Tenimenti Luigi d'Alessandro (Manzano)
Il Bosco Cortona Syrah
Distinctly Syrah but distinctly Italian. Loved it.
Distinctly Syrah but distinctly Italian. Loved it.
Jun 4th, 2022Menthol, plums, leather, tobacco. Good acid and nice, smooth tannins on the finish. Lingers.
Menthol, plums, leather, tobacco. Good acid and nice, smooth tannins on the finish. Lingers.
Jan 19th, 2019Peppery, tannic, blackberry, roasted chestnut/charcoal, good structure, very nice. Drinking a wonderful wine from Cortona in Cortona! Merry Christmas!
Peppery, tannic, blackberry, roasted chestnut/charcoal, good structure, very nice. Drinking a wonderful wine from Cortona in Cortona! Merry Christmas!
Dec 24th, 2017Seems a lot more polished than recall and not as much earth, smoke and crushed dark fruit. 2010 vintage.
Seems a lot more polished than recall and not as much earth, smoke and crushed dark fruit. 2010 vintage.
Oct 25th, 2016Needs time to open but once does soulful, tannic and showing dark raspberry and currant with white pepper and menthol.
Needs time to open but once does soulful, tannic and showing dark raspberry and currant with white pepper and menthol.
May 27th, 2015Ripe, baked fruit, some V.A. Not my favorite.
Ripe, baked fruit, some V.A. Not my favorite.
Jan 22nd, 2015Il Bosco 1996 Cortona Syrah made by Tenimenti d'Alessandro before they get the DOC..(they achieved the DOC status the 1999); after 18 years still shining and balmy..pure clear and clean freshness, silky texture.
Il Bosco 1996 Cortona Syrah made by Tenimenti d'Alessandro before they get the DOC..(they achieved the DOC status the 1999); after 18 years still shining and balmy..pure clear and clean freshness, silky texture.
Oct 14th, 2014Tenimenti d'Alessandro Il Bosco Syrah 2001.. after 13 years still vibrant, juicy, deep.. such a heating minerality straight on from the Tuscan sun to warm-up the frozen and long finnish winter馃槏
Tenimenti d'Alessandro Il Bosco Syrah 2001.. after 13 years still vibrant, juicy, deep.. such a heating minerality straight on from the Tuscan sun to warm-up the frozen and long finnish winter馃槏
Oct 9th, 2014