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| Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, Feb 2007 ($125) The 2004 Aalto PS is expressive aromatically, on the palate this voluptuous wine reveals elegance ... more info |
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| Aldo Conterno’s 2004 Barolo is simply beautiful. A medium red, it presents a feminine expression of Nebbiolo in its perfumed, spiced red raspberries ... more info |
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| Wine Spectator : This is a big, powerful red with loads of floral, berry, plum and truffle aromas and flavors. Full-bodied, yet refined. It builds on ... more info |
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| There is no need to taste the 2004 Barolo Romirasco, the nose alone is enough to understand that this is magnificent wine. Aromas of tar, roses, ... more info |
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| Bodegas Alion was started by the renowned estate of Vega Sicilia in 1991. Grapes are sourced from vineyards next to the winery and from Vega ... more info |
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| Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, Feb 2007 While 2002 was a lesser vintage, you would never know it from tasting the 2002 Alion. Saturated purple in ... more info |
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| from the Vega Sicilia team Tinto y Blanco, Adventures in Spanish Wine Webblog "...Alion is a wine that truly speaks of it origin, ages and develops ... more info |
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| Altesino's medium to full-bodied 1997 Brunello di Montalcino boasts a dense ruby/garnet color in addition to aromas of creosote, new saddle leather, ... more info |
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| Tasting note: I was a bit surprised to find a bit more wood influence though it does not dominate the otherwise elegant and highly complex aromas ... more info |
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| This black-colored wine offers aromas of creamy red cherries and Asian spices imbued with charred oak. An explosion of super-extracted, and ... more info |
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| Intense red and black fruits mixed with subtle traces of oak spice followed by gorgeous medium weight, ripe, round and very intense flavors. Serious, ... more info |
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| Burghound Issue 21 Producer note: Anne Gros told me that in contrast to some growers, she had "no real problem with oidium and no real problems with ... more info |
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| Burghound Issue 21 Producer note: Anne Gros told me that in contrast to some growers, she had "no real problem with oidium and no real problems with ... more info |
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| Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, June 2007 The 2004 Solengo presents gorgeous aromatics followed by super-ripe dark fruit, crushed flowers, herbs, ... more info |
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| Tasting note: Fairly strong reduction renders the nose difficult to read but the flavors are sweet and much finer, particularly with respect to the ... more info |
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| Tasting note: Fairly strong reduction renders the nose difficult to read but the flavors are sweet and much finer, particularly with respect to the ... more info |
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| There is virtually no reduction here and the soaring nose offers notes of violets, earth, red and black pinot fruit and a distinct animale component ... more info |
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| Tasting note: A pungent nose of reduction, black cherry aromas and spice combine with earthy, sweet and opulent flavors that drench the palate in ... more info |
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| Burghound Issue 21 Producer note: As I commented in Issue 17, Pascal Lachaux is on a roll and his 2004s are first rate in the context of the vintage, ... more info |
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| Heavy reduction though there are glimpses of intense black fruit under the funk followed by supple, round, delicious and pure flavors that don't ... more info |
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| Mild reduction detracts slightly from the ripe and earthy dark berry fruit aromas where the middle weight flavors possess solid mid-palate density ... more info |
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| Burghound Producer note: As I commented in Issue 17, Pascal Lachaux is on a roll and his 2004s are first rate in the context of the vintage, indeed ... more info |
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| Toasty oak notes and very ripe spicy black fruit aromas lead to lacy, indeed almost delicate middle weight flavors that are focused, supple, intense, ... more info |
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| Tasting note: A gentle touch of wood frames spicy black fruit aromas and fresh, rich and velvety flavors that coat the mouth on the solidly long ... more info |
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| Fairly reduced on the nose though a bit of black Vosne spice still peeks through to reveal delicious if awkward flavors because of the late malo. ... more info |
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| Anise, black fruit and a touch of earth frame sappy, intense, pure flavors that offer the best power and weight of any wine to this point. I ... more info |
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| Arnoux is consistently the reference standard for Suchots and the 2004 is a most impressive effort featuring a nose of violet and floral aromas ... more info |
