Nice evolvement since the last bottle two years ago. Still young, but a great performance with delicate cherrie fruit, well-balanced oak, and a nice tannic structure. Very stylish and promising. 95+
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First impressions from about a 1/3 of the bottle is that this is a fantastic bottle of wine. Lovely full flavour but with loads of acidity. Tannins are surprisingly smooth. I was expecting this to be more closed given the notes, but with no decant this was really singing. Red and black cherry fruit on nose and palate, nice complexity and a really long finish. Went great with some baked spiced chicken thighs. Really looking forward to the rest of this.
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The ‘16 Sammarco is a beautiful young wine. I found it quite expressive and enjoyable already, but clearly there is enough stuffing here for it to age for a while. This is a very extroverted wine.
On the nose, I found smoke, dark red to black cherry fruit, leather, lead pencil, and a touch of anise. On the palate, I found meaty, dark red to black fruits, cedar wood, leather, lead, licorice, and dark red floral tones. There is a leathery / meaty note in the wine that comes across as a touch rustic but adds to the intrigue. The wine is still quite tannic and concentrated, but with medium to high acidity and plenty of energy, making it thrilling to taste already.
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Very young, and needed a lot of air, but a very stylish wine that would please a lot of palates as there is richness but it's very savory and herbal too, so not all fruit. Quite a nice wine from Tuscany for the high $50s it was purchased for.
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Drank too cold initially - 54 out of the cellar and should have been patient. Warming into low 60s it came out of its shell. Mint and tobacco and red raspberry on the nose. Silky mouth feel, slow build of flavors. Medium minus tannin, medium plus acidity, but the acidity draws out flavors especially on the finish all the way through a sneaky build of tannic dryness to finish. Ripe red fruit but not at all fruit forward. Mint on the finish and some blackberry (cabernet style) fruit both in the mouth and the finish. Really a lovely wine but so young yet - really need to wait another couple years - 2024 or so at the earliest.
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Muted nose of dark fruit with a touch of violet. Medium body. Still very primary. Flavors of currant, dark cherry, cranberry, iron, a touch of vanilla cola. The tannins and acidity are full on. Great structure and stuffing for long term aging. Excellent.
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Can’t believe how much time this needs. Decanted a full 6 hours and it improves significantly by the end but was still too tannic. Dark but not nearly the depth yet or dark fruits and cocoa of brancaia ilatra 18 that was open for a full day. Wish we kept some from the bottle to see how progressed the next day. However based on this experience won’t open another for at least 3 years. It does seem to have a nice complexity of red and some lesser black fruits with a good backbone. But need to see it integrate and tannins soften before it reaches its potential.
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Deep, dark garnet in color. Full, forward, & fragrant nose of ripe fruit aromas of dark cherries, blueberries & currants with overtones of floral & earthy/dusty notes, some cigar box notes of cedar & tobacco, olives, leather, anise, herbs & a hint of balsamic in the background. Medium-full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of dark cherries, blackberries & plums with cocoa, spices, herbs & minerals. Long lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting & extended airing but definitely needs additional time to develop further at which time I anticipate a higher score (94+).
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2/17/2024 - Larre Likes this wine: 95 Points
Nice evolvement since the last bottle two years ago. Still young, but a great performance with delicate cherrie fruit, well-balanced oak, and a nice tannic structure. Very stylish and promising. 95+
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11/27/2023 - ClaytonDave wrote:
No rating. This may need more time. Tannins dominate and no depth at this point.
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10/8/2023 - Drjosh123 wrote: 89 Points
Full bodied. Almost too rich. Less drinkable than expected to go alongside a tasty bison steak. Decanted for an hour prior to pouring.
Very flavorful which brings the rating up, but a little harsh after downing a mouthful bringing the score back down.
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9/22/2023 - AKC Likes this wine: 94 Points
Lovely wine. Lifted characters with a touch of sweet fruit. It’s elegant, rich and balanced. I really enjoyed this wine.
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8/27/2023 - awever Likes this wine: 93 Points
Diesmal eine perfekte Flasche mitten in der Fruchtphase , Toskana IGT in Vollendung
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6/15/2023 - Tremendous_Slouch Likes this wine: 94 Points
Heavyweight cab blend. Enough acidity to stand up to the overall weight. Lots of minerality, some iron in the palate.
