Big wine and still tasting and looking fresh. Deep black and blue fruit flavors, earth and balsamic notes. My wife’s first comment on tasting was “well, that will wake you up.” I don’t think she meant it in a good way. I liked it fine but it became a bit one-dimensional as the evening progressed. And, it got slaughtered by the 2004 Mascarello Monprivato on the table which was compellingly elegant.
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Previous times I have had this wine were among the best BDMs I have had. This bottle, my last, was toast. Undrinkable. A sad ending to an otherwise unprecedented run of amazing bottles. Presumably due to bottle/cork variation, but I might consider drinking on the sooner side, particularly based on how amazing previous experiences were.
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3/16/2024 - awever Likes this wine: 95 Points
Großer Brunello im modernen Stil, Länge, Süße, Komplexität, hat alles
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3/15/2024 - bigbass250 Likes this wine:
very nice with homemade spaghetti following a disappointing bottle of wine this fit the bill
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3/10/2024 - randyjc wrote: 91 Points
Big wine and still tasting and looking fresh. Deep black and blue fruit flavors, earth and balsamic notes. My wife’s first comment on tasting was “well, that will wake you up.” I don’t think she meant it in a good way. I liked it fine but it became a bit one-dimensional as the evening progressed. And, it got slaughtered by the 2004 Mascarello Monprivato on the table which was compellingly elegant.
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3/2/2024 - FijiSkillz wrote: flawed
both bottles oxidized and funky. Both get even worse with time.
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2/8/2024 - bobadopolis wrote: flawed
Previous times I have had this wine were among the best BDMs I have had. This bottle, my last, was toast. Undrinkable. A sad ending to an otherwise unprecedented run of amazing bottles. Presumably due to bottle/cork variation, but I might consider drinking on the sooner side, particularly based on how amazing previous experiences were.
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