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2006 Il Poggione (Proprietá Franceschi) Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli
3/2/2024 - smveluv Likes this wine: 94 Points
Double decanted around 3pm for service around 630pm, at which point it was drunk over the course of 2-3 hours.
This bottle was significantly better than my last bottle. On open tannins and acid were evident as with the last bottle, but there remained ample dark fruit and earthy tones to balance the structure of the wine (this was not the case last time, and as a result the wine came off as being much more "dried out"). The overall result was a wine that presented itself as less austere than I'd expected.
Over the course of the evening the wine continued to improve, the fruit flavours became more lush, and the earthy tones came forward to round out what I felt was a very classically tasting Brunello. We drank this next to an '01 Percarlo which provided really nice contrast -- this had a noticeably darker fruit profile and showed more earth both on the palate and nose as opposed to the brighter red fruited profile of the percarlo that seemed to be accented with secondary aromas from the oak treatment more than soil tones.
Regardless, both bottles were excellent and paired very well with various cuts of steak, potato dauphinoise, and roast vegatables.
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2016 Domaine Stephane Magnien Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Les Faconnières
2/14/2024 - smveluv Likes this wine: 94 Points
Very, very good.
Poured a just barely cloudy ruby. Very fresh red fruit scents of strawberries and cherries. Complex floral aromas, and a touch of funk / animalia as well. On the palate, very spry and bright with refreshing acidity, red fruit, and a spice note that I couldn't quite place but that resembled something akin to the Vosne spice or cinnamon.
Drinking well right now but clear room for upside, at the beginning of a decade long drinking window. paired very well with roast chicken and wilted greens over rice.
Glad I have a bunch more of these, I'll be looking for more from this producer going forward. Very impressed and (for burgundy) solid QPR as well.
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2016 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape
2/10/2024 - smveluv Likes this wine: 93 Points
This is really, really good. stylistically, much younger and more primary than I tend to appreciate. That being said, the fruit flavours here are so vibrant and lush. There are layers of different berry fruits and darker flavours supported by a subtle but strong vein of minerality and fantastic tannin / acid structure. Exquisitely balanced.
Look forward to watching this one evolve. A pleasure to drink now and I assume will evolve positively to gain some tertiary elements over the next couple decades.
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