AZELIA - Barolo Bricco Fiasco - 1999
- - 93 points-
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August 2014Tar, smoke, licorice, menthol and leather emerge from the 1999 Barolo Bricco Fiasco. Still fresh...
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Tar, smoke, licorice, menthol and leather emerge from the 1999 Barolo Bricco Fiasco. Still fresh...
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An intense, fruit-filled red, showing a smoky cast to the cherry, licorice, herbal and spice...
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Broad, succulent, concentrated.Great packaging. A well-designed burnt label is perfectly suited to...
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"The back label says '11 was an excellent vintage producing fruit of the highest quality, with...
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"Good hue; what can only be described as a relaxed, albeit complex, palate with blackcurrant fruit,...
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...this is a pure example of Bonarda. Generous on blackberry notes, black pepper and sweet...
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Pale bright yellow. Light, pure aromas and flavors of lemon, lime blossom, mint and crushed stone....
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Tightly wound and linear, with sandalwood, sweet spice and cedar notes accenting the cherry and...
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This gorgeous, structured wine, made from 80% Sangiovese and 20% other native grapes, is all about...
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The cycling-mad Paolo Bianchini only uses Slavonian oak on his Brunello, keeping his barriques for...
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The 12 hectare Pianrosso vineyard is entirely planted with old vines on limestone-rich soils. It...
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The estate's 2011 Chianti Classico Riserva Poggio Rosso is quite a bit darker and richer than most...
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Grilled herbs, black stone fruits, scorched earth, tobacco and game are some of the notes that take...
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Hallmark Sangiovese aromas of blue flowers, woodland berries, underbrush, leather and spice take...
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(a 60/20/20 blend): Bright dark red. Slightly tanky aromas of raspberry, mocha and smoke. Red fruit...
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(aged in 25% new and 75% second-use French oak): Bright red with ruby highlights. Dark berries,...
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Medium red. Wild floral high notes on the nose. All about energy and sap on the palate, showing...
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Textured, meaty, fine and fresh with bright, focused raspberry fruit, and fine grained yet firm...
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Good medium red. Redcurrant and smoky oak on the nose, with darker fruits and flowers emerging with...
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Medium red. Ineffable nose and palate offer red fruits, minerals, spices and flowers, complicated...
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Good medium red. Withdrawn nose hints at minerals, stone, spicy oak and celery seed. Densely packed...
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Good bright red. Complex, ripe aromas of raspberry, cherry, iron, minerals, spices, pepper and...
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Yves Gras bases this wine on very old grenache growing in red clay at the center of his estate,...
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