Again neutral about this. The balance doesn't seem quite right. Not sure it is ageing well. Still have some left in the bottle to tomorrow. May be better then.
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A very good coolish climate Shiraz. Castagna is the Grigor Dimitrov of wine so it can be a bit of a hit and miss affair and the winery has never truly lived up to the early hype other than its Sangiovese which is always consistently good. Flashy, occasionally graceful but never quite getting there. Spice and pepper nose with plum palate which is well integrated with the wood and acidity. Went well with steaks. Drink now or 6+ years.
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This bottle was a bit schizophrenic. Drunk over 2 days. One day 1 there was a noticeable burnt match note to the palate. It mellowed over a couple of hours, but was still there. On day 2 it had disappeared, and the wine was pleasant enough, though hot at the quality level I noted for the previous bottle. Next bottle sooner rather than later.
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3/22/2021 - Andrew67 wrote:
Again neutral about this. The balance doesn't seem quite right. Not sure it is ageing well. Still have some left in the bottle to tomorrow. May be better then.
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7/9/2020 - tanduybui Likes this wine: 89 Points
A very good coolish climate Shiraz. Castagna is the Grigor Dimitrov of wine so it can be a bit of a hit and miss affair and the winery has never truly lived up to the early hype other than its Sangiovese which is always consistently good. Flashy, occasionally graceful but never quite getting there. Spice and pepper nose with plum palate which is well integrated with the wood and acidity. Went well with steaks. Drink now or 6+ years.
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5/14/2020 - Andrew67 wrote:
This bottle was a bit schizophrenic. Drunk over 2 days. One day 1 there was a noticeable burnt match note to the palate. It mellowed over a couple of hours, but was still there. On day 2 it had disappeared, and the wine was pleasant enough, though hot at the quality level I noted for the previous bottle. Next bottle sooner rather than later.
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11/4/2019 - robferguson1 wrote: 92 Points
Excellent, lots of life ahead
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8/31/2019 - robferguson1 wrote: 92 Points
Very good but has heaps of time, was a hot year but handled well
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