Free & Easy night at ES BK. Pop and poured. Supposedly some small degree of cork taint but it seems like I am not so sensitive to TCA after all. Appearance is clear, deep intensity, purplish ruby colour. Legs. Nose medium+ intensity, with aromas of dark red cherries, glossy black cherries, dark spices. Developing. On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium+ alcohol (14%), fine high tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of black cherries, dark red cherries, dark spices, black licorice, savoury dark herbs, dark chocolate, slight nail varnish. Long finish. Good quality. Well-made and rather deep extracted complex wine. Hard to guess or place it. Can still age. Apparently 100% Montepulciano. Certainly less wild than the Montepulcianos from Abruzzo.
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Weekly tasting group RWP #286: Six pairs fully blind for my guests (@ My place): This 2008 was so much better than the 2007 I tasted last year. Not any signs of being tired or over the hill at all! The bouquet is perfumed and shows dark berries, sweet raspberries and chocolate. On the palate dark berries, chocolate, beautiful acidity, ripe and rich. Really beautiful and at its peak now.
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Monthly Tasting Group EEE #057 : A random set (@ My place): Beautiful bouquet with dark berries, cherries, sweet spices and vanilla. On the palate the same berries and cherries, chocolate, good acidity and soft tannin with still a pleasant bite. Really nice wine.
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Monthly tasting club LTC 2014-08; A mixed set of red wines. (@ My place): Beautiful and complex bouquet with good oak, chocolate, coffee, dark berry fruits, some mushrooms and autumn forest. Same on the palate. Good oak, dark fruits and sweet spices. Good acidity and soft tannin. The wine is ready now, but no real hurry.
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10/8/2018 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 90 Points
Free & Easy night at ES BK. Pop and poured. Supposedly some small degree of cork taint but it seems like I am not so sensitive to TCA after all.
Appearance is clear, deep intensity, purplish ruby colour. Legs.
Nose medium+ intensity, with aromas of dark red cherries, glossy black cherries, dark spices. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium+ alcohol (14%), fine high tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of black cherries, dark red cherries, dark spices, black licorice, savoury dark herbs, dark chocolate, slight nail varnish. Long finish.
Good quality. Well-made and rather deep extracted complex wine. Hard to guess or place it. Can still age.
Apparently 100% Montepulciano. Certainly less wild than the Montepulcianos from Abruzzo.
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5/14/2018 - Zweder wrote: 90 Points
Weekly tasting group RWP #286: Six pairs fully blind for my guests (@ My place): This 2008 was so much better than the 2007 I tasted last year. Not any signs of being tired or over the hill at all! The bouquet is perfumed and shows dark berries, sweet raspberries and chocolate. On the palate dark berries, chocolate, beautiful acidity, ripe and rich. Really beautiful and at its peak now.
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2/1/2017 - Zweder wrote: 89 Points
Monthly Tasting Group EEE #057 : A random set (@ My place): Beautiful bouquet with dark berries, cherries, sweet spices and vanilla. On the palate the same berries and cherries, chocolate, good acidity and soft tannin with still a pleasant bite. Really nice wine.
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10/18/2015 - olimorin wrote: 90 Points
Parfait.
Bien rond avec des notes de fruit rouge et de cafe. Une petite touche d'acidite
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12/4/2014 - Zweder wrote: 88 Points
Monthly tasting club LTC 2014-08; A mixed set of red wines. (@ My place): Beautiful and complex bouquet with good oak, chocolate, coffee, dark berry fruits, some mushrooms and autumn forest. Same on the palate. Good oak, dark fruits and sweet spices. Good acidity and soft tannin. The wine is ready now, but no real hurry.
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