Gereiftes Rubinrot. Die Nase ist relativ weit entwickelt, zeigt deutliche Reifenoten, Anflüge von Oxidation, schwarze Oliven, Pflaumen, Schwarzkirschen, wilde Kräuter, auch Zartbitterschokolade, komplex, jedoch mit Luft im Glas rasch fragiler werdend. Im Gaumen zugänglich und rund, sehr feines, noch immer markantes, jedoch gut verpacktes Tannin, reife Frucht, keinerlei Alkoholüberhang. Im Abgang sehr langanhaltend, reiffruchtig und würzig. Ein Wein auf dem Peak, zeigt eine gewisse Rustikalität, entwickelt sich etwas gar rasch im Glas, hat jedoch Charme und Klasse. Ab sofort bis 2028 geniessen, nicht zu viel Luft geben (nicht dekantieren!). 93 vvPunkte
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Very dark. Plums, licorice, tar spice, dried herbs and meat stock. Power and refinement, fleshy lush palate, dark berries, dried earth and tar spice complexity, great intensity, fine furry tannins, has a delicious meaty note. Superb.
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Bold, rich and dense yet this has a refined touch. Good blend of red and black fruitedness with subtleties of earth, spice and toasted herbs. In the middle of a peak drinking window.
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Dinner with Claudia Sottimano (Chicago, IL): A very floral nose to start, with some purple fruit showing through. Never over the top, but not overly rustic either. Unmistakably a big wine, though. On the palate, this is leathery and meaty, but balanced and broad in a very old-school sort of way. Very chewy tannins still; more upside to revisiting this in a decade.
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3/1/2024 - vvWine.ch wrote: 93 Points
Gereiftes Rubinrot. Die Nase ist relativ weit entwickelt, zeigt deutliche Reifenoten, Anflüge von Oxidation, schwarze Oliven, Pflaumen, Schwarzkirschen, wilde Kräuter, auch Zartbitterschokolade, komplex, jedoch mit Luft im Glas rasch fragiler werdend. Im Gaumen zugänglich und rund, sehr feines, noch immer markantes, jedoch gut verpacktes Tannin, reife Frucht, keinerlei Alkoholüberhang. Im Abgang sehr langanhaltend, reiffruchtig und würzig. Ein Wein auf dem Peak, zeigt eine gewisse Rustikalität, entwickelt sich etwas gar rasch im Glas, hat jedoch Charme und Klasse. Ab sofort bis 2028 geniessen, nicht zu viel Luft geben (nicht dekantieren!). 93 vvPunkte
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11/19/2023 - Francophile1 wrote: flawed
Thanksgiving Mondo Dinner 2023 (Atlanta, GA): Sadly this was corked.
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11/18/2023 - Vini Ciclismo Likes this wine: 97 Points
Very dark.
Plums, licorice, tar spice, dried herbs and meat stock.
Power and refinement, fleshy lush palate, dark berries, dried earth and tar spice complexity, great intensity, fine furry tannins, has a delicious meaty note. Superb.
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9/26/2023 - Nanda wrote: 95 Points
Bold, rich and dense yet this has a refined touch. Good blend of red and black fruitedness with subtleties of earth, spice and toasted herbs. In the middle of a peak drinking window.
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9/26/2023 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
Dinner with Claudia Sottimano (Chicago, IL): A very floral nose to start, with some purple fruit showing through. Never over the top, but not overly rustic either. Unmistakably a big wine, though. On the palate, this is leathery and meaty, but balanced and broad in a very old-school sort of way. Very chewy tannins still; more upside to revisiting this in a decade.
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