Cabernet fruit is dominant right now…delicious and sweet…this is singing. Tannins are completely integrated, huge length, full mid-palette. This is drinking primo right now and I’m glad I have 1 left. Wow!
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Wow, this wine is years away from peak. Opened for 3 hours in bottle, upon which time I deemed it unacceptable for consumption, and then corked for 3 days. Upon drinking, it still needed about 2 more hours in a decanter to really come to life. Once consumed this wine was singing. The fruit was still being coaxed out as it was breathing but it was far too delicious to wait. Oak was well integrated too as Manzoni is considered a bit of a modernist. I wish I had a bottle left because I would love to taste this in 10 years. Live and learn...
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2001 Poliziano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Vigna Asinone
3/3/2023 - toofine Likes this wine: 92 Points
Still bangin’! Amazing at this age…tannins mostly resolved, still more than enough fruit, delicious !
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2004 Argiano Solengo Toscana IGT
4/9/2022 - toofine wrote: 93 Points
Cabernet fruit is dominant right now…delicious and sweet…this is singing. Tannins are completely integrated, huge length, full mid-palette. This is drinking primo right now and I’m glad I have 1 left. Wow!
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1999 Podere Rocche dei Manzoni Barolo Big'd Big
4/24/2012 - toofine wrote: 93 Points
Wow, this wine is years away from peak. Opened for 3 hours in bottle, upon which time I deemed it unacceptable for consumption, and then corked for 3 days. Upon drinking, it still needed about 2 more hours in a decanter to really come to life. Once consumed this wine was singing. The fruit was still being coaxed out as it was breathing but it was far too delicious to wait. Oak was well integrated too as Manzoni is considered a bit of a modernist. I wish I had a bottle left because I would love to taste this in 10 years. Live and learn...
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