Encouraged by the reviews, I bought a case. The wine was good but no more, not quite hitting the spot. When sipping the last glass to come out of the bottle, I felt something solid but soft on my lips: a lump of sediment? No. A money spider, about the size of a €2c coin, marinaded in the bottle for the last 6 years or so.
I'll reserve judgment on the wine itself for the next bottle, but there's definitely some questionable cellar hygiene here.
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I was quite impressed by this, attained a nice garnet color and complexity, all in just 7 years. Great finish, paired beautifully with a steak lunch and a bison ragu pasta dinner.
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11/18/2023 - John McCabe wrote: 93 Points
Quite traditional and typical of the classic style of Brunello.
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4/1/2023 - JustGab wrote: 93 Points
Superb brunello. At a very good place now and could wait for another 5 to 7 years.
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12/19/2022 - Brussels 1049 wrote: flawed
Encouraged by the reviews, I bought a case. The wine was good but no more, not quite hitting the spot. When sipping the last glass to come out of the bottle, I felt something solid but soft on my lips: a lump of sediment? No. A money spider, about the size of a €2c coin, marinaded in the bottle for the last 6 years or so.
I'll reserve judgment on the wine itself for the next bottle, but there's definitely some questionable cellar hygiene here.
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8/11/2022 - hadukla Likes this wine: 95 Points
I was quite impressed by this, attained a nice garnet color and complexity, all in just 7 years. Great finish, paired beautifully with a steak lunch and a bison ragu pasta dinner.
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2/4/2022 - bbmd10 wrote: 96 Points
Wonderful, smooth, full bodied.
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