Well, what can I say. This is fantastic. Decanted for 1.5 hours, ink-black/red I almost could not see through it. An earth/brett nose blew off after about a half hour or so and then turned into a rich nose of chocolate, licorice, and spice. The mouthfeel was full and round, berry fruit with a cinnamon twist into a long finish. This well balanced now between fruit and acidity but still present tannins which is good. This has about five years more before peak. Delicious and excellent.
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This Salice Salento displayed deep ruby color with a purple edge and showed some brett at the open but it blew off after about 20 minutes. It turned into cherry and underbrush with tobacco and some mushroom notes. The palate was filled with flavors of ripe cherry with some tar and licorice. This wine was elegant and smooth right off the bat but it evolved in the glass. Well integrated acidity and tannin structure rounded out this fine offering. Nice.
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A clear ruby with some purple hues. On the nose, herb notes and dried berries came but after about 30 minutes wet earth with strong leather. There was a nice mouthfeel of spice and sour cherry with a good finish. Well made.
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1999 Argiolas Turriga Isola dei Nuraghi IGT
1/21/2006 - Cicero wrote: 94 Points
Well, what can I say. This is fantastic. Decanted for 1.5 hours, ink-black/red I almost could not see through it. An earth/brett nose blew off after about a half hour or so and then turned into a rich nose of chocolate, licorice, and spice. The mouthfeel was full and round, berry fruit with a cinnamon twist into a long finish. This well balanced now between fruit and acidity but still present tannins which is good. This has about five years more before peak. Delicious and excellent.
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2001 Masseria Li Veli Salice Salentino Pezzo Morgana
1/6/2006 - Cicero wrote: 93 Points
This Salice Salento displayed deep ruby color with a purple edge and showed some brett at the open but it blew off after about 20 minutes. It turned into cherry and underbrush with tobacco and some mushroom notes. The palate was filled with flavors of ripe cherry with some tar and licorice. This wine was elegant and smooth right off the bat but it evolved in the glass. Well integrated acidity and tannin structure rounded out this fine offering. Nice.
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2002 Firriato Nero d'Avola Sicilia Chiaramonte
12/30/2005 - Cicero wrote: 88 Points
A clear ruby with some purple hues. On the nose, herb notes and dried berries came but after about 30 minutes wet earth with strong leather. There was a nice mouthfeel of spice and sour cherry with a good finish. Well made.
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