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At the Downs Club Super Tuscan dinner last Friday. 2016 seems to have been a good vintage everywhere in Italy. This is a Cabernet predominant blend with Merlot and a little Sangiovese. No detailed notes. Fine powdery persistent tannins. Medium bodied.
At the Downs Club Super Tuscan dinner last Friday. 2016 seems to have been a good vintage everywhere in Italy. This is a Cabernet predominant blend with Merlot and a little Sangiovese. No detailed notes. Fine powdery persistent tannins. Medium bodied.
So bloody precise after a brief decant. Nose of camphor and pencil lead. Dark blackberry fruit. Soft, resolved but so precise in its tones. If Elvis Costello was singing this wine it would be Alison. Drink now.
So bloody precise after a brief decant. Nose of camphor and pencil lead. Dark blackberry fruit. Soft, resolved but so precise in its tones. If Elvis Costello was singing this wine it would be Alison. Drink now.
Third red wine at Table #3 at Oakton Wine Shops Bucket List Tasting.
Medium to deep garnet red with a touch of bricking on the edges. Stinky and smoky on the nose. Heavy tannins (7.5/10) and full bodied. Rich palate with smoked berries, spicy, spices, iron and earthy. Long and lingering finish. Drink till 2034.
Third red wine at Table #3 at Oakton Wine Shops Bucket List Tasting.
Medium to deep garnet red with a touch of bricking on the edges. Stinky and smoky on the nose. Heavy tannins (7.5/10) and full bodied. Rich palate with smoked berries, spicy, spices, iron and earthy. Long and lingering finish. Drink till 2034.
Owner No Limit Fine Wines, Private Wine Consultant
9.5
This is one hell of a wine. I would put it against top Bordeaux any day. Probabally should've let this age another 5-10 years but it was so incredibly good out of the gate. What a way to spend Christmas Eve with family. red fruits, tar and ocean air on the nose. Broad shouldered but very pretty at the same time. This is one of the best wines in Italy these days
This is one hell of a wine. I would put it against top Bordeaux any day. Probabally should've let this age another 5-10 years but it was so incredibly good out of the gate. What a way to spend Christmas Eve with family. red fruits, tar and ocean air on the nose. Broad shouldered but very pretty at the same time. This is one of the best wines in Italy these days
Barrel toast and cherries on the nose. On the palette, the grainy tannins inform you that more time is required, but the core components shine through. Beautiful, expansive mid palette, showing rich, dark fruits. My favorite wine (for the price) from this producer.
Barrel toast and cherries on the nose. On the palette, the grainy tannins inform you that more time is required, but the core components shine through. Beautiful, expansive mid palette, showing rich, dark fruits. My favorite wine (for the price) from this producer.
A Lot of young , Bordeaux like fruit with a bit more open , sweet cherry, Blackcurrant notes. Vanilla , spicy oak & clove. Intense palate with good acidity and focused fruit. Long straigth finish.
A Lot of young , Bordeaux like fruit with a bit more open , sweet cherry, Blackcurrant notes. Vanilla , spicy oak & clove. Intense palate with good acidity and focused fruit. Long straigth finish.
Tuscany, Italy
