30 minutes decant. Much better than my last bottle. Very nice nose of dark cherry and spice. Pallet follows the nose. Good mouthfeel and finish. Still slightly tannic. This is drinking very well and may still be on the upswing. 92--93 great qpr at this point in time.
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Opens with sour cherry notes, red fruit driven. Pepper and licorice. Cinnamon, tobacco, leather. Curiously refreshing flavors, considering the age.
Medium+ acidity, high tannins, high alcol, medium+ body. Lovely, gorgeous acidity, but the alcol bites too much creating unbalance in the aftertaste. More tertiary-driven flavors in the mouth.
Overall a good solid product, but with an imbalance between alcol and flavors. Perfect now, will start go south in a few months so not suitable for further ageing.
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4 hour decant. Still quite tannic. Decent brunello that probably need a few more years in the cellar. Of the 4 wines drank this was pretty much everyone's #4. Was ok but I have had better in its price range.
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1/8/2023 - americanstorm Likes this wine: 92 Points
30 minutes decant. Much better than my last bottle. Very nice nose of dark cherry and spice. Pallet follows the nose. Good mouthfeel and finish. Still slightly tannic. This is drinking very well and may still be on the upswing. 92--93 great qpr at this point in time.
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11/14/2022 - MaurizioAbba Likes this wine: 90 Points
Opens with sour cherry notes, red fruit driven. Pepper and licorice. Cinnamon, tobacco, leather. Curiously refreshing flavors, considering the age.
Medium+ acidity, high tannins, high alcol, medium+ body. Lovely, gorgeous acidity, but the alcol bites too much creating unbalance in the aftertaste. More tertiary-driven flavors in the mouth.
Overall a good solid product, but with an imbalance between alcol and flavors. Perfect now, will start go south in a few months so not suitable for further ageing.
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8/17/2022 - JuliannaDHS wrote: 90 Points
A nice wine on first night. Nothing "wow!" but enjoyable. The next night, not so much. I'm not sure I'd say if fell apart but it seemed disjointed.
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6/23/2022 - mjm226 wrote: 91 Points
This bottle was much better than the last. Sour cherry and leather. Still has tannins. Good acidity. Paired extremely well with truffle pasta.
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2/13/2022 - americanstorm Likes this wine: 89 Points
4 hour decant. Still quite tannic. Decent brunello that probably need a few more years in the cellar. Of the 4 wines drank this was pretty much everyone's #4. Was ok but I have had better in its price range.
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