2008 Tenimenti d'Alessandro Syrah Cortona Il Bosco

Community Tasting Notes (19) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  9/22/2022 - dankgummy wrote: 91 Points

  tasty upon opening, extra long finish. not much fruit left

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  1/22/2022 - jkscully Likes this wine:

  his wine just seemed a bit thin and overly tart (i.e. cranberry pomegranate juice) to be considered really good. The problem wasn’t a lack of decanting because extended air didn’t really help (it was actually better with little to no air than it was with extended decanting). Nevertheless, I really enjoyed this wine with food (Goulash and Greek sausages). Compared to the new world Syrahs that I’ve opened recently, which were nice to sip but boring with food, this wine was a nice companion to food. It’s definitely in the old-world style and, again, after the new world Syrahs that I’ve opened recently, this was a welcome characteristic. In addition to the dark fruit flavors, dried fig, sweet bay leaf, licorice, and smoky notes, I found a beautiful violet flavor lurking underneath and appearing in full force on the finish. I find faint hints of olive on the backend too, but I need to be thinking about it to really notice this flavor There are faint hints of black pepper on the finish too, but all the flavors are in nice balance: the pepper and olive are there for varietal definition but aren’t overbearing as they sometimes are in Syrah. I like the drying sensation and leathery feel on the finish, which shows the tannins are still strong. This would have been better with additional bottle age (I wish I had glanced at the recent CT notes before I opened this). All in all, I wasn’t wowed, but I’m impressed and wish that I had more to lay down for some time in order to see where this goes with some additional bottle age. I think this wine is legit and that it could be really great in about 5 years from now.
  
  Better out of Riedel Hermitage than Zalto Bordeaux and Grassl.

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  11/6/2021 - Amberissey Likes this wine: 85 Points

  PnP. Earth, cocoa powder, stewed black cherry and stewed plum on the nose. Some smoke and iron too. Not a lot going on on the palette on day 1. Only a bitter dark chocolate finish. Will leave overnight. On second day, smoke, tapenade, chocolate, black cherry on the palette. Seems a bit dilute, and still the bitter finish. Perfectly nice, but I expected more based on other reviews. Still a lot of tannin, maybe still too young? Maybe some food would improve?

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  4/17/2021 - chitowncdpguy wrote:

  Really nice now. Opened for 3 hours but did not decant. Should have as there was a lot of heavy sediment. Dark fruit in a nice place, some earth and mineral, and hints of smoke. Well balanced and smooth.

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  2/29/2020 - chitowncdpguy wrote:

  Nice, but still a bit tight. Or rather drying at least. On opening it smelled of blood and was unpleasant, but it only took a few minutes to open up. A lot of stony minerals, but the dominant flavors were olives and bacon fat. Interestingly the olives receding when drinking it along with tapenade crusted lamb chops. Very nice, but still seems quite young.
  
  Did not decant and it threw some sediment at the very end.

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