Not as good as I remembered from the previous year. Had an odd perm smell on the nose that eventually went away. It was quite light. Couldn't find the tell tale raisin notes that I love in ripasso. I may have sat on this wine too long.
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A great fruity nose with hints of cherry and grape and a little raisin. There was a little heat as well but that calmed down pretty fast. On the palate was a beautful mouthful of ripe red fruits and raisins with a hint of cocoa. I bought this wine on a whim on my way to an italian restaurant with my family and it drank great with the calamari and the chicken campangolo. Hey, thats what wines for.
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After one hour in open bottle, the nose gave way from hot alcohol to some aromas of black cherry, leather and wet stone. On the palate, some ripe strawberry and wood, with a medium length finish. Smooth and finishing clean, although the higher alcohol content of the ripasso method came through, making this an excellent wine for saucy meat dishes or mature cheese.
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8/28/2011 - Mike Mann wrote: 88 Points
thought it was
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7/2/2011 - Mel-o-Vino wrote: 78 Points
Not as good as I remembered from the previous year. Had an odd perm smell on the nose that eventually went away. It was quite light. Couldn't find the tell tale raisin notes that I love in ripasso. I may have sat on this wine too long.
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1/29/2011 - Briangray77 wrote: 90 Points
A great fruity nose with hints of cherry and grape and a little raisin. There was a little heat as well but that calmed down pretty fast. On the palate was a beautful mouthful of ripe red fruits and raisins with a hint of cocoa. I bought this wine on a whim on my way to an italian restaurant with my family and it drank great with the calamari and the chicken campangolo. Hey, thats what wines for.
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5/26/2010 - brianmik wrote: 88 Points
After one hour in open bottle, the nose gave way from hot alcohol to some aromas of black cherry, leather and wet stone. On the palate, some ripe strawberry and wood, with a medium length finish. Smooth and finishing clean, although the higher alcohol content of the ripasso method came through, making this an excellent wine for saucy meat dishes or mature cheese.
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5/7/2010 - hemanwine Likes this wine: 89 Points
nice and spicy
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