A concentrated and brooding wine. Deep blueberries and blackberries, almost in jam form, really dominated the glass. The nose was not as expressive as the palate. Really velvety tannins with a little bit of air, I didn’t find it that hot for being a 15% wine. Really enjoyed this wine.
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Another great Christmas Eve wine. Beautifully aged Grenache filled with gravel, black and blueberries, pressed fir needles. The nose was a bit restrained but had such an elegant palate of the above with great structure and refined tannins. Opened about an hour before consuming but not decanted. Because we wanted to wait for the other bottles to open up more,’this bottle went faster than I would have liked and i wonder if that nose would have opened up more! But a great CDP!
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My Christmas Eve WOTN. Explosive cherry, blackberry, soil, leather on the nose. Really such pretty aromatics in the glass. The glass itself stood up to the nose with elegant and structured berries, Tuscan countryside brush and herbs, and this excellent silkiness brought by the age. Opened about an hour before consuming but no decant (did pour a little in my glass immediately to get a little more surface area in the bottle). Excellent Brunello.
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NV Xavier Vignon Arcane - Le Fou
2/3/2024 - contextwine Likes this wine: 91 Points
A concentrated and brooding wine. Deep blueberries and blackberries, almost in jam form, really dominated the glass. The nose was not as expressive as the palate. Really velvety tannins with a little bit of air, I didn’t find it that hot for being a 15% wine. Really enjoyed this wine.
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1998 Domaine des Saumades Châteauneuf-du-Pape
12/24/2023 - contextwine Likes this wine: 93 Points
Another great Christmas Eve wine. Beautifully aged Grenache filled with gravel, black and blueberries, pressed fir needles. The nose was a bit restrained but had such an elegant palate of the above with great structure and refined tannins. Opened about an hour before consuming but not decanted. Because we wanted to wait for the other bottles to open up more,’this bottle went faster than I would have liked and i wonder if that nose would have opened up more! But a great CDP!
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2001 Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino Poggio alle Mura
12/24/2023 - contextwine Likes this wine: 95 Points
My Christmas Eve WOTN. Explosive cherry, blackberry, soil, leather on the nose. Really such pretty aromatics in the glass. The glass itself stood up to the nose with elegant and structured berries, Tuscan countryside brush and herbs, and this excellent silkiness brought by the age. Opened about an hour before consuming but no decant (did pour a little in my glass immediately to get a little more surface area in the bottle). Excellent Brunello.
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