
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....
Revue de presse détailléeThis is a reductive wine at first, so decant or open early to allow it to reveal its real beauty....
Revue de presse détailléeOn the nose, intense smoky character from long yeast contact dominates. Then, on the palate, this...
Revue de presse détailléeMuscular, classic, slick.This wine is muscular, it has the posture of a red wine.There is a classic...
Revue de presse détailléeThe grapes from this extraordinary vineyard are at 240m altitude and just 6km from the Pacific...
Revue de presse détaillée(aging in 25% new oak): Pale-medium yellow. Subtly perfumed nose combines lemon drop,...
Revue de presse détailléePale, slightly green-tinged yellow. Captivating aromas of lemon zest, lemon drop and lavender. Very...
Revue de presse détaillée(one of the three barrels was new, the other two from 2015): Bright, light yellow with a green...
Revue de presse détailléePale, bright yellow. Aromas of ripe stone fruits, lemon peel, anise and flowers. Densely packed but...
Revue de presse détaillée(Latour has three barrels of this juice, one new, one once-used and one twice-used): Pale, bright...
Revue de presse détaillée(the crop level was just 35 hectoliters per hectare owing to losses during the flowering): Bright,...
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Revue de presse détailléeSavory aromas of burnt sage and black pepper along with beef, anise and carbon flavors make this an...
Revue de presse détailléeEarth, white currant and dried pear notes make for an intriguing nose. A touch of flint creates a...
Revue de presse détailléeTangy notes of green lemon are already shining though the reductive nose of flint. On the palate,...
Revue de presse détailléeA flinty cloud of reduction constitutes the nose for now. On the palate a picture of citrus is...
Revue de presse détailléeImpressive, polished and composed nose with an array of blueberries, blackberries and plums. The...
Revue de presse détailléeHuge blueberry character, but also huge, dry tannins. On the finish, however, this tug of war...
Revue de presse détailléePlum, violet and truffle characters present eagerly at the front door, oak a player but a...
Revue de presse détailléePlenty of meat on its bones. Blueberry and blackcurrant with spearmint and milk chocolate. Slight...
Revue de presse détailléeFragrant, this red exudes red berry, sweet smoke, rose hip and spice aromas and flavors. Quickly...
Revue de presse détailléeIt feels lightish at first but it's not. As it breathes it builds and builds. Before long, the full...
Revue de presse détailléeThis offers concentrated black fruit along with the tannins and stem flavors that result from...
Revue de presse détailléeThis is the kind of wine that is making folks flock to Spain. It is so nicely drinkable with New...
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