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From 3 vineyards, medium Ruby with berry fruit, fragrant spice and earthy floral notes. On the palate flavors of blackberry, cherry, and licorice with notes of herb pepper spice and nice tangy mineral feel. Fine tannins, long finish ending with tobacco and cacao wrapped in an earthy spice character. Starting to drink well now, good for another decade.
From 3 vineyards, medium Ruby with berry fruit, fragrant spice and earthy floral notes. On the palate flavors of blackberry, cherry, and licorice with notes of herb pepper spice and nice tangy mineral feel. Fine tannins, long finish ending with tobacco and cacao wrapped in an earthy spice character. Starting to drink well now, good for another decade.
9.2Austin Hohnke
Way too many options to tag this wine. This needed a day to open up. Delicate and soft Sangiovese with refined structure. My preference over the Pieve Santa Restituta. Really pretty. BYO at Lucali for the second time in two months.
Way too many options to tag this wine. This needed a day to open up. Delicate and soft Sangiovese with refined structure. My preference over the Pieve Santa Restituta. Really pretty. BYO at Lucali for the second time in two months.
9.1LM Segal
A very nicely packed and stacked Brunello, give it at least another year worth a pt or 2.
A very nicely packed and stacked Brunello, give it at least another year worth a pt or 2.
9.3Christopher Bezzone
Excellent
Excellent
9.8Joe DAscoli
Ripe and delicious
Ripe and delicious
9.4Mike Lev
Intense w/concentrated cherry and red fruit, fine tannins, some graphite, cedar, balsam. Fine showing this 2016er…
Intense w/concentrated cherry and red fruit, fine tannins, some graphite, cedar, balsam. Fine showing this 2016er…
9.3Jess
Medium-deep ruby color. Aromas of red fruit, cherry, tomato leaf. Dry. Flavors of black cherry, clove, leather, tomato leaf, black pepper finish. Rich velvety tannins. Couldn't ask for more from a Brunello.! Intensity: 4/5 Complexity: 4/5 Balance: 5/5 Finish: 4/5
Medium-deep ruby color. Aromas of red fruit, cherry, tomato leaf. Dry. Flavors of black cherry, clove, leather, tomato leaf, black pepper finish. Rich velvety tannins. Couldn't ask for more from a Brunello.! Intensity: 4/5 Complexity: 4/5 Balance: 5/5 Finish: 4/5
9.5K. Syrah
2016: A disappointment: early tannic mouthfeel opens up to… not a lot. Would expect better concentration, fruit, acid to take over but the result is fairly weak and underwhelming. Too young? Maybe but way better choices at lower price points. $65 (!) at Gary’s.
2016: A disappointment: early tannic mouthfeel opens up to… not a lot. Would expect better concentration, fruit, acid to take over but the result is fairly weak and underwhelming. Too young? Maybe but way better choices at lower price points. $65 (!) at Gary’s.
8.8Paul Coletta
Mama Mia!!!
Mama Mia!!!
9.9Morgan Reese
Robert pogo’s buy. Red meat on the nose, light in color, not too tannic, easy to drink. At the ranch before dinner.
Robert pogo’s buy. Red meat on the nose, light in color, not too tannic, easy to drink. At the ranch before dinner.
8.7Location
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