Dinner at home. Transparent bright ruby red, pronounced red and black cherry fruit in nose and palate, very juicy indeed with slightly acidic finish. Maybe better in a year or so for the acid to round out. Reminds me of Frappato from Sicily, or a Leroy Beaujolais village. Not much complexity and breath, some chives in the end. A food wine really, the acid was good for the pan-fried Kagoshima black pork chop and grilled Porcini from Austria.
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La Valentina (Abruzzo) & Poliziano (Montepulciano) (2 Amys - Washington DC): Much deeper and more concentrated aromas. And the palate sews a similar thread, with concentrated black cherries and blackberries, but the tannins are smooth around the edges while offering plenty of structure. Complex tobacco, sweet spice and graphite elements. The mountain fruit above the Binovio vineyard, this is aged in stainless steel, Slovenian cask and French barriques. Really impressive stuff, especially for $20.
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8/8/2016 - fokker wrote: 88 Points
Dinner at home. Transparent bright ruby red, pronounced red and black cherry fruit in nose and palate, very juicy indeed with slightly acidic finish. Maybe better in a year or so for the acid to round out. Reminds me of Frappato from Sicily, or a Leroy Beaujolais village. Not much complexity and breath, some chives in the end.
A food wine really, the acid was good for the pan-fried Kagoshima black pork chop and grilled Porcini from Austria.
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3/25/2016 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 90 Points
La Valentina (Abruzzo) & Poliziano (Montepulciano) (2 Amys - Washington DC): Much deeper and more concentrated aromas. And the palate sews a similar thread, with concentrated black cherries and blackberries, but the tannins are smooth around the edges while offering plenty of structure. Complex tobacco, sweet spice and graphite elements. The mountain fruit above the Binovio vineyard, this is aged in stainless steel, Slovenian cask and French barriques. Really impressive stuff, especially for $20.
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3/12/2016 - sortcode wrote: 89 Points
TreB 2016:+ ruhige nase, toller charakter, würze und süsse, schöne mineralität, jetzt schon super zum trinken
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2/11/2016 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 89 Points
Medium dark red violet color; reduction, tart red currant nose; reduction, tart red currant palate with medium acidity; medium finish
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