This bottle was seriously excellent. Cork barely tinged. Lovely, clear but dark garnet. Enticing aromas. Exceptional balance. Wonderful texture. What a nice reward for waiting to drink this bottle.
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If you are looking for a dense and heavy-handed version of Rosso di Montalcino, then you will want to look elsewhere. This bottle showed a transparent medium red with refined flavor profile accompanied by a medium/light density. Still plenty of fruit. Very beguiling. Only a slight deficiency of acidity to my taste.
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1 hour's air. Really lovely - and significant variation from last month. Always been powerful - 14.5% - but there is an elegant balance tonight which is really wonderful - red fruit, cherry and cranberry, very slight bitterness, fresh, cocoa powder on the nose, but greater complexity over time: some fresh mint and liquorice. Burgundian. Wonderfully made. 93
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12/10/2019 - Italiana Likes this wine:
Excellent bottle. Flavor, texture, elegance. All well integrated, especially as it developed in the glass.
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1/2/2015 - Italiana Likes this wine:
This bottle was seriously excellent. Cork barely tinged. Lovely, clear but dark garnet. Enticing aromas. Exceptional balance. Wonderful texture. What a nice reward for waiting to drink this bottle.
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3/22/2013 - Italiana Likes this wine: 89 Points
If you are looking for a dense and heavy-handed version of Rosso di Montalcino, then you will want to look elsewhere. This bottle showed a transparent medium red with refined flavor profile accompanied by a medium/light density. Still plenty of fruit. Very beguiling. Only a slight deficiency of acidity to my taste.
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5/20/2011 - alion wrote: 93 Points
1 hour's air. Really lovely - and significant variation from last month. Always been powerful - 14.5% - but there is an elegant balance tonight which is really wonderful - red fruit, cherry and cranberry, very slight bitterness, fresh, cocoa powder on the nose, but greater complexity over time: some fresh mint and liquorice. Burgundian. Wonderfully made. 93
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4/9/2011 - alion wrote: 92 Points
Ready. Powerful leather and cocoa on the nose. Red fruit - but faded quite quickly. Bitter herbs on the finish. 92
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