2010 Gini Soave Classico Superiore Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 89.8 points

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  1/20/2019 - Ian S wrote:

  Still in very fine shape, this one with more pear drop than I recall before, but that worked well with some faint butteriness coming through

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  4/3/2018 - Ian S wrote:

  Prompted by Daniele's divergent experiences in the two notes preceding this, it seemed timely to open one of two bottles of this I have left.
  
  Lemon-Gold colour with good brightness
  
  Appealing nose of lime to the fore, backed by lemon, honey and a more general savouriness that avoids a simple 'fruit salad' aroma.
  
  The palate offers genuine progression, from initial soft honeyed fruit, eased away by still firm acidity which emphasises the lime/lemon more and also carries some bitterness. As that dissipates on the finish, a little more complexity emerges.
  
  There will be more instantly appealing wines out there, but this has plenty of character (and though I don't especially like the word in wine tasting notes - 'minerality' will strike a note for many). The mid-palate acidity / bitterness does beg for suitable food, but in addition, I suspect there may still be more to come from this wine in the coming 3-4 years. I'm tempted to leave the last one that long to see.
  
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  - Held well on day 2
  - Opened out further on day 3, with better balance and complexity, whilst no discernible oxidation.

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  1/24/2018 - Giampaolo Likes this wine: 87 Points

  questa invece era ancora perfetta... ogni bottiglia una storia a sè...

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  1/7/2018 - Giampaolo Does not like this wine:

  Brutta sorpresa all'apertura, purtroppo. Avevo preso molte bottiglie di questo Soave perché lo trovavo notevolissimo. Supponevo fosse destinato a un medio lungo invecchiamento. Da un paio d'anni non bevevo una delle bottiglie che tenevo in casa. Questo 2010, dopo soli otto anni, purtroppo è in caduta verticale e sostanzialmente imbevibile. Peccato, ho aspettato troppo, ma sono spiacevolmente sorpreso...

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  2/27/2016 - Giampaolo Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Il dorato intenso predispone già a meglio, il naso vario e complesso prosegue sulla stessa linea, ma è il sorso che mi soddisfa in modo entusiastico. Ricco, avvolgente, non perde sapidità e snellezza nonostante l'estremo calore e la densità di frutto, finale lungo dolceamaro che non vorrei smettere di berlo.

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