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4/14/2023 - thebonnydooner wrote: 93 Points
First impressions from about a 1/3 of the bottle is that this is a fantastic bottle of wine. Lovely full flavour but with loads of acidity. Tannins are surprisingly smooth. I was expecting this to be more closed given the notes, but with no decant this was really singing. Red and black cherry fruit on nose and palate, nice complexity and a really long finish. Went great with some baked spiced chicken thighs. Really looking forward to the rest of this.
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4/1/2023 - Robmcl920 Likes this wine: 95 Points
The ‘16 Sammarco is a beautiful young wine. I found it quite expressive and enjoyable already, but clearly there is enough stuffing here for it to age for a while. This is a very extroverted wine.
On the nose, I found smoke, dark red to black cherry fruit, leather, lead pencil, and a touch of anise. On the palate, I found meaty, dark red to black fruits, cedar wood, leather, lead, licorice, and dark red floral tones. There is a leathery / meaty note in the wine that comes across as a touch rustic but adds to the intrigue. The wine is still quite tannic and concentrated, but with medium to high acidity and plenty of energy, making it thrilling to taste already.
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2/17/2023 - awever Likes this wine: 92 Points
Momentan mitten in der Frucht – Phase. Sehr süffig, aber schon mit ein paar Ecken und Kanten, vier weitere Zukunft.
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12/9/2022 - Nojomoschwa Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very young, and needed a lot of air, but a very stylish wine that would please a lot of palates as there is richness but it's very savory and herbal too, so not all fruit. Quite a nice wine from Tuscany for the high $50s it was purchased for.
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11/16/2022 - randyjc wrote: 93 Points
Drank too cold initially - 54 out of the cellar and should have been patient. Warming into low 60s it came out of its shell. Mint and tobacco and red raspberry on the nose. Silky mouth feel, slow build of flavors. Medium minus tannin, medium plus acidity, but the acidity draws out flavors especially on the finish all the way through a sneaky build of tannic dryness to finish. Ripe red fruit but not at all fruit forward. Mint on the finish and some blackberry (cabernet style) fruit both in the mouth and the finish. Really a lovely wine but so young yet - really need to wait another couple years - 2024 or so at the earliest.
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10/10/2022 - djarcara Likes this wine: 93 Points
Muted nose of dark fruit with a touch of violet. Medium body. Still very primary. Flavors of currant, dark cherry, cranberry, iron, a touch of vanilla cola. The tannins and acidity are full on. Great structure and stuffing for long term aging. Excellent.
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10/3/2022 - 2MLW Likes this wine: 95 Points
Decant for 3 hrs. Tasted and was not overly impressed. A bit dry, but very nice body and subtle fruit was immediately evident.
Tried with blue cheese and crackers before dinner , and the wine came alive! Delicious Not dry… silky.
We drank the wine with dinner - spaghetti , homemade tomato sauce, meatballs , arugula - the wine was awesome. Delicious Luscious, but not rich.
Finishing the last bit with a little biscotti now… I wish I had another glass.
I can’t wait to have this wine again! Excellent PQR. Love it!
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8/5/2022 - HipHapa Likes this wine: 93 Points
Opened nicely and tannins subsided over 3 hours.
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7/23/2022 - toebel wrote: 91 Points
Can’t believe how much time this needs. Decanted a full 6 hours and it improves significantly by the end but was still too tannic. Dark but not nearly the depth yet or dark fruits and cocoa of brancaia ilatra 18 that was open for a full day. Wish we kept some from the bottle to see how progressed the next day. However based on this experience won’t open another for at least 3 years. It does seem to have a nice complexity of red and some lesser black fruits with a good backbone. But need to see it integrate and tannins soften before it reaches its potential.
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7/23/2022 - Vinnut Likes this wine: 93 Points
Deep, dark garnet in color. Full, forward, & fragrant nose of ripe fruit aromas of dark cherries, blueberries & currants with overtones of floral & earthy/dusty notes, some cigar box notes of cedar & tobacco, olives, leather, anise, herbs & a hint of balsamic in the background. Medium-full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of dark cherries, blackberries & plums with cocoa, spices, herbs & minerals. Long lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting & extended airing but definitely needs additional time to develop further at which time I anticipate a higher score (94+).
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6/14/2022 - Dsen Likes this wine: 94 Points
Loved the intensity, dark fruits, Dusty tannins
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6/14/2022 - Dsen Likes this wine: 93 Points
I really enjoyed the dark fruit, Dusty tannins length and intensity
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1/22/2022 - Larre Likes this wine: 93 Points
Very nice Tuscany IGT, but very primary and needs time to show off. Will not open next bottle until 2025. 93+
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