The last of a case which provided me with so much enjoyment. Everything is a bit faded and softened here, but there’s still plenty of earthy blackberry fruit and a beautiful, autumnal, lifted aroma with just a bit of VA. This is one of my favorite wines in the world - now I’m wishing I had kept one to see where it goes in 5 or 10 years...it certainly has the stuffing to go the distance. And to think they called this a bad vintage...
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Still in good shape, which should be no surprise from this producer. No longer bright and youthful but still has plenty of dark plummy fruit and no real signs of secondary development. I've really enjoyed following this wine through its evolution to date and think I'll save the last bottle of the case and see where it goes.
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Millesimo difficile. Vino figlio dell'annata. Rosso granato un po' meno limpido rispetto ad altri millesimi. Naso un po' decadente, con note di tabacco. In bocca si sente il calore dell'annata, con tannini che probabilmente non si risolveranno più visto che il vino non sembra avere grandi prospettive.
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Absolutely delicious. Still dark red with very little browning, lots of sediment, fully integrated tannins, leather and cedar and blackberries, a little funk on the nose - man these were a great value before the price hikes on recent vintages!
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11/19/2020 - BillBell73 Likes this wine:
The last of a case which provided me with so much enjoyment. Everything is a bit faded and softened here, but there’s still plenty of earthy blackberry fruit and a beautiful, autumnal, lifted aroma with just a bit of VA. This is one of my favorite wines in the world - now I’m wishing I had kept one to see where it goes in 5 or 10 years...it certainly has the stuffing to go the distance. And to think they called this a bad vintage...
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8/20/2018 - BillBell73 Likes this wine:
Still in good shape, which should be no surprise from this producer. No longer bright and youthful but still has plenty of dark plummy fruit and no real signs of secondary development. I've really enjoyed following this wine through its evolution to date and think I'll save the last bottle of the case and see where it goes.
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10/19/2014 - torciaumana wrote: 84 Points
Millesimo difficile. Vino figlio dell'annata. Rosso granato un po' meno limpido rispetto ad altri millesimi. Naso un po' decadente, con note di tabacco. In bocca si sente il calore dell'annata, con tannini che probabilmente non si risolveranno più visto che il vino non sembra avere grandi prospettive.
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9/21/2014 - BillBell73 wrote: 93 Points
Absolutely delicious. Still dark red with very little browning, lots of sediment, fully integrated tannins, leather and cedar and blackberries, a little funk on the nose - man these were a great value before the price hikes on recent vintages!
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7/4/2010 - ekenneth wrote: 89 Points
Good cherry flavored, medium bodied rosso.
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