Light, delicious, deserves better than low scores of people comparing it to neighboring Chianti.
Light, delicious, deserves better than low scores of people comparing it to neighboring Chianti.
Jun 29th, 2024
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
