A nice wine if lacking a bit of finesse. Fruit is broad on the palate, certainly a bit beefier but up so very undeniably more serious Sangiovese. Underbrush, firm red fruit, a bit drying tannin. Not overly modern, but a bit riper than maybe I would like. A bit of underlaying minerality behind a fruit finish. It’s a bit boxy, all shoulders and perhaps a bit too dower. Approachable now but better in 3-5yr.
Then 2 days in the fridge and half gone and still going strong. Nice, but minimal evolution or gain in finesse
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A Costco offering, so it was very good value for the performance. However I am not sure if it is in a dull phase or not right now. Decanted for 1.5 hours, and with time the fruit slowly faded. Very approacheable but not terribly complex. Will keep the few bottles remaining and try them again over the next 2 to 3 years. Surprised it did not pair as well with pasta, pork ragu, and shaved pecorino and not sure if it has enough stuffing to make a good pairing with braised beef or roast lamb at this stage.
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A lighter, feminine Brunello. Color is sunny and transparent. Nose has tootsie roll, cherries, some herbal tones. Palate is old world pinot like, with cherry and caramel, drying oak, berry stem. Pretty solid effort. Would like minerality and textured tannins to make this more interesting. One more bottle left and will wait several years to see how it evolves.
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5/3/2023 - Ronvanes79 wrote: 90 Points
Decent Red
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4/29/2023 - yossarian.livez wrote: 88 Points
A nice wine if lacking a bit of finesse. Fruit is broad on the palate, certainly a bit beefier but up so very undeniably more serious Sangiovese. Underbrush, firm red fruit, a bit drying tannin. Not overly modern, but a bit riper than maybe I would like. A bit of underlaying minerality behind a fruit finish. It’s a bit boxy, all shoulders and perhaps a bit too dower. Approachable now but better in 3-5yr.
Then 2 days in the fridge and half gone and still going strong. Nice, but minimal evolution or gain in finesse
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3/5/2023 - VincentMorey Likes this wine:
A Costco offering, so it was very good value for the performance. However I am not sure if it is in a dull phase or not right now. Decanted for 1.5 hours, and with time the fruit slowly faded. Very approacheable but not terribly complex. Will keep the few bottles remaining and try them again over the next 2 to 3 years. Surprised it did not pair as well with pasta, pork ragu, and shaved pecorino and not sure if it has enough stuffing to make a good pairing with braised beef or roast lamb at this stage.
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2/18/2023 - CheviotCellar Likes this wine: 89 Points
A lighter, feminine Brunello. Color is sunny and transparent. Nose has tootsie roll, cherries, some herbal tones. Palate is old world pinot like, with cherry and caramel, drying oak, berry stem. Pretty solid effort. Would like minerality and textured tannins to make this more interesting. One more bottle left and will wait several years to see how it evolves.
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1/22/2023 - aguilarian wrote:
3
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