This is a big wine, with 15% alcohol. It evolved considerably over time, with the last third of the bottle being the best. And it was exquisite by that point. So rich, with many flavors and textures. At first I tasted the ripasso Amarone characteristics - almost too much so. Then it started to taste more like a floral Cabernet; the body even seemed to lighten. The last third brought some Italian smokiness. It was a unique and great wine, a blockbuster that had rich subtlety. It had aged fine and probably could have continued in the cellar. I did not sense that it was fading at all.
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This could be a very good Southern Rhone wine, but maybe not yet. It never really opened up fully before the bottle was drained. Delicious and deep, but just not completely realized. I have one more bottle and will try to let it lie for a few more years.
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2019 Jean-Paul Thevenet Morgon Vieilles Vignes
5/19/2024 - Tranquility Base wrote: flawed
There was a reason why this was discounted. It was flawed. I drank it, glutton that I am, but it was not good.
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2005 Giuseppe Quintarelli Rosso del Bepi Veneto IGT
5/7/2024 - Tranquility Base Likes this wine: 95 Points
This is a big wine, with 15% alcohol. It evolved considerably over time, with the last third of the bottle being the best. And it was exquisite by that point. So rich, with many flavors and textures. At first I tasted the ripasso Amarone characteristics - almost too much so. Then it started to taste more like a floral Cabernet; the body even seemed to lighten. The last third brought some Italian smokiness. It was a unique and great wine, a blockbuster that had rich subtlety. It had aged fine and probably could have continued in the cellar. I did not sense that it was fading at all.
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2021 Domaine Gramenon Côtes du Rhône La Sagesse
5/6/2024 - Tranquility Base Likes this wine: 87 Points
This could be a very good Southern Rhone wine, but maybe not yet. It never really opened up fully before the bottle was drained. Delicious and deep, but just not completely realized. I have one more bottle and will try to let it lie for a few more years.
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