Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
94
/100
Reviews
16
professional
Vintages
1
1995
Other
92/100
Merlot
NV
Community Reviews
2020
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92.1
Avg Score
95
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Taster #3296
· Sep 27, 2024
Bløt, men fortsatt god struktur
1995 vintage
Taster #4135
· Aug 15, 2024
92/100
Slow ox few hours then splash decant. Browning on edges but didnt appear like a 29 year old wine. Nicely balanced. Fruit fading but has some complexity mushroom, herbs. Still drinking nicely
1995 vintage
Taster #5707
· Jul 14, 2023
85/100
Tired, over the top. Perhaps these do not have the aging power of its Bordeaux siblings...
1995 vintage
Taster #1737
· Oct 26, 2022
95/100
100% Merlot from Vigna l'Apparita Cru in Chianti Classico, planted in 1982. Fermented spontaneously in stainless steel, macerated for a month with the skins, aged for 14 months in a combination of new and old French oak barriques (normally 50/50). 13% alcohol. Deep, moderately opaque and somewhat evolved blackish-red color with a rusty dried-blood hue. Brooding, characterful and moderately evolved nose with aromas of dark plummy fruits and dried figs, some licorice tones, a little bit of game, light toasty …
1995 vintage
Taster #7654
· Aug 7, 2022
90/100
2nd bottle of this wine in the past few months. First one was bit past, this one is better. Medium ruby. Medium intensity and developed nose. Earthy, truffles, black cherries, dried herbs. Medium body, still some tannins, iron, balsamic, earth, dirty sour cherries aftertaste, good length. Not a lot of fruit left, but still good complexity and development to compensate.
1995 vintage
Taster #4865
· Jan 30, 2022
91/100
醒酒两个半小时，闻香有淡淡酱味，一点青椒混合着醋栗和李子的香气，橡木桶的烟熏和烘烤气息，入口酸度高，单宁紧致，颗粒细腻，酒液咸鲜，有老酒的酱味，酸梅汤一样的口感，一点青椒和泥土气息，仿佛含着一颗话梅，后段还有点巧克力的味道，余味是香料感和香草气息。稍微有些老态，并没有展现出这款酒的最佳状态
1995 vintage
Taster #4865
· Jul 11, 2021
93/100
闻香有老酒的酱味，陈年的肉味，入口酸度中等，单宁紧致，量大，咸鲜的酒液，清晰的矿物感，口中的感觉比闻香状态好很多，成熟的黑果香气，酒液有回甜，橡木桶带来烘烤的气息，还有长时间陈年产生的焦油味，酒的骨架清晰，结构宏大，香气扎实，颇有大酒范儿，非常优雅，非常旧世界
1995 vintage
Taster #1737
· Dec 11, 2020
95/100
100% Merlot from Vigna l'Apparita Cru in Chianti Classico, planted in 1982. Fermented spontaneously in stainless steel, macerated for a month with the skins, aged for 14 months in a combination of new and old French oak barriques (normally 50/50). 13% alcohol. Still relatively youthful and moderately opaque blackish-red color with a developed hint of pomegranate red hue. Sweetish, somewhat distinctive and slightly liqueur-ish nose with aromas of strawberries, some dusty old wood