A: med garnet with loads of bricking N: sour cherry, mushroom, leather, earth, dried baking spice, dust, some green/herbaceous notes P: dry, high acidity, med body, 13% ABV, high fine tannins C: good wine = there is still balance with remaining fruit and tertiary notes present enough to withstand the high acidity and high but fine tannins, med (+) intensity, med (-) concentration, med complexity and med finish. This is at the tail end and just hanging on - it is lacking in freshness and what is left of the fruit will fade soon.
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Everything you would expect from a well aged Chianti Classico. 2 hours decanted, beautiful cherry, strawberry palate and easy drinking with a high flow rate, perfectly balanced. Brought for family dinner and had to speed up as my father was nearly drinking up the whole bottle alone. Perfect to duck breast.
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Tuscany 2006 (Winicjatywa): nose - vegetal in the first attack, later some black cherries and pate/boiled meats notes. taste: medium acidity, ripe tannins - large volume. some milky notes, trat, crispy black cherries; sweeter chocolate finish, long.
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Brunello Brunch. Last wine to round up the session. Tasted blind. Pop and poured. Appearance is clear, deep intensity, ruby colour. Legs. Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of ripe red cherries, red plums, earth, slight balsamic. Developing. On the palate, dry, juicy high acidity, medium alcohol (13%), smooth medium+ tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of savoury tar earth, red cherries, red plums, blueberries, graphite, sweet balsamic, some herbs. Medium+ finish. Very good quality. Quite clearly some Sangiovese dominant wine. Drinking well now. Could still age another 3-4 years. 85% Sangiovese and the rest Canaiolo with other varietals.
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From magnum. Maybe that's why it was better than previous bottles, as there was still life left in this one. Nicely evolved nose, but unfortunately the mouth shows too much bitterness.
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Difficile recensire questa bottiglia. Appena aperto e nelle ore a seguire, un chianti molto banale, slabbrato, senza corpo e "dignità". Avanzata mezza bottiglia. 24 ore dopo molto è cambiato. Il corpo rimane indietro ma restituisce del cioccolato al latte, fumo, e tabacco aromatico. Dignità riacquistata. La 2006, nonostante sia un'annata a 5 stelle, per la mia esperienza rimane un millesimo molto difficile dove molti produttori si sono "persi." Probabilmente è un'annata di lunghissimo riposo in bottiglia, per dare qualche soddisfazione. Ovviamente con molte eccezioni.
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A bit aged upon opening with nose of tea and alcohol. Became younger and more fruity on the second day. Wouldn't risk buying more bottles from this year though.
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Quite advanced. Not especially expressive nose - hints of white tea, prune and dust. Balanced and smooth but not especially complex palate. Quite an international style reminiscent of burgundy in the mid-palate and finishing almost like a feminine elegant bordeaux. Blackcurrant and cedar on the finish or am I imagining things?
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Honestly disappointed. Was expecting a glorious Chianti Classico from a classic vintage...and one of the best producers....but found an overly austere wine.
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cherry and wood on the nose, medium body with a plush feel, the palate shows traditional flavors of dried cherry, wood, leather and focused mineral on the finish, finesse and balance? yes; wonderful with a tomato based beefy stew
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Mature, mahogany cherry core. Old wine aromas of dark cherries, leather, earth, smoke, dried flowers, and a whiff of cinnamon. Displays a medium weight, round body, texture, balance, and length, with mouth coating flavors of cherries, raspberries, a spice box undertone, and a persistent crushed rock minerality on the finish. Excellent.
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had not drunk a fine Chianti Classico for some time, so for another try bought a high priced wine (30.- euros for a normal annata) from a well recommended producer, should be a very good year for Chianti too......., typical smell, little mineralic, cherries, on the palate fresh, tart, still packed with acidity, seams still so too young, with some air in a big glass the wine not really evolves, keeps a little harsh, midweight body with a fine fruit of amarenacherries, long finish, but...... let me a little disturbed......, should evolve by some more years of cellaring, 85- 89?
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Sehr feiner, duftener Chianti. Zeigt bei mittlerer Struktur sehr gute finesse und Klasse. Sehr empfehlenswert, bester Jahrgang im vergangenen Jahrzehnt! Prost!
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Fruit seems to have dried out, just left with herbaceous bitterness! Not sure this is my favourite style of wine! But did drink alongside Pergolia 07 which has richer, riper fruit and was much more to my taste.
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As Chianti Classicos go, this is something in the Champions League. Pricier as well but well worth it. Had this over a steak dinner at the glitzy steakhouse Cut. Wow, the nose is rustic seduction - almost Brunello-like in its offering of sweet, dusty cherries. On the palate this is rich and dense as a brick, with dark cherry fruit, ripe tannins and a slight mineral streak, with a medium length finish. As often, there are some odd bitter wood, chlorine like notes that disappeared as the wine aerated. 2006 was a very even vintage offering well-balanced wines, and I think this can go on for a long while yet, a good 5-8 years.
