Needed a little time to open up. Classic Napa flavors. Taste-tested Riedel Sommelier vs GGG. I still love burying my face in the massive Somms for all the oaky goodness.
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Piero Antinori brings the family’s remarkable skills to pretty outstanding fruit. I’ve long marveled how Bordeaux varietals thrive in Italy, and are expressed so uniquely. Now he does the same in Napa. Get some !
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This was my second of three drank with grilled beef tenderloin. Upon opening the wine was a bit too acidic for my tastes but improved considerably over the course of the evening with rich fruit and much improved balance. I would open at least a few hour prior to drinking.
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(Antica (Antinori) Cabernet Sauvignon) Dark black red violet color; herbaceous, roasted black fruit, pepper, smoke nose; tight, tasty, herbaceous, cedar, cassis, red plum, mineral palate, needs 3-plus years; medium-plus finish
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11/12/2023 - redz wrote: 93 Points
Needed a little time to open up. Classic Napa flavors. Taste-tested Riedel Sommelier vs GGG. I still love burying my face in the massive Somms for all the oaky goodness.
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8/29/2023 - dsimmons Likes this wine: 93 Points
Last bottle drinking well with grilled beef tenderloin. Give it an hour of air. Drink or hold.
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6/16/2022 - capacious Likes this wine: 93 Points
The Antinori family reputation for wine making surely is carried forward here in the New World. Complex, unique, excellent cab, with a decade to go
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12/12/2021 - capacious Likes this wine: 93 Points
Piero Antinori brings the family’s remarkable skills to pretty outstanding fruit. I’ve long marveled how Bordeaux varietals thrive in Italy, and are expressed so uniquely. Now he does the same in Napa. Get some !
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9/21/2021 - dsimmons Likes this wine: 93 Points
This was my second of three drank with grilled beef tenderloin. Upon opening the wine was a bit too acidic for my tastes but improved considerably over the course of the evening with rich fruit and much improved balance. I would open at least a few hour prior to drinking.
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