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9.8

improved from last tasting March 2022: so cohesive, so complete, power & elegance, incredible mouth coating mid palate & insanely long finish. throughout aromatic evolution new aromas would pop up - tobacco and spearmint were new for us... her Shiraz will go for eons but we'll drink up the Mataro & Grenache — 4 days ago

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8.5

confirmed previous note: unusual acidity, believe this is flawed - which is rare from Friuli — 11 days ago

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9.1

Interesting rendition of Syrah from Spain: blind I would say Monastrell - really dark & inky, wafty nose of dark fruit, deeply ripe, smoky, gnarly, as it gained air it threw some cocoa & spices, coffee, musty attic, old books, pepper. Rich broad across palate, touch hot - ripe verging on baked black fruit compote, baking spices. Decent length on finish. — 18 days ago

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9.2

ahhhh, after a recent subpar Schiopettino, i had to go out and find another one: this was fantastic - textbook dark fruit and peppery goodness, some fig compote, licorice, vanillin along with earthy elements, just tons of complexity, well made balanced w/impressive length on finish — 4 days ago

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9.3

what a treat, love this stuff with bottle age, had this with bouillabaisse and it was gorgeous: pale gold w/greenish hue, lot of savory on the nose, saline & marine, minerals, biscuit, herbaceous & citrus, umami on palate, big time, silky such finesse so balanced so harmonious — 9 days ago

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9.3

Sleeper! Can’t recall what I paid for this, but it was stunning: immediately showed gorgeous notes of all manner of red fruit & cassis, strong vein of minerality along with sweet schisty soil, loam, clay, spice, white pepper a ton of other notes. Reminded of CDP and Gigondas. Such purity, beautiful old vine material handled well - oak accented/enhanced - all polish & a fine cut. Captivating complexity as it unwound over the course of a couple of hours. Dead sexy — 18 days ago

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8.9

dark ruby and a fairly reductive nose, this was my first experience with Freisa. red fruited but muted, lots of earth & forest, bramble - big on palate, grippy tannins yet a jolt of acidity. very unusual overall. interesting & cerebral - imagine this complements heavy tomato based dishes — 7 days ago

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8.5

see previous note: just had their other bottling which was far superior. this is a run of the mill southern french table wine — 11 days ago

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9.2

confirmed previous note from over a year ago - just fantastic stuff! — 11 days ago

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8.6

Love this varietal but not here: lacked clarity, extraction & depth. Inky had the tobacco coffee mocha brambly fruit of PS but it was not pronounced or delineated. Lacked structure & finesse, pliable drinkable but not a serious wine. — 19 days ago