Aromas of soft mature cherry. Holding it's acid nicely. Color into orange and tawny, much more evolved color than I remember my '96 di gresy's showing. Fresh tabacco notes. Nice and soft, even in it's acid. Charming example.
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French Bakery BYO Barbaresco Dinner; 4/21/2009-4/23/2009 (The French Bakery, 1023 Kane Concourse, Bay Harbor Islands, Florida): Cesar's wine 5 1sts + 2 3way splits of 14, avg 91.1.Charly 93 - firm and very robust with lovely (?) spices, truffles. Sweet tannins, ripe fruit. Mark(me) 92 - More complexity. Cesar(his wine) 90+ most elegant. Roberta 1st. Delia 1st. Carlos 92(3way tie) - lighter garnet color. Perfume tighter nose, menthol(?). Well balanced fruit & acid, spice, elegant. David 3 way tie. JP 92- nice with food, acidity. Craig 92 - alluring nose, also complex. Great earth, just not as good as #2(Sottimano). Jerry 92. Nick 90 - New oak upfront, austere closed nose, sleek red cherry entrance, and dances with the fruit suave finished medium-bad taste.Jason 90 - very good, a little light 1999 maybe. Maria-Elena 90. Bob 89.
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11/30/2012 - jmprusko Likes this wine: 92 Points
still fresh!
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9/20/2011 - nzinkgraf wrote:
Aromas of soft mature cherry. Holding it's acid nicely. Color into orange and tawny, much more evolved color than I remember my '96 di gresy's showing. Fresh tabacco notes. Nice and soft, even in it's acid. Charming example.
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9/20/2011 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Day two much more interesting and pretty. Very tobacco. Soft and generous.
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8/26/2010 - jmprusko Likes this wine: 91 Points
Earthy, a bit of mustiness, classic old nebbiolo.
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4/23/2009 - markellen.foodies@gmail.com wrote: 91 Points
French Bakery BYO Barbaresco Dinner; 4/21/2009-4/23/2009 (The French Bakery, 1023 Kane Concourse, Bay Harbor Islands, Florida): Cesar's wine 5 1sts + 2 3way splits of 14, avg 91.1.Charly 93 - firm and very robust with lovely (?) spices, truffles. Sweet tannins, ripe fruit. Mark(me) 92 - More complexity. Cesar(his wine) 90+ most elegant. Roberta 1st. Delia 1st. Carlos 92(3way tie) - lighter garnet color. Perfume tighter nose, menthol(?). Well balanced fruit & acid, spice, elegant. David 3 way tie.
JP 92- nice with food, acidity. Craig 92 - alluring nose, also complex. Great earth, just not as good as #2(Sottimano). Jerry 92. Nick 90 - New oak upfront, austere closed nose, sleek red cherry entrance, and dances with the fruit suave finished medium-bad taste.Jason 90 - very good, a little light 1999 maybe. Maria-Elena 90. Bob 89.
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