2013 Futo 5500

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 95.6 points

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  12/10/2023 - Papies wrote: 93 Points

  Punchy and young and albeit very polished needs more time and we just saw a small side to Thai Wien as the juicy ripe fruit and oaky ( well managed oak) side sort of dominate now and give that sort of one dimensional feeling to the wine. Impressively well made and full of promise and with a super nose . 93 now but with a lot of promise for the future once this develops more. 30yrs of life ahead of this

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  8/23/2021 - redknife Likes this wine: 93 Points

  At home for a Friday night burger dinner with Al
  Decanted for 2.5 hrs.
  Big nose and thick on the palate. Screams Napa
  Very young but enjoyable

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  8/7/2021 - jcampano Likes this wine: 95 Points

  A very good wine, but I think it’s still too early to drink. Decanted for 2 hours, it either needed another 2-3 hours or don’t cork another bottle until 2024. Bold floral aromas with cedar, plums and blackberries. Not a of licorice and black cherries on the palate with a firm tannins (maybe too firm for my liking). Definitely has potential for high 90s in the future.

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  4/4/2020 - ToppoBDX Likes this wine: 98 Points

  After 4hours of decanting in my cellar, this is such a gem. In 10 years+, this will be even better.
  Cherry, licorice, oak, spices and hints of vanilla. Beautifully embedded in soft yet powerful tannins. This is close to perfection.

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  9/11/2016 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 97 Points

  2013 Mostly cabs but some other stuff too (GHT): This wine ws the most tight and backward of the night. Do not open for at least five, better ten, years. The nose has cassis and lavender and chocolate and smoke. On the palate, very tight. Lots of tannins. Still, there is a seamlessness here not present on many of these wines. Gorgeous texture that carries the purple fruits and spice beautifully. Long finish. Leaving this in my glass and going back later, it shows so much but is so tightly packed. Plenty of room for upside here but it will need time.

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