I always get nervous when I open an older red and there's zero sediment and the cork is barely stained. Usually means held in Inox and heavily filtered when finally bottled years after it should have been. Result? A wine stripped of character. Tannin, acid, and dried twigs predominate. Can still sense some nice macerated cherry fruit, but otherwise just tired and sinewy. Kind of a shame for what was, decades ago, a proud old house.
I always get nervous when I open an older red and there's zero sediment and the cork is barely stained. Usually means held in Inox and heavily filtered when finally bottled years after it should have been. Result? A wine stripped of character. Tannin, acid, and dried twigs predominate. Can still sense some nice macerated cherry fruit, but otherwise just tired and sinewy. Kind of a shame for what was, decades ago, a proud old house.
Oct 23rd, 2016
2005. Primal nose, very closed. Hints if rose petal, tar, cherry pit and loam. Reminds me of Chiavennasca grapes from Valtellina.
2005. Primal nose, very closed. Hints if rose petal, tar, cherry pit and loam. Reminds me of Chiavennasca grapes from Valtellina.
Feb 23rd, 2015
Beastly! Stems, dry earth and mushrooms yet still carries that big fruit weight. Crushing with boar ragu pasta!
Beastly! Stems, dry earth and mushrooms yet still carries that big fruit weight. Crushing with boar ragu pasta!
Feb 9th, 2015
Floral, earth, cherry, licorice. Med bodied, tannin medium but bitterness. Florals and tar.
Floral, earth, cherry, licorice. Med bodied, tannin medium but bitterness. Florals and tar.
Jun 1st, 2014
Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy
