
SETTE PONTI - Vigna dell’Impero Valdarno di Sopra DOC - 2015
- - 95 points-
James Suckling
September 2018This is a reductive wine at first, so decant or open early to allow it to reveal its real beauty....
Detailed press reviewThis is a reductive wine at first, so decant or open early to allow it to reveal its real beauty....
Detailed press reviewOn the nose, intense smoky character from long yeast contact dominates. Then, on the palate, this...
Detailed press reviewMuscular, classic, slick.This wine is muscular, it has the posture of a red wine.There is a classic...
Detailed press reviewThe grapes from this extraordinary vineyard are at 240m altitude and just 6km from the Pacific...
Detailed press review(aging in 25% new oak): Pale-medium yellow. Subtly perfumed nose combines lemon drop,...
Detailed press reviewPale, slightly green-tinged yellow. Captivating aromas of lemon zest, lemon drop and lavender. Very...
Detailed press review(one of the three barrels was new, the other two from 2015): Bright, light yellow with a green...
Detailed press reviewPale, bright yellow. Aromas of ripe stone fruits, lemon peel, anise and flowers. Densely packed but...
Detailed press review(Latour has three barrels of this juice, one new, one once-used and one twice-used): Pale, bright...
Detailed press review(the crop level was just 35 hectoliters per hectare owing to losses during the flowering): Bright,...
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Detailed press reviewAs normal, the 2016 Côte Rôtie Côte Brune is like the classic Côte Rôtie only slightly more...
Detailed press reviewSavory aromas of burnt sage and black pepper along with beef, anise and carbon flavors make this an...
Detailed press reviewEarth, white currant and dried pear notes make for an intriguing nose. A touch of flint creates a...
Detailed press reviewTangy notes of green lemon are already shining though the reductive nose of flint. On the palate,...
Detailed press reviewA flinty cloud of reduction constitutes the nose for now. On the palate a picture of citrus is...
Detailed press reviewImpressive, polished and composed nose with an array of blueberries, blackberries and plums. The...
Detailed press reviewHuge blueberry character, but also huge, dry tannins. On the finish, however, this tug of war...
Detailed press reviewPlum, violet and truffle characters present eagerly at the front door, oak a player but a...
Detailed press reviewPlenty of meat on its bones. Blueberry and blackcurrant with spearmint and milk chocolate. Slight...
Detailed press reviewFragrant, this red exudes red berry, sweet smoke, rose hip and spice aromas and flavors. Quickly...
Detailed press reviewIt feels lightish at first but it's not. As it breathes it builds and builds. Before long, the full...
Detailed press reviewThis offers concentrated black fruit along with the tannins and stem flavors that result from...
Detailed press reviewThis is the kind of wine that is making folks flock to Spain. It is so nicely drinkable with New...
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