1997 Tenuta di Ghizzano Terre di Pisa Veneroso

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  9/30/2022 - cvst Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Cloudy colour with quite some sediment. Dark cherries on the nose, on the palate then more tertiary flavours. Cherries, licorice, herbal notes or even green bell pepper, leather, iron and blood. Good acidity and well integrated tannins. After a few hours, the nose became more dusty and earthy (old leather). A good swirl brought the nose back to life at a time. The palate however then lost its grip and the fruit started to fade. Recommend to let it breath only briefly an then to consume on the first night. For my palate slightly past peak but very enjoyable nonetheless

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  1/14/2018 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:

  At twenty years old, a few things about a wine can get lost. For example, it might be more difficult to determine, with any real certainty, the grape, or place, or both, as the passage of time may have blurred those traits while at the same time, creating something better, or worse. In the instant case, this struck me as a lovely 3er/4er Bordeaux wine, that's in/or nearing the outer limit of the center that is its sweet spot of its most mature and final years. Mainly Sangiovese, with a lesser percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon. Medium-bodied, this added weight, textural appeal and aromatic complexity as it opened over the first hour. Red-fruited, with very good soil attributes, a pinch of herb, tree, old club chair, dust and purple floral backing it all up. Still quite good with food thanks to plentiful acidity, the finish is average, but the nose and overall class the wine presents is just lovely. Drink now and the next 3-5 years. 13,0% abv., recommended+
  
  Grown between Pisa and San Gimignano; served non-blind, slightly better on night #1. A good deal of fine, and some chunky sediment, too; stand this one up for a week or two.
  
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  8/4/2014 - Ludi Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Granato. Al naso, netti, camino spento e grafite, goudron, scatola di sigaro, poi note di visciola, garam masala, arancia. Rigoroso, molto fresco. Gran carattere

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  7/27/2007 - smenzies wrote: 89 Points

  decanted 1.5hrs...lovely nose..needs food...little unbalanced...tannins slightly dominating fruit

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