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From a half-bottle. I poured the wine into a decanter and served the first glass after a few minutes. The wine was bright medium ruby in colour. It offered cherry, dried fruits, roasted notes, nuts, spices and clove on the nose. On the palate the medium-bodied wine showed cherry, baked fruits, nutty flavours, spices and clove, with dry tannins, medium-level acidity and medium length. The wine was drinking well, might improve with another year or two in the cellar and should keep well for about five years.
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Starts off promising and has a lot of nice black cherry fruit with some complementary spice notes, but seems to be lacking a bit of heft/stuffing in the mid-palate at this point. Certainly a good wine, but I was hoping for a little more based on Galloni's review.
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Light ruby-red, looks diluted and too young. Aromatic nose of warm forest fruits, spices, with earth, mineral and Tuscan undergrowth. On the palate, rather closed, fair balances of concentration of black fruits, blackcurrants, smoke, oak, velvety long finish with fair firm tannin, bitterness lingering. Further tasting may improve rating, still may not overwhelm 2004.
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Nose: leather, earth and limestone. Taste: evident yet not obtrusive tannins. Flavors as detected by nose plus roasted almonds. Long finish. Overpriced in Russian market.
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The Italian Wine Masters (Hilton, 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York): The nose showed dark red fruits, savory beef notes and animal musk. On the palate, I found red fruit against a balanced frame but little else before the wines tannin numbed my palate. With age, this wine may blossom but on this day it was dwarfed by the structured 2004 and the rich 2007.
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Lite red color. Strawberries abound. The finish reminds me of a nice cabernet franc. Mild sweetness and vegetal notes on the finish. Some tobacco. Fairly fruit-forward. Drunk in Tokyo with Alessandro and Paul from KG.
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This wine is very aromatic, showing prunes, stewed fruit notes, amazing mix of spices, and the like. So enticing...The body is soft and rich with excellent concentration, but still elegant and structured with notes of earth and underbrush. One of the best Chianti's I've had in a very long time. This is a very fine wine, and is the entry level bottling for this producer!
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9/16/2023 - Geert Swaelens Likes this wine: 90 Points
Geen nood aan uitleg :-) Enoteca Baldi Panzano einde congé.
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9/15/2023 - despore wrote: 88 Points
A: med garnet with loads of bricking
N: sour cherry, mushroom, leather, earth, dried baking spice, dust, some green/herbaceous notes
P: dry, high acidity, med body, 13% ABV, high fine tannins
C: good wine = there is still balance with remaining fruit and tertiary notes present enough to withstand the high acidity and high but fine tannins, med (+) intensity, med (-) concentration, med complexity and med finish. This is at the tail end and just hanging on - it is lacking in freshness and what is left of the fruit will fade soon.
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1/5/2023 - perrez Likes this wine: 92 Points
Everything you would expect from a well aged Chianti Classico. 2 hours decanted, beautiful cherry, strawberry palate and easy drinking with a high flow rate, perfectly balanced. Brought for family dinner and had to speed up as my father was nearly drinking up the whole bottle alone. Perfect to duck breast.
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7/24/2019 - explorer 1016 wrote: 88 Points
Ok
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2/22/2019 - Jeffyboy Likes this wine: 89 Points
Tuscany 2006 (Winicjatywa): nose - vegetal in the first attack, later some black cherries and pate/boiled meats notes. taste: medium acidity, ripe tannins - large volume. some milky notes, trat, crispy black cherries; sweeter chocolate finish, long.
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11/1/2018 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 91 Points
Brunello Brunch. Last wine to round up the session. Tasted blind. Pop and poured.
Appearance is clear, deep intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of ripe red cherries, red plums, earth, slight balsamic. Developing.
On the palate, dry, juicy high acidity, medium alcohol (13%), smooth medium+ tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of savoury tar earth, red cherries, red plums, blueberries, graphite, sweet balsamic, some herbs. Medium+ finish.
Very good quality. Quite clearly some Sangiovese dominant wine. Drinking well now. Could still age another 3-4 years.
85% Sangiovese and the rest Canaiolo with other varietals.
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11/16/2017 - Ridgerunner Likes this wine: 92 Points
half bottle ripe and ready to drink beautifully!
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10/30/2017 - JDB wrote: 89 Points
Drink up
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8/31/2017 - Vinogan(s) wrote: 88 Points
From magnum. Maybe that's why it was better than previous bottles, as there was still life left in this one. Nicely evolved nose, but unfortunately the mouth shows too much bitterness.
