Lots of fun bottles were popped at Al’s hosting this past weekend for his birthday celebration. All were served blind. 1 sparkler, 2 whites, 6 reds and 1 dessert wine.
En mag. Probably the most difficult wine of the night to identify. Hardly anyone even got close to calling this cab. I was leaning Grenache or ripe vintage burgundy as I thought I was detecting a bit of whole cluster usage due to the lifted profile and stemmy/spice red fruit notes. Yet by the end of the night, the structure beefed up and the spice turned more sweet. Lovely cherry liqueur, sandalwood, baking spices and baked red fruited pie notes. — 6 years ago
Whole Foods, C ruby+; N ripe berry, dusty, woodsy; T lighter, cherry, berry(currant), bright acidity, amazing for the price — 6 years ago
Dry and jammy. Delicious! Would definitely buy again! — 8 years ago
Bought this in Italy. Fantastic wine! — 8 years ago
Always a reliable red blend — 5 years ago
Vinoteca in Montalcino — 6 years ago
Great Italian red wine. — 7 years ago
Lovely dark and fruity. Great with steak and pork. I love the mixture of the negromaro grape and primitivo grape. — 8 years ago
Very tasty wine — 5 years ago
Parádní primitivo, ten nádech tabáku a třísloviny. — 5 years ago
A flavorful Pinot with a nice body. — 6 years ago
Rustic and fast-forward, while dry and tasy. You can't do much better for $6. Thanks Lidl! — 6 years ago
Rather liked this one. Drake it at the bar at the Wine Steward and brought a bottle home. — 7 years ago
Dried cherries, Italian style. — 8 years ago
50% Sangiovese, 50% Schioppettino. 100% Delicious — 8 years ago
Severn Goodwin

So...I had a birthday a couple weeks back.and due to scheduling, my regular bottle finishing team wasn't available until now, so we're finally doing it up in my grand, unique style.
Notes possibly tomorrow, scores honestly tonight.
Decanted 6H.
24-Hour Update:
Nose has crushed bricks, blood orange, ripe cherries, cranberry sauce and wet vines.
Palate has dried cranberry (unsweetened), chalk, orange zest, black currant and dried blackberry.
Seems a little shutdown, revisit 2023+. — 4 years ago