Decanted two hours,
NOSE: dark berries, fresh herbs (mint and bright tobacco), a whiff of mocha. Mild, but pretty darn good.
TASTE: lovely. Cocoa plus both savoury and baking herbs - not much fruit. Like a lighter and more elegant Rioja. 91.
EDIT: I see now that I tried this exact wine two years ago and didn’t like it at all. I presume the difference is the two years of age and the long decant. Maybe the last bottle was off also, who knows - or I was. Anyway, wow - what a difference!
Decanted two hours,
NOSE: dark berries, fresh herbs (mint and bright tobacco), a whiff of mocha. Mild, but pretty darn good.
TASTE: lovely. Cocoa plus both savoury and baking herbs - not much fruit. Like a lighter and more elegant Rioja. 91.
EDIT: I see now that I tried this exact wine two years ago and didn’t like it at all. I presume the difference is the two years of age and the long decant. Maybe the last bottle was off also, who knows - or I was. Anyway, wow - what a difference!
Dec 3rd, 2023Nowhere near worth the $15 I paid. Smells slightly like vinegar (it hasn’t turned to vinegar, it just has that slight smell) tastes like cherries and not much else - perhaps a slight light coffee/toffee taste at the back of the tongue (less interesting than it sounds). Soft. Lightweight. Boring. Inoffensive, but will not buy again. EDIT: IMPROVES A LOT WITH AIR, BUT STILL BORING.
Nowhere near worth the $15 I paid. Smells slightly like vinegar (it hasn’t turned to vinegar, it just has that slight smell) tastes like cherries and not much else - perhaps a slight light coffee/toffee taste at the back of the tongue (less interesting than it sounds). Soft. Lightweight. Boring. Inoffensive, but will not buy again. EDIT: IMPROVES A LOT WITH AIR, BUT STILL BORING.
Aug 11th, 2021
Scansano, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy
