2008 Tenuta del Portale Aglianico del Vulture Riserva

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 90.6 points

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  6/22/2022 - vmcorrigan wrote:

  Definitely past its prime

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  6/21/2018 - Swaggering Beaunie wrote: 93 Points

  I am sad that this is my last bottle, because these wines just keep getting better and better as they age. The wine in this bottle is rich, full-bodied, with a complex fruit assemblage, and it shows grace notes of sweet tobacco to accompany the fine generous tannins. The finish is very long and enormously complex. If this were a Bordeaux, it would command 5 times its modest $20 price.
  
  When I first tried this wine almost 5 years ago, I wanted to return to the store and buy a case. My wife complained about the quantity of wine we had, and dissuaded me from buying more. I wish I had listened to my own intuition here; the 2008 vintage was worth a multi-case purchase at the price of $20. Later vintages of the wine have been good, but so far, have not shown as well as the 2008.

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  3/6/2017 - VancouverRay wrote: 89 Points

  Very nice wine.

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  1/20/2017 - Swaggering Beaunie Likes this wine:

  Delicious, grippy, great value at $20.

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  9/20/2016 - Tim221 Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Good, but a bit tart for our tastes.

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