1995 Carpineto Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 88 points

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  10/1/2022 - Turtlerider Likes this wine:

  I recently audited my wine cellar and found 2 of these bottles from 1995. Shame on me for being so disorganized.
  
  There is zero bouquet or aroma on opening. The wine had penetrated up the cork with only about 1/4” of clean cork left.
  
  The wine is fine, actually very good. I like it, but I’m struggling to describe it. It’s definitely acidic, it makes my mouth water when I sip it. There are also some definite tannins there…I feel those too.
  
  I get spice, maybe like cinnamon, but I can’t place the other flavours, they are very subtle.
  
  Maybe this wine is past it’s prime? But it’s not bad…it’s good.
  
  Lasagne and salad are paired with this at dinner tonight. Maybe a few more notes after dinner…

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  9/5/2022 - Rudolph Schmidt Likes this wine:

  Dried cherries, black tea, cigar humidor.
  
  Wow wee this was good.

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  9/2/2022 - David_Lavin wrote: flawed

  Tired. But that's my fault!

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  2/19/2022 - GuanYu Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Well balanced, good structure and acidity. Fully matured with tertiary aromas. Complex and flavourful. It is peak now.

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  5/23/2021 - Genghis88 Likes this wine: 88 Points

  So, rolled the dice here and I won.
  
  Dense, deep dark inky colored, full bodied wine
  Balsamic, figs, floral notes, some meatniness
  Took awhile to open up, and drunk better cellar temperature. As it wanted it started to fall apart. Taste like the nose. This is a decent wine, even now while definitely on its downhill trajectory.
  
  Always nice to open an old bottle like this one and awhile.
  
  steaks, asparagus, baked potato, croissants c/o Britt

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