Very good. Some age seems to have helped this, and overall concur with Short & Confused notes, and nothing rough or coarse about it (from BVAL)--just the opposite--it's well balanced and moderate full/long, great with food.
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This wine is gorgeous and a great value ($18) As BVal says, there is chunky black fruit, tobacco, black pepper and a floral note. There are the dark fruits on the palate but I would also add that there is some salinity that streamlines things a bit. This was my last of 2 and I am bummed to see it go. I'll buy it if I see it again.
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Color: dark ruby core -> deep/dark ruby rim. Chunky nose of black fruits, tobacco, black pepper and a little floral perfume adding a touch of elegance. Chunky, foursquare palate of dark fruit and blackberries. Tannic, a little rough and coarse with a touch of bitters on the finish, this could use some big, flavorful foods to tame it a bit. I'd also say it probably could benefit from a year or two of sleep. Think I'll have the next bottle in 2018 with red sauce.
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Nice musty herbal nose. Black fruit and tobacco with pleasant tongue coating tannin. Not particularly complex, but an enjoyable southern Italian style red. I don't know these grapes enough to comment on typicity.
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4/5/2020 - wayfarer Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very good. Some age seems to have helped this, and overall concur with Short & Confused notes, and nothing rough or coarse about it (from BVAL)--just the opposite--it's well balanced and moderate full/long, great with food.
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1/19/2017 - short and confused wrote: 91 Points
This wine is gorgeous and a great value ($18) As BVal says, there is chunky black fruit, tobacco, black pepper and a floral note. There are the dark fruits on the palate but I would also add that there is some salinity that streamlines things a bit. This was my last of 2 and I am bummed to see it go. I'll buy it if I see it again.
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6/24/2016 - BVal wrote: 86 Points
Color: dark ruby core -> deep/dark ruby rim. Chunky nose of black fruits, tobacco, black pepper and a little floral perfume adding a touch of elegance. Chunky, foursquare palate of dark fruit and blackberries. Tannic, a little rough and coarse with a touch of bitters on the finish, this could use some big, flavorful foods to tame it a bit. I'd also say it probably could benefit from a year or two of sleep. Think I'll have the next bottle in 2018 with red sauce.
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8/5/2015 - Doblk wrote: 88 Points
Nice musty herbal nose. Black fruit and tobacco with pleasant tongue coating tannin. Not particularly complex, but an enjoyable southern Italian style red. I don't know these grapes enough to comment on typicity.
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3/30/2014 - EMichels wrote: 89 Points
Fresh nose - like fresh paint; Huge fresh rosemary
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