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Col D'orcia Brunello Di Montalcino 2009, Brunello Di Montalcino
Tuscany, Italy$52.00
Just medium-bodied, this Brunello remains true to Sangiovese, with no recourse to over-extraction or heavy toasted oak. Flavours of red cherries, tart cherries and hints of dried fruit on the palate with a long finish and bright acids. It is remarkable how light and fresh (for Brunello) that this wine is, yet it still fills the mouth with complex flavours, Nicely done. Purchased in Buffalo for $30. Tasted Dec 2017.
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Kenwood Jack London Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2012, Sonoma Mountain
California, Usa$39.95
Ripe, fruity Sonoma cab, which neither fits the ultra jammy Cali red wine model or the savory structured Bordeaux model. Nice balance and complexity without getting heavy at all. Drinking very nicely now, with enough structure for another few years of ageing, though I don't think this wine make old bones. Well done, and in the realm of over-priced reds from California, quite fairly prices. tasted May 2017.
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Paolo Conterno Riva Del Bric Barolo 2010, Unfiltered, Docg
Piedmont, Italy$39.95
Not much to add to John and David's notes from 3 years ago, they were spot on. Classico Barolo here, without caving to the use of prominent oak. Still quite youthful with some noted tannin (this is Nebbiolo, after all), but this seems to have just entered prime drinking stage. This should hold for several more years. $40 for this level of Barolo is a bargain. Lovely. Tasted Oct 2018.
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Verbena Brunello Di Montalcino 2009
Tuscany, Italy$39.95
Just too much American oak derived coconut flavours for me. If blind tasting, I'd have guessed Rioja. Some good fruit lurking there, but why obliterate it with oak? Geez.....Tasted Oct 2017.
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Scacciadiavoli Montefalco Sagrantino 2008, Docg
Umbria, Italy$39.95
Huge, ripe, highly concentrated with still massive chewy tannin and marked acidity. As JS said, most certainly not soft and cuddly, this is loaded with flavour from both the fruit and some oak (though this is well integrated). And did I mention the tannin....still omnipresent after 10 years. Wow. An impressive wine for sure, but still a few years from prime drinking in my view. Hold until at least 2021, I can imagine this sailing past its 20th birthday with ease. Tasted Dec 2018.
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Punset Barbaresco 2010
Piedmont, Italy$49.75
From first whiff, there is no doubting the quality of this Barbaresco. Aromatic, with notes of cherries and dried flowers. On the palate pure Nebbiolo, still notable tannin, with intense flavours of sour cherries, dried fruit and a touch of earthiness. Complex, long finishing with mouth puckering tannin and acidity....just as it should be. The purity of the fruit is remarkable. What a superb wine! But if you have a bottle, hold another 2 years, this is still a bit young. Best wine I have had in 2018. Tasted Nov 2018.
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La Ferme Du Mont Côtes Jugunda Gigondas 2013, Ap
Rhône, France$24.75
To my taste buds, I get more of the red fruit (esp strawberries), no doubt to the predominance of Grenache in the blend. in more a supporting role are notes of pepper and spice. Tannin is mellow - this wine seems to be at its peak now. The finish is lingering. Nice CdR here. Tasted Aug 2019.
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Il Molino Di Grace Riserva Chianti Classico 2009, Docg
Tuscany, Italy$24.95
No doubt, a very good CCR, seemingly at its peak. Maturing dried red fruits. soft tannin and a lingering finish, My only quibble is that the oak is a bit too prominent for my tastes. The sheen on vanilla (admittedly, not over-done) does diminish the Tuscan character. That said, there is much enjoyment in this wine. Tasted June 2017.
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Sottimano Langhe Nebbiolo 2013, Doc
Piedmont, Italy$29.95
Superior Nebbiolo from Sottimano, worthy of being labelled Barbaresco going by the quality. Here in late 2021, the tannin is still notable, though the wine is certainly very enjoyable at the moment. Complex flavours revolve around sour red cherries, and dried fruit and a long finish, Glad that I have a second bottle, which I will hold on to for another 3-5 years. Tasted Nov 2021.
4.0 Stars
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Fattoria Carpineta Fontalpino Do Ut Des 2012, Igt Toscana
Tuscany, Italy$31.25
I believe that this a Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot blend (the winery's website says Petit Verdot for the current vintage in place of Sangiovese). Very fine red here, with a very Tuscan feel to it: Red fruit mostly, dusty tannin, dark chocolate and a long finish. Seems to be at about its peak now. Tasted Dec 2021.
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