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2/19/2017 - fraundor wrote: 91 Points
- Brick color.
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2/19/2017 - fraundor wrote: 88 Points
- Brick color.
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1/13/2017 - Kento61 Likes this wine: 90 Points
The wine is drinking wonderful right now. Very well balanced for a chianti. One of the finer years.
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11/1/2015 - Kris G Does not like this wine: 87 Points
the balance wasn't there, rather disappointing showing
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10/27/2015 - Euge67 wrote: 87 Points
Difficile recensire questa bottiglia.
Appena aperto e nelle ore a seguire, un chianti molto banale, slabbrato, senza corpo e "dignità".
Avanzata mezza bottiglia.
24 ore dopo molto è cambiato. Il corpo rimane indietro ma restituisce del cioccolato al latte, fumo, e tabacco aromatico. Dignità riacquistata.
La 2006, nonostante sia un'annata a 5 stelle, per la mia esperienza rimane un millesimo molto difficile dove molti produttori si sono "persi." Probabilmente è un'annata di lunghissimo riposo in bottiglia, per dare qualche soddisfazione. Ovviamente con molte eccezioni.
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9/29/2015 - fraundor wrote: 89 Points
- Crimsom color.
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8/22/2015 - IconeWino wrote: 84 Points
Can't believe this was Chianti. Dark stewed prunes/raisins. Tasted like a bad Amarone.
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7/13/2015 - j30 wrote: 88 Points
A bit aged upon opening with nose of tea and alcohol. Became younger and more fruity on the second day. Wouldn't risk buying more bottles from this year though.
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2/17/2015 - JSOL wrote: 87 Points
Quite advanced. Not especially expressive nose - hints of white tea, prune and dust. Balanced and smooth but not especially complex palate. Quite an international style reminiscent of burgundy in the mid-palate and finishing almost like a feminine elegant bordeaux. Blackcurrant and cedar on the finish or am I imagining things?
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8/10/2014 - fraundor wrote: 89 Points
- Crimsom color.
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6/13/2014 - Iam Redwood wrote: 89 Points
- Brick color.
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5/30/2014 - TheWineMonkey wrote:
Perhaps I didn't leave this enough time to breath but I found the oak influence a little to much for my taste.
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2/28/2014 - Filippo wrote: 88 Points
Honestly disappointed. Was expecting a glorious Chianti Classico from a classic vintage...and one of the best producers....but found an overly austere wine.
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12/26/2013 - Rick and Debra wrote:
Xmas 2013
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12/2/2013 - whits wrote: 88 Points
cherry and wood on the nose, medium body with a plush feel, the palate shows traditional flavors of dried cherry, wood, leather and focused mineral on the finish, finesse and balance? yes; wonderful with a tomato based beefy stew
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7/31/2013 - lobsterww wrote: 92 Points
Really smooth and elegant. Needs a few hours to open up.
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5/31/2013 - Baron Slick wrote: 90 Points
Mature, mahogany cherry core. Old wine aromas of dark cherries, leather, earth, smoke, dried flowers, and a whiff of cinnamon. Displays a medium weight, round body, texture, balance, and length, with mouth coating flavors of cherries, raspberries, a spice box undertone, and a persistent crushed rock minerality on the finish. Excellent.
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5/18/2013 - Wigbert wrote: 90 Points
Not bad. Will last for a while yet. Reasonable value for money.
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4/11/2013 - cweiss wrote:
From 375, pleasant enough but fruit opened up much more by last pour at end of dinner.
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3/1/2013 - fc1910 wrote: 86 Points
had not drunk a fine Chianti Classico for some time, so for another try bought a high priced wine (30.- euros for a normal annata) from a well recommended producer, should be a very good year for Chianti too......., typical smell, little mineralic, cherries, on the palate fresh, tart, still packed with acidity, seams still so too young, with some air in a big glass the wine not really evolves, keeps a little harsh, midweight body with a fine fruit of amarenacherries, long finish, but...... let me a little disturbed......, should evolve by some more years of cellaring, 85- 89?
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2/8/2013 - md20 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Sehr feiner, duftener Chianti. Zeigt bei mittlerer Struktur sehr gute finesse und Klasse. Sehr empfehlenswert, bester Jahrgang im vergangenen Jahrzehnt! Prost!
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1/25/2013 - PaulHig wrote: 85 Points
Fruit seems to have dried out, just left with herbaceous bitterness! Not sure this is my favourite style of wine! But did drink alongside Pergolia 07 which has richer, riper fruit and was much more to my taste.
