Milan Wine Event 3 - A 2014 vintage check up (Altrimenti, Milano): From a beautiful magnum. Beautiful wine from start to finish and albeit at the start of its drinking cycle ( this is one that we could easily see us drinking in 20 years ) still is ever so beautiful. Still has some puppy fat to assimilate in the sense of the fruit and soft sweet oak but it is ever so elegant and delightful. Well angled richness , very much a classicist American as we call these type of wines and true to the style of beautiful Monte Bellos. We felt this was a 94 for now but easily this has a few more points to add to its score with a few more years in bottle .
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Deep ruby to deep purple, slightly musty on the nose with black raspberry, alcohol, and cranberry, followed by wet stone, earth, and mint, all tightly wound, tight but—somehow—lush on the palate with dark berry fruit, black plum, strong acidity, streaks of minerality, and firm tannins, finish is dominated by black tea, tangy acidity, dark berry fruits, cherry, earth, vanilla, coconut, menthol, and more
Note: 10 years on and the tannins are still pretty fierce, even for mountain fruit, not sure it will ever totally settle down but those who like dark, tight cabs, this one's for you
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5/11/2024 - deadwax Likes this wine: 94 Points
Double decanted for dinner party. Drinking well coming up on 10 years. Will be better with time. At this point it needs a good decant.
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5/9/2024 - Papies wrote: 94 Points
Milan Wine Event 3 - A 2014 vintage check up (Altrimenti, Milano): From a beautiful magnum.
Beautiful wine from start to finish and albeit at the start of its drinking cycle ( this is one that we could easily see us drinking in 20 years ) still is ever so beautiful. Still has some puppy fat to assimilate in the sense of the fruit and soft sweet oak but it is ever so elegant and delightful. Well angled richness , very much a classicist American as we call these type of wines and true to the style of beautiful Monte Bellos. We felt this was a 94 for now but easily this has a few more points to add to its score with a few more years in bottle .
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4/29/2024 - Jzboxtas wrote: 96 Points
Phenomenal. To me, this is right in the window. Signed up for the Ridge mailing list after this bottle.
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3/15/2024 - duchamp wrote: 94 Points
Deep ruby to deep purple, slightly musty on the nose with black raspberry, alcohol, and cranberry, followed by wet stone, earth, and mint, all tightly wound, tight but—somehow—lush on the palate with dark berry fruit, black plum, strong acidity, streaks of minerality, and firm tannins, finish is dominated by black tea, tangy acidity, dark berry fruits, cherry, earth, vanilla, coconut, menthol, and more
Note: 10 years on and the tannins are still pretty fierce, even for mountain fruit, not sure it will ever totally settle down but those who like dark, tight cabs, this one's for you
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2/16/2024 - plechazunga Likes this wine: 91 Points
Still tight and alcoholic out of the bottle, after a decant opened light in fruit but a beautiful structure with green and wood notes.
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