2013 Tenute Chiaromonte Gioia del Colle Muro Sant'Angelo - Contrada Barbatto

Community Tasting Notes (18) Avg Score: 90.4 points

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  2/1/2024 - Condrieu82 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Bottle #3 of the case was the best yet, showing a particular depth of nose with plums and blackberries, nice acidity, more plums on the palate with eucalyptus and pout pourri notes, grippy tannins, and a log finish tinged with black pepper and oak. Very enjoyable Primitivo, fruity but well-balanced. Will probably keep improving for a few years.

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  1/30/2024 - t_moderne wrote:

  Opened and had a taste. Used to make a wine sauce for poached figs.
  Added spice (cloves, star anise and cinnamon stick) and sugar to boil down into a thick syrup. Served the poached figs with gorgonzola dolce and the wine sauce.
  As to the wine:
  Dark purple color.
  Sweet fruit of prunes and dried cherries.
  Saved some under vacuvin and tasted the following day.
  The wine was overtly sweet and had taken on a funky barnyard note.
  
  The wine syrup however tasted good.
  Not sure where this bottle came form but is not generally a style I buy.
  
  For making a sweet wine syrup, I rate this a 90.
  For drinking, I would rate it 75.

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  12/15/2022 - Condrieu82 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Super interesting vino. Dark ruby color, the nose gives off tons of plums, earthy notes, a bit of oak, cherry paste. The palate shows great balance with mouthwatering acidity and minerality, then more plums, tar, forest floor, licorice; tannins are somewhat chewy but elegant; the finish is medium long with hints of aromatic wood and vanilla. It is not a super complex wine - it’s bold and in your face but well balanced and with all elements in the right place. Definitely a great find - this is delicious by itself but even better with some meaty food.

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  8/23/2022 - LightDancer wrote: 91 Points

  Concentrated, full bodied. Loads of dark and red fruits with balancing tannins. 16.5 ABV not noticeable. Will continue to evolve for several more years.

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  12/4/2021 - Kento61 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  This is drinking well. Earth, black fruit, some raisin and smooth. A bit of tobacco.

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