Nose is fantastic. Strong red fruit notes, roobios tea, forest floor, leather, and herbal/licorice notes.
Palate shows similar dark sweet cherry, rich tea, earthy - mushroom/forest floor. Medium plus acidity. Shockingly strong tannins remain though and take over on a very dry finish. Eventually some dark red fruit shows back up with a hint of worcestershire and stewed tomato.
Had this after dinner, but would have been better with food in retrospect.
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Another great showing of this brunello with dark fruit, iron, tobacco, earth, autumn leaves and raisins. Classic brunello that had very good length with some dusty tannins. It opened up after 30 mins of air.
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Beautiful mature brunello. Nose has tobacco, tar, stewed fruit, plum and earth. Palate is classic brunello with plum fruit and to tobacco. Good power on the palate with resolved tannins. Drinking beautifully at its peak. 92+
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Wine Flock Dinner (Caro Mio - Chicago, IL): Elegant, cinnamon and all spice. Rusty iron, red stewed veg, blood orange and white pepper. Purple violets, black forest floor. Excellent and showing lovely age.
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taste: there is a real attractive savory quality to it on the palate with a medium feel and medium+ acidity. Balanced with good depth and tones of wild flowers, licorice, all sorts of roasted herbs and some dark red fruits.
overall: The savory quality was on both the nose and palate. There was a plushness to it as well. A very enjoyable brunello that is drinking beautifully.
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8/21/2021 - Lfholland Likes this wine:
5 hour slow ox.
Nose is fantastic. Strong red fruit notes, roobios tea, forest floor, leather, and herbal/licorice notes.
Palate shows similar dark sweet cherry, rich tea, earthy - mushroom/forest floor. Medium plus acidity. Shockingly strong tannins remain though and take over on a very dry finish. Eventually some dark red fruit shows back up with a hint of worcestershire and stewed tomato.
Had this after dinner, but would have been better with food in retrospect.
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10/11/2018 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 92 Points
Another great showing of this brunello with dark fruit, iron, tobacco, earth, autumn leaves and raisins. Classic brunello that had very good length with some dusty tannins. It opened up after 30 mins of air.
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5/21/2018 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 92 Points
Beautiful mature brunello. Nose has tobacco, tar, stewed fruit, plum and earth. Palate is classic brunello with plum fruit and to tobacco. Good power on the palate with resolved tannins. Drinking beautifully at its peak. 92+
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5/30/2013 - beezer6 wrote: 92 Points
Wine Flock Dinner (Caro Mio - Chicago, IL): Elegant, cinnamon and all spice. Rusty iron, red stewed veg, blood orange and white pepper.
Purple violets, black forest floor. Excellent and showing lovely age.
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9/12/2012 - KeithAkers wrote: 92 Points
Brunellos 15+ years and older (Moderno, Highland Park IL): nose: interesting and introspective nose with tones of wild flowers, licorice, lots of roasted herbs, dark red fruits and dark berries. Nice depth and layering as well.
taste: there is a real attractive savory quality to it on the palate with a medium feel and medium+ acidity. Balanced with good depth and tones of wild flowers, licorice, all sorts of roasted herbs and some dark red fruits.
overall: The savory quality was on both the nose and palate. There was a plushness to it as well. A very enjoyable brunello that is drinking beautifully.
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