inky black, off dry. Nice fruit, cherries. Light on the acid and tannins. Easy drinking, not bad, but not memorable, just OK. Needs more acid and tannins for balance.
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So, this is interesting...grapey with some chocolate/coffee on the nose. On the palate, this is still grapey with an astringency that I thought was coming form tannins. Alcohol coming out on the finish. For the money, stay with Italian versions of this varietal. 50+4+12+14+5
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Was finding a lot of ginger on the nose, very interesting. Although I think it's fully dry, the alcohol (~15%) gives it a sweet caramel flavor, so it's a bit flabby. Alcohol also shows on finish. Tasted w/ a Dogliani Dolcetto and was lacking in acidity and elegance in comparison. Good wine, nice aromatics, but a little too thick on the alcohol.
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8/19/2011 - dsgris wrote: 87 Points
inky black, off dry. Nice fruit, cherries. Light on the acid and tannins. Easy drinking, not bad, but not memorable, just OK. Needs more acid and tannins for balance.
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4/15/2010 - ckeilah wrote: 84 Points
A big, bold, dark red with lots of sediment. Goes very well with chocolate brownie! :-)
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12/14/2009 - jtt300 wrote: 89 Points
nice fruit forward. great value
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9/19/2009 - psirah wrote: 85 Points
So, this is interesting...grapey with some chocolate/coffee on the nose. On the palate, this is still grapey with an astringency that I thought was coming form tannins. Alcohol coming out on the finish. For the money, stay with Italian versions of this varietal.
50+4+12+14+5
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6/27/2009 - Cabfrancophile wrote: 85 Points
Was finding a lot of ginger on the nose, very interesting. Although I think it's fully dry, the alcohol (~15%) gives it a sweet caramel flavor, so it's a bit flabby. Alcohol also shows on finish. Tasted w/ a Dogliani Dolcetto and was lacking in acidity and elegance in comparison. Good wine, nice aromatics, but a little too thick on the alcohol.
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