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Back from hiatus with TNs
- Thread starter Jay Miller
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Ian Fitzsimmons
Ian Fitzsimmons
He must have been in his left mind then.
I took a short break, too, when things got very hot.
I took a short break, too, when things got very hot.
originally posted by VS:
Serves you right. Who in his right mind would taste a SPANISH wine?originally posted by Jay Miller:
1982 Muga Prado Enea - corked
I was really bummed. The fruit underneath seemed beautiful and the wine was nicely softened. My last bottle, too.
I bought several bottles of '97 Pergole Torte not long after release, and they have all fallen somewhere in the range of either slightly off to moderately off and not really drinkable. VA issues, swampiness, and also signs of seepage.
A friend opened a bottle a couple months ago that had been carried back from overseas purchase years ago, and the wine was sublime.
A friend opened a bottle a couple months ago that had been carried back from overseas purchase years ago, and the wine was sublime.
Cristian Dezso
Cristian Dezso
Very interesting, mine was similar, almost undrinkable, swampy as you put it.
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Completely random, but back in April I was treated to magnums of 1995 and 1996 through some linear combination of generosity from Levi and SFJoe which I can't quite reconstruct, and my notes indicate a heavy preference for the latter. This make any sense?
Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
Yes, 1996 was stellar in Chianti, incl. Montevertine.
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originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
Yes, 1996 was stellar in Chianti, incl. Montevertine.
Thanks, I slept through that part. Brad will provide the picture.
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
Yes, 1996 was stellar in Chianti, incl. Montevertine.
Not according to my vintage chart, unless you like shrill, under fruited, Sangiovese. Oh, wait. Folks here do.
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originally posted by Bwood:
I would have thought the '95 Le Pergole Torte would also be excellent although that is based on generalizing about the vintage and having had the '95 Riserva a couple times (excellent, although still in need of more time).
I recall the '95 as being very young, perhaps stubborn. Also relying more on tannin than acidity in its structure and thus dispaying less aromatic complexity at this stage? Just guessing.
originally posted by .sasha:
originally posted by Bwood:
I would have thought the '95 Le Pergole Torte would also be excellent although that is based on generalizing about the vintage and having had the '95 Riserva a couple times (excellent, although still in need of more time).
I recall the '95 as being very young, perhaps stubborn. Also relying more on tannin than acidity in its structure and thus dispaying less aromatic complexity at this stage? Just guessing.
Makes sense. The '95 Riserva is still tannic. I can see how a bigger version of that wine, in magnum, could take a very long time to become drinkable.
As for Brad's remark, I think there is quite a bit of variability in the region in '96 but that those who waited and harvested late did quite well (as at Montevertine).
Cristian Dezso
Cristian Dezso
Has anyone tried the 1993 Pergole Torte?