2/5/16, 7:54 PM - Yes, Carlisle '13 (91), Turley '13 (92), Bedrock '13 (90) in there too. YOY for me, Carlisle is most consistent for OVZ, but Turley puts out gems without pattern IMHO.
11/13/13, 10:01 AM - I will be searching for more too. This will be hard to hang on to at this level of QPR.
11/13/13, 10:12 AM - I have found with a lot of these new world types from the old world, especially mixed varietals, when drinking young a run through a Vinturi or similar device does enough for me that I can approach it in the glass immediately and still see some nice evolution. I did this last night as well (bottle-mounted Vinturi), so I am not sure how it evolved right after PnP. Old vines in my estimation can show that characteristic when young. I do agree, because I saved some to try today (cool preservation), that I will likely not find this one went the distance overnight. But honestly, don't care - I rarely have bottles left over.
11/14/13, 6:13 AM - Had some decent longevity, slowly brought back to room temp, vinturi to glass. slightly muted fruit, but developed a prominent anise note, pronounced minerality. Would say you have about 26-30 hours on this bottle with careful rest overnight.
11/26/13, 8:22 AM - I would put it higher than 81 looking at that list. If the Passadouro gets slotted at 37, this is at least a notch above that, even with the price difference.
3/14/13, 10:58 AM - Appreciated much. I favor interesting or memorable blurbs to balance the sometimes monotonous technical analysis.
3/9/13, 9:25 AM - Saw the reviews for this offering - a driver in purchasing 2 bottles. I was disappointed with the first bottle that evening, so I opened the other. Both were similar enough with no evident bottle or environmental flaws, that I provided my grade as above. I agree the tannins and acidity are certainly exacerbated by it's youth, but too much so.
3/10/13, 7:09 PM - I take umbrage at the gross assertion I might only be versed in more globally known varietals, such as those from Bordeaux as you exclaimed. I do not discount that others, and possibly you, have rated this bottling higher than I did; I can only craft an opinion with results of my tasting, whether they be surprising or not. Considered with other Aglianico I have consumed both stateside and in country, these bottles as purchased did not excel comparably – for your reference, offerings from Bisceglia and Mastroberardino, generally more Taurasi than Vulture. While we may not share the same opinion, this is a subjective forum and I am entitled to my own views. Instead of disparaging my observation of this powerful and unique varietal, it would have been more productive for both our time to have a frank, respectful discussion of how we arrived at our conclusions. We may have found these bottles to be impacted. I have already acknowledged this was a young sampling point for this potent varietal and tried to account for that, but as I said previously these were monolithic bottles that reached my table.
3/14/13, 10:44 AM - I should have been more humble myself and I do apologize. I was probably a bit bristly because I had to defend that review with friends of mine previously - they had anticipated a better rating too. I appreciate your passion for publicly lesser-known wines. Relating to my favorite wines, one in particular is similarly lesser-known, powerful, and for some of my ancestors a familial wine - tannat. I would certainly like to see that wine's unique characteristics considered in any review dealing with a serious producer's vinification. If I can procure another bottle, I will certainly revisit my comments here. Salute!
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