1990 Avignonesi Vin Santo di Montepulciano

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 97 points

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  10/24/2020 - andtheodor wrote:

  This is among the most concentrated wine I've ever had, and that includes plenty of Eszencia. I won't attempt to catalogue everything going on in this, but it could be eaten with a spoon.

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  6/7/2020 - vindictive wrote:

  the least evolved vintage of this wine I have tried - thick and viscous (beyond the usual) - honey, molasses, figs, dried fruit, maple syrup. Quite sweet - when compared to other vintages, I would give this more time in the bottle - maybe 50 more years?

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  1/8/2015 - f22nickell Likes this wine: 98 Points

  A small gaggle of wines with the Seattle Wine Group (Amaroso Room - Wine Storage Bellevue): Wow, what an experience. Nose is extremely elegant, yet complex and impressive; it had burnt sugar, coffee, figs, roasted pecans, Turkish Delight, lavender honey-it just goes on and on. I could just sit and sniff this for hours. The palate has a mouthfeel that is thick and viscous like olive oil, followed by a kaleidoscopic array of nuts, dried fruit, lots of fig and toffee, with a reappearance of coffee and something wild on the finish. A total "wow" wine, one of the best I ever had. Thanks Ron!

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  1/8/2015 - Ron Slye wrote: 98 Points

  Still amazing. I could just put a few drops of this in a glass and smell it all night. Complex flavors of coffee, molasses, dark honey, cinnamon and other dark spices. This is still just an amazing wine. I have left some to try a few days from now, so will update with that. But at the moment this is hard to complain about. Brought to our Seattle offline after the champagne tasting.

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  10/28/2013 - G_H Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Wow! This baby is packed! Dense, fat super rich with notes of espresso, figs, plums and nice saffron! And yet, despite the opulence it is able to maintain a certain elegance. Of course this has a bit much alcohol, but it's reasonably well integrated.
  Awesome stuff!

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