Ian S
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2012 Mauro Franchino Gattinara
4/19/2024 - Ian S wrote:
Somewhat lifted nose, with both cherry fruit and more savoury earth/coffee.
Wonderful balance on the palate, manging to be both soft and rounded, yet also with refreshing acidity and soft but persistent tannins.
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1978 Marqués de Riscal Rioja Crianza
2/14/2024 - Ian S wrote:
From a deceased's cellar, sold by a local merchant for £5 a bottle (amongst other wines, which have range from merely palatable to an old Crozes-Hermitage that was superb).
Colour very good with reasonable depth to the red-claret, and somewhat modest bricking at the rim.
Savoury, slightly medicinal nose giving something of a cherry-menthol vibe, with some woodiness.
On the palate, the sweet, still coconut edged woodiness comes more to the fore, with the fruit initially tertiary and figgy, though on the finish there's more than a hint of more youthful fruit. Decent length and good complexity, though the oak influence feels to be a slightly ott seasoning. Fresh, but not strident acidity.
So very much alive, and indeed not in obvious danger of demise. Impressive, but not everyone will appreciate the strength of the oak influence still present.
[Edit, perhaps unsurprisingly, 2-3 hours later there's orange and also a little blood coming through, and the following day showing more obvious oxidation. It may not shine long once opened]
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2010 Schiavenza Barolo Prapò
2/9/2024 - Ian S wrote:
Dark fruited with black olive and a little sweet fig on the nose.
Complex and vibrant, with the above in more even balance on the palate, but with red fruits/florality emerging. Instantly appealing and interesting. Still some pretty solid tannins in the background, maybe needing another decade to soften, but there's plenty depth there to stop it feeling closed. Acidity decently supporting, but not poking out at all.
Drinkable (and enjoyable) now for sure, but be prepared for the tannins. Personally, I'd like to check back in on this in 8-10 years time.
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