Not my usual choice for a Friday night at home. Still quite a primary Grenache at this point. Although a big wine, a bit sweet for my taste. It picked up some interesting flavors over a couple of hours, hinting at better things to come, so I won't be touching the next bottle for a couple of years at least.
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Popped and poured, and then tasted over a couple of hours. The nose was fairly low volume with dark fruit, tobacco and a little spice. The flavors were fairly well balanced on the attack, but the red fruit faded and the acid and especially the tannins dominated the aftertaste. Will be waiting for 3-5 years before trying another bottle.
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A little tight on the pop-and-pour with a beautiful, complex nose featuring dark fruit. After a couple of hours it opened up, but the fruit didn't hold up to the acid and very dusty tannins. Not sure where this is headed, leaving me concerned about my remaining bottles. The terrific nose propped up the score for this bottle.
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2010 Sine Qua Non Grenache Five Shooter
9/5/2014 - SD-Wineaux wrote: 91 Points
Not my usual choice for a Friday night at home. Still quite a primary Grenache at this point. Although a big wine, a bit sweet for my taste. It picked up some interesting flavors over a couple of hours, hinting at better things to come, so I won't be touching the next bottle for a couple of years at least.
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2001 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino Montosoli
3/8/2012 - SD-Wineaux wrote: 92 Points
Popped and poured, and then tasted over a couple of hours. The nose was fairly low volume with dark fruit, tobacco and a little spice. The flavors were fairly well balanced on the attack, but the red fruit faded and the acid and especially the tannins dominated the aftertaste. Will be waiting for 3-5 years before trying another bottle.
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2001 La Serena Brunello di Montalcino
3/7/2012 - SD-Wineaux wrote: 90 Points
A little tight on the pop-and-pour with a beautiful, complex nose featuring dark fruit. After a couple of hours it opened up, but the fruit didn't hold up to the acid and very dusty tannins. Not sure where this is headed, leaving me concerned about my remaining bottles. The terrific nose propped up the score for this bottle.
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