Drinking a little red forward but nice acidity. I get the sense this is picked at lower brix. Fruit doesn’t seem really developed. That said the acidity is bright and I love the 13.5% alcohol with an interesting mix of Syrah, Sangiovese and Merlot (which comes from a different vineyard). This wine continues to evolve and develop.
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Drinking nicely as a PnP. Initially the nose is more saturated than the palate, which needed about 30 minutes in the glass to open. At this age, this wine is still quite primal but the cooperage provides some cigar box and shoe leather oil on the nose and even a touch in the bridge between the palate and finish. Interesting, I’m not sure what element of the vinticulurral process drives that profile.
Interesting the terroir feels light. I’m not getting much minerality. Also, this wine registers as a low Brix Syrah but it also picks up Merlot which may account for the mid palate weight and “sweet red fruit” but this also has Sangiovese. Where? I wouldn’t have picked that.
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This is an amazing QPR!! Much more than a table wine, the Frasca basically gets the fruit that doesn't make it into the Varramista first wine. It is
60% Sangiovese 20% Syrah 20% merlot
Lovely wine with layers of flavor. The '13 is young but will age gracefully for 7-8 years I think. Big fruit against a tight tannic backbone at this age with underpinning terroir.
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10/25/2020 - Rick 4 Wine Likes this wine:
Good QPR
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2/28/2020 - Rick 4 Wine Likes this wine: 89 Points
Drinking a little red forward but nice acidity. I get the sense this is picked at lower brix. Fruit doesn’t seem really developed. That said the acidity is bright and I love the 13.5% alcohol with an interesting mix of Syrah, Sangiovese and Merlot (which comes from a different vineyard). This wine continues to evolve and develop.
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8/19/2019 - Rick 4 Wine wrote:
Drinking well now. I’m not sure she will benefit the wine but drinking well as a pop and pour with medium weight and balance from nose to mid palate.
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9/26/2018 - Rick 4 Wine wrote:
Drinking nicely as a PnP. Initially the nose is more saturated than the palate, which needed about 30 minutes in the glass to open. At this age, this wine is still quite primal but the cooperage provides some cigar box and shoe leather oil on the nose and even a touch in the bridge between the palate and finish. Interesting, I’m not sure what element of the vinticulurral process drives that profile.
Interesting the terroir feels light. I’m not getting much minerality. Also, this wine registers as a low Brix Syrah but it also picks up Merlot which may account for the mid palate weight and “sweet red fruit” but this also has Sangiovese. Where? I wouldn’t have picked that.
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7/15/2017 - Rick 4 Wine Likes this wine: 91 Points
This is an amazing QPR!! Much more than a table wine, the Frasca basically gets the fruit that doesn't make it into the Varramista first wine. It is
60% Sangiovese
20% Syrah
20% merlot
Lovely wine with layers of flavor. The '13 is young but will age gracefully for 7-8 years I think. Big fruit against a tight tannic backbone at this age with underpinning terroir.
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