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3/26/2012 - looiwt wrote: 90 Points
As Chianti Classicos go, this is something in the Champions League. Pricier as well but well worth it. Had this over a steak dinner at the glitzy steakhouse Cut. Wow, the nose is rustic seduction - almost Brunello-like in its offering of sweet, dusty cherries. On the palate this is rich and dense as a brick, with dark cherry fruit, ripe tannins and a slight mineral streak, with a medium length finish. As often, there are some odd bitter wood, chlorine like notes that disappeared as the wine aerated. 2006 was a very even vintage offering well-balanced wines, and I think this can go on for a long while yet, a good 5-8 years.
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2/16/2012 - EMTAME wrote: 90 Points
Very consistent. Nice bottle of chianti, if a bit less substantial than I'd hoped.
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1/29/2012 - EMTAME wrote: 90 Points
Similar to my 6/22/11 review. Wish it had a bit more on the mid-palate.
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1/24/2012 - DaleW wrote: flawed
corked (375)
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12/19/2011 - jamesdoeser wrote: 72 Points
disappointing. maybe drank too young. very tight.
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11/26/2011 - PSPatrick wrote: 88 Points
From a half-bottle. I poured the wine into a decanter and served the first glass after a few minutes. The wine was bright medium ruby in colour. It offered cherry, dried fruits, roasted notes, nuts, spices and clove on the nose. On the palate the medium-bodied wine showed cherry, baked fruits, nutty flavours, spices and clove, with dry tannins, medium-level acidity and medium length. The wine was drinking well, might improve with another year or two in the cellar and should keep well for about five years.
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10/18/2011 - DaleW wrote:
Big, a bit tannic, raspberry and cherry, a little hint of oregano. I think this will be good, but not showing that well for now. B- f
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9/17/2011 - fraundor wrote:
leider verkühlt daher keine Stellungnahme, dürfte noch einiges Lagerpotential haben!
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7/12/2011 - dedrislee wrote: 90 Points
Last bottle. See my last note, still I think it is drrunk too early. QPR 90/43 A5P5C5
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6/22/2011 - EMTAME wrote: 90 Points
Starts off promising and has a lot of nice black cherry fruit with some complementary spice notes, but seems to be lacking a bit of heft/stuffing in the mid-palate at this point. Certainly a good wine, but I was hoping for a little more based on Galloni's review.
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6/14/2011 - dedrislee wrote: 90 Points
Light ruby-red, looks diluted and too young. Aromatic nose of warm forest fruits, spices, with earth, mineral and Tuscan undergrowth. On the palate, rather closed, fair balances of concentration of black fruits, blackcurrants, smoke, oak, velvety long finish with fair firm tannin, bitterness lingering. Further tasting may improve rating, still may not overwhelm 2004.
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5/13/2011 - PaulHig wrote: 86 Points
Smooth silky chocolate on entry, but bitter, slightly course tannin on the finish. Also lacks a splash of acidity.
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5/8/2011 - j30 wrote: 90 Points
Delicious wine. Dark fruit, chocolate, herb. Plush mouthfeel, mild tannins, nice acidity upon finish.
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4/28/2011 - JohnFalstaff wrote: 90 Points
Nose: leather, earth and limestone. Taste: evident yet not obtrusive tannins. Flavors as detected by nose plus roasted almonds. Long finish. Overpriced in Russian market.
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2/8/2011 - Eric Guido Likes this wine: 89 Points
The Italian Wine Masters (Hilton, 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York): The nose showed dark red fruits, savory beef notes and animal musk. On the palate, I found red fruit against a balanced frame but little else before the wines tannin numbed my palate. With age, this wine may blossom but on this day it was dwarfed by the structured 2004 and the rich 2007.
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12/13/2010 - JDB Likes this wine: 90 Points
Such a tasty Sangiovese at such a young age , I am very pleasantly suprised
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10/13/2010 - TexasBob wrote: 88 Points
Lite red color. Strawberries abound. The finish reminds me of a nice cabernet franc. Mild sweetness and vegetal notes on the finish. Some tobacco. Fairly fruit-forward. Drunk in Tokyo with Alessandro and Paul from KG.
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9/21/2010 - peternelson wrote: 92 Points
This wine is very aromatic, showing prunes, stewed fruit notes, amazing mix of spices, and the like. So enticing...The body is soft and rich with excellent concentration, but still elegant and structured with notes of earth and underbrush. One of the best Chianti's I've had in a very long time. This is a very fine wine, and is the entry level bottling for this producer!
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8/30/2010 - wingc123 wrote:
Decent wine with emerging cherry and tar notes. Not overly complex. Still tannic and young. Good with pasta dish last night.
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7/12/2010 - hubas wrote: 84 Points
A bit of truffles was all i really got from this wine.
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3/7/2010 - dcb10 wrote: 85 Points
Light red colour, cherry nose which also comes out on the palate. Subtle tannins and a nice long finish. Wanted more fruit. Easy drinking, needs food.
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