Last bottle. Should have opened it a year ago. The fruit is fading away, and there's not much else going on. It's certainly drinkable, and not unpleasant in any way - but it's not nearly as interesting now as it was two years ago. Drink up.
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Well, on one hand, it probably wasn't the best match for our spicy wood-fired pizzas. On the other hand, based on previous reviews, I feared I'd let this fade away in the corner of the cellar ... and fortunately, it's doing just fine. Solidly good, if not quite great. A bit more heat on the back end than I prefer, so maybe that's a sign of the fruit falling away from it's former glory. Even so, if this bottle is any indication of what's going on with the others remaining in the corner of my cellar, it doesn't seem like there's any danger of it falling apart in the next year. (But I'll make it a point to drink up over the next 24 months.)
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In a really good spot, to my tastes. Kicking off lots of sediment, but some fruit still present; soft and silky on the back end; well balanced - very nice.
(Opened it to go with some goodies - like meatballs, cheese, and a killer artichoke/roasted red pepper focaccia - we brought back from Italian markets in Pittsburgh's Strip district. But given that we let our 16 year old son drive home to get some experience on his learner's permit ... just about anything with alcohol was going to be welcomed ;)
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2015 Kozlović Teran
4/21/2024 - Adventr.us Likes this wine: 87 Points
Last bottle. Should have opened it a year ago. The fruit is fading away, and there's not much else going on. It's certainly drinkable, and not unpleasant in any way - but it's not nearly as interesting now as it was two years ago. Drink up.
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2014 Three Wine Company Mataro Spinelli Vineyard
4/19/2024 - Adventr.us wrote: 89 Points
Well, on one hand, it probably wasn't the best match for our spicy wood-fired pizzas. On the other hand, based on previous reviews, I feared I'd let this fade away in the corner of the cellar ... and fortunately, it's doing just fine. Solidly good, if not quite great. A bit more heat on the back end than I prefer, so maybe that's a sign of the fruit falling away from it's former glory. Even so, if this bottle is any indication of what's going on with the others remaining in the corner of my cellar, it doesn't seem like there's any danger of it falling apart in the next year. (But I'll make it a point to drink up over the next 24 months.)
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2011 Chionetti Dogliani Briccolero
3/24/2024 - Adventr.us Likes this wine: 91 Points
In a really good spot, to my tastes. Kicking off lots of sediment, but some fruit still present; soft and silky on the back end; well balanced - very nice.
(Opened it to go with some goodies - like meatballs, cheese, and a killer artichoke/roasted red pepper focaccia - we brought back from Italian markets in Pittsburgh's Strip district. But given that we let our 16 year old son drive home to get some experience on his learner's permit ... just about anything with alcohol was going to be welcomed ;)
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