I bought 2 of these the year of release. When you cellar wine, you play the odds that your enjoyment of a wine will increase v decrease. But, it’s always a gamble. We had a bottle when it was 10 years old and it was lovely. 93 pts. I won that bet. With this bottle, now 14+ years old, I lost. Cooked. Prune-y and Raisin-y. Gave it 24 hours, but it it didn’t come around. It was known to be a hotter vintage, so I checked tasting notes on CT for other BdMs I’m cellaring from that vintage and they’re all doing well. This is a quality producer, so I’m thinking maybe it saw excess heat in transit or storage before I even bought it.
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1/15/2023 - Rfarias Does not like this wine: 80 Points
Past its prime. Prunny but not open.
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2/4/2022 - winespine wrote: flawed
I bought 2 of these the year of release. When you cellar wine, you play the odds that your enjoyment of a wine will increase v decrease. But, it’s always a gamble. We had a bottle when it was 10 years old and it was lovely. 93 pts. I won that bet. With this bottle, now 14+ years old, I lost. Cooked. Prune-y and Raisin-y. Gave it 24 hours, but it it didn’t come around. It was known to be a hotter vintage, so I checked tasting notes on CT for other BdMs I’m cellaring from that vintage and they’re all doing well. This is a quality producer, so I’m thinking maybe it saw excess heat in transit or storage before I even bought it.
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11/20/2021 - BURGHen Boy wrote: 89 Points
Basic Brunello. Some dark cherry and oak up front, finished with a bit of tar and dust. Middle of the road daily drinker
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10/17/2021 - tedcholl wrote: 86 Points
Past it's prime. Mostly tastes of dried raisins and fig. Not even any leather left in it.
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11/19/2016 - benny wrote: 91 Points
Opened and drank over 2 hours. Did not change much. Has more life yet then I expected. Lots of sediment. An everyday BdM
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