I took this bottle out of excellent storage thinking there was no point in paying to keep something probably way over the hill. To my surprise, it was nothing of the sort: still medium dark, smooth, with good fruit. I suspect this was due to the Cabernet, which dominated. When the early super Tuscans were released, some faulted them because the cab would dominate the Sangiovese, but at this stage of their lives it’s probably just as well. Another surprise: there was NO sediment. Zero. Must have been thoroughly filtered.
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Rumors of this wine’s death are greatly exaggerated. My bottle had been very well stored. It was certainly mature and might have been better a year or two ago. I see no reason to hold it further. But it was smooth and still had fruit. Don’t despair, but do drink up. Enjoy.
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1985 Avignonesi Grifi Toscana IGT
1/19/2024 - acemdin@yahoo.com Likes this wine: 92 Points
I took this bottle out of excellent storage thinking there was no point in paying to keep something probably way over the hill. To my surprise, it was nothing of the sort: still medium dark, smooth, with good fruit. I suspect this was due to the Cabernet, which dominated. When the early super Tuscans were released, some faulted them because the cab would dominate the Sangiovese, but at this stage of their lives it’s probably just as well. Another surprise: there was NO sediment. Zero. Must have been thoroughly filtered.
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2002 Marcassin Chardonnay Three Sisters Vineyard
1/13/2024 - acemdin@yahoo.com Likes this wine: 92 Points
Rumors of this wine’s death are greatly exaggerated. My bottle had been very well stored. It was certainly mature and might have been better a year or two ago. I see no reason to hold it further. But it was smooth and still had fruit. Don’t despair, but do drink up. Enjoy.
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1997 Sparrow Lane Zinfandel Beatty Ranch
10/9/2019 - acemdin@yahoo.com wrote: 93 Points
Twenty years in my basement and still holding up!
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