Nose of meat and concentrated fruit, with high alcohol. Definitely some tannic grip, but not cray cray. Red fruit up front and a little in the back, but missing a middle. Puckery from the tannins, but otherwise a nice and long tomato finish.
Nose of meat and concentrated fruit, with high alcohol. Definitely some tannic grip, but not cray cray. Red fruit up front and a little in the back, but missing a middle. Puckery from the tannins, but otherwise a nice and long tomato finish.
Jul 9th, 2021
I feel kind of bad rating this one a 9.1. It's a good wine. Just a little heated and a little unbalanced right now and IMO capable of much more. Perhaps time will take this one to a new place. The nose of this wine is boysenberry and a bit of plum and fig. The entry is darker fruits, with bright acidity. Soil terroir. The middle of this wine turns a little darker, yet just doesn't seem to have a lot there. The finish is more acidic, but perhaps a little unbalanced. More red fruit on the finish, with some plum undertones. Quite delicious when the notes ARE there, and seems capable. I really look for this wine to work its problems out over the next few years, including the problem of having a not-so-defined middle.
I feel kind of bad rating this one a 9.1. It's a good wine. Just a little heated and a little unbalanced right now and IMO capable of much more. Perhaps time will take this one to a new place. The nose of this wine is boysenberry and a bit of plum and fig. The entry is darker fruits, with bright acidity. Soil terroir. The middle of this wine turns a little darker, yet just doesn't seem to have a lot there. The finish is more acidic, but perhaps a little unbalanced. More red fruit on the finish, with some plum undertones. Quite delicious when the notes ARE there, and seems capable. I really look for this wine to work its problems out over the next few years, including the problem of having a not-so-defined middle.
Sep 21st, 2018
Orcia, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
