Medium rust red color. Medium transparency. Open for business from first pour. Aromas of currant and leather. Palate has mostly plum and currant with some pipe tobacco. Tannins are fully resolved and the medium finish shows nice acidity. In a great place. Drink.
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Antonio Vallana e Figlio: extensive vineyard(s) tour and vertical tasting (The Family's Cellar, Maggiora, Italia): {in cantina} This was really hard to pin down, let alone understand. Guy, the English teacher turned Italian winemaker after marrying Giuseppina Vallana in 1980, started this wine/vintage, but passed before it was finished. I mention that, because, subconsciously or not, this was different than the newer releases that came before, if for no other reason than its overtly rustic, leathery character. The color is slightly bricked, and while the nose is pretty hard to describe, the best I could manage at the time was a tar, roses, spice and red floral all on a saline canvas. Continually shifting in the glass, there's a lot of entertainment here for circa $20. If I had a few, I'd probably open one every two-three years until they're all gone. A geek wine, fascinating in its humility. recommended
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Excellent bottle. Tar, earth, leather, a bit of black fruit but this is definitely not a fruit forward wine. Perfect right now, tannins almost gone. Wish I had more.
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11/30/2023 - fredb Likes this wine:
Medium rust red color. Medium transparency. Open for business from first pour. Aromas of currant and leather. Palate has mostly plum and currant with some pipe tobacco. Tannins are fully resolved and the medium finish shows nice acidity. In a great place. Drink.
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10/20/2018 - hlip wrote: 86 Points
Interesting but decidedly funky ... like wet lamb’s wool.
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4/11/2014 - Tim Heaton wrote:
Antonio Vallana e Figlio: extensive vineyard(s) tour and vertical tasting (The Family's Cellar, Maggiora, Italia): {in cantina} This was really hard to pin down, let alone understand. Guy, the English teacher turned Italian winemaker after marrying Giuseppina Vallana in 1980, started this wine/vintage, but passed before it was finished. I mention that, because, subconsciously or not, this was different than the newer releases that came before, if for no other reason than its overtly rustic, leathery character. The color is slightly bricked, and while the nose is pretty hard to describe, the best I could manage at the time was a tar, roses, spice and red floral all on a saline canvas. Continually shifting in the glass, there's a lot of entertainment here for circa $20. If I had a few, I'd probably open one every two-three years until they're all gone. A geek wine, fascinating in its humility. recommended
Served non-blind.
https://italianwine.blog/
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3/30/2014 - acidqueen wrote: 91 Points
Excellent bottle. Tar, earth, leather, a bit of black fruit but this is definitely not a fruit forward wine. Perfect right now, tannins almost gone. Wish I had more.
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12/25/2013 - John from GR Likes this wine: 92 Points
In a perfect place right now. Did not decant. Perfumed nose, soft feminine flavors. Just lovely. I wish I had more.
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