I first tried this wine six months ago under less-than-ideal conditions. It was fantastic then, and fooled me first into thinking it was some top notch Burgundy rather than a classy Sangio (Ya, I…
Second bottle (first one was flawed). This bottle was dry, dry, dry, dry... Ya, I know... Italy and all. But the dusty cedar-driven frame really made for an imposing barrier for the fruit to make any…
On my first ignorant and perhaps somewhat carelessly dismissive pass with this wine, my mind wandered to Burgundy, as the Pinot-esque profile of this wine carried an elegance and ethereal finesse…
A penetrating and pungent candied red cherry fruit flavor dominates the profile in a frank delivery that pushes pronounced ripeness and alcohol to the forefront of the attack. It's a cocktail-driven…
Well... I gotta keep it real ya'll. Here I was all ready to seek out more of these as soon as I was gonna give this bottle a spin tonight, and wouldn't cha know it... This thing was stricter than a…
Even more filled-out than my previous bottle last year, the 2015 was rocking-out all sorts of dark berry and dusty spice goodness. A double decant with a double filtering of sediment (to which there…
Red currant, red and black cherry, muddled strawberry, cassis, dusty cedar, unsmoked cigar/tobacco, dry black soil, Christmas spice, and some subtle herbs. Fantastic acidity that is deftly balanced…
Red and black currant, red cherry, sandalwood, eucalyptus, mulch, menthol, and incense. Smooth and balanced, but with an acidic pop that both elevates and provides notable grip.
Black cherry, black currant, black raspberry, black plum, Chinese five spice, anise, tobacco leaf, sandstone, and some leather. At once, dark, unctuous, and just slightly thick, and then effortless…
No formal notes on this. A decent rose but fairly humdrum. Just ok in the depth department, but the flavors overall on the mid-palate were a bit too lithe for me.
