Stylistically this sits in between the New and Old World style... there is some new barrique influence but not a ton... the wine is quite savory and is well balanced with ripe fruit and firm, but ripe tannins and high acidity... great complexity of flavor, persistent finish... should improve over the next 2-4 years.
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Took to Café Juanita. Excellent wine. Beautiful translucent red. Flowers, earth and truffles on the nose, very elegant palate shows cherry and earth with excellent acidity. Smooth with great persistence and mouthfeel. At 14% this is no lightweight but everything is kept in great balance. Still a bit tannic, with a dash of interesting bitterness thrown in for the medium length finish. Elegant and very pretty.
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1/11/2012 - markjanes wrote: 89 Points
Stylistically this sits in between the New and Old World style... there is some new barrique influence but not a ton... the wine is quite savory and is well balanced with ripe fruit and firm, but ripe tannins and high acidity... great complexity of flavor, persistent finish... should improve over the next 2-4 years.
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4/4/2010 - matrask wrote: 90 Points
Very good without knocking our socks off.
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5/20/2009 - ron m wrote:
Took to Café Juanita. Excellent wine. Beautiful translucent red. Flowers, earth and truffles on the nose, very elegant palate shows cherry and earth with excellent acidity. Smooth with great persistence and mouthfeel. At 14% this is no lightweight but everything is kept in great balance. Still a bit tannic, with a dash of interesting bitterness thrown in for the medium length finish. Elegant and very pretty.
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12/27/2005 - vonregis wrote: 95 Points
superb. one of my favourities brunello. not very known producer, but wines are fantastic.
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10/5/2005 - 97mjr wrote: 92 Points
Under the Tuscan Sun/Florence Rain; 10/1/2005-10/7/2005 (Tuscany): Modern style, pungent nose, mushroom, earth, red fruit. Well balanced, smooth. Dont know much re: the producer, but was told a relative of Pacenti.
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