that this was a particularly ripe vintage in Tuscany. Tastes over the hill to me, still interesting but not exactly delicious. Both the nose and palate fade a bit after a few hours in the glass.
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2/9/2014 - danielk168 wrote: 93 Points
Excellent condition, color still bright red with only a hint of brown edge. Very fragrant and silky palate. Best bottle of Tignanello I have ever had, you just keep sipping and wanted more!
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10/24/2012 - avp wrote:
Elegant nose of cassis and dark cherry complemented by notes of lilacs, graphite, pepper notes and peashoots.
Medium bodied and balanced palate with dry grainy tannins. Some tart berries, cherries and cassis. Smoky graphite finish of mid-length (+).
A very fine and elegant bottle of Tignanello!
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10/5/2012 - Lype wrote:
Subdued fruit, strawberries, pepper.
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12/30/2008 - staglin wrote: 90 Points
Beautiful red, mature flavors. Color was very strong. One of the earliest Tignalleo's and holding up strong. Wish I had more!
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4/26/2008 - wineismylife wrote: 90 Points
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Tasted April 26, 2008 at an offline. No formal notes.
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4/25/2008 - otisabdul wrote: 88 Points
After starting out decidedly funky, it turned Bdx-like on the nose (tobacco, dill). Fruit is recessive, but some nice earthy complexity on the palate. A bit thin on the finish. Clearly close to expiry, but an interesting experience.
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1/1/2000 - Marc wrote: 83 Points
The wine is on its downwards slope - while it is attractive and very gentle - the fruit is starting to drop out and the flavour , while quite developed, is losing intrest. 83pnts
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3/10/1989 - LWI wrote: 91 Points
Medium to full body, some complexity. Attractive, and with some development ahead.
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