1999 Librandi Val di Neto Magno Megonio

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  4/25/2023 - forceberry wrote: 90 Points

  100% Magliocco from IGT Val di Neto, located on the southern coast of Calabria. Fermented and macerated with the skins for two weeks, aged in barriques. Tasted blind.
  
  Quite deep, moderately translucent and somewhat evolved pomegranate color with a pale brick-orange rim .The nose feels savory, somewhat funky and moderately evolved with aromas of leathery funk, some chopped button mushrooms, a little bit of ripe black cherry, light licorice root tones, a hint of tar, a touch of earth and a sweeter whiff of toasty mocha oak. The wine feels dry, dense and quite tightly-knit on the palate with a medium body and intense flavors of gamey meat and sour cherries, some earthy tones, a little bit of gravelly minerality, light evolved notes of wizened dark berries, smoky speck and beef jerky, a hint of mushroomy funk and a sweet, dark-toned touch of toasty oak spice. The wine is surprisingly stern and sinewy with its rather high acidity and still quite assertive, grippy tannins. The finish is evolved, savory and pretty tannic with a long, dry aftertaste of meaty umami and mushroomy funk, some sweeter notes of wizened dark berries, a little bit of earth, light toasty notes of mocha oak, a hint of sour cherry bitterness and a touch of woody oak.
  
  A surprisingly stern and structure-driven Calabrian red at its peak, reminding me quite a bit of Taurasi or some other Aglianico-based red with some age. It feels the wine must've been quite oaky in its youth as it still retains some toasty mocha tones even though the overall feel is quite evolved and somewhat tertiary. The tannins could use a lot more aging before they start to resolve and soften, but based on the rather developed overall feel of the wine, I suspect the fruit department isn't built to last much longer before oxidation starts to creep in. Drink now or within the next five-ish years. At just 6-7€ this has been a steal.

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  4/28/2009 - asgerG wrote: 89 Points

  Mature garnet red. Intense warm nose, sweetness. Same in the taste, dry tannins a bit similar to Nebbiolo. Drink now-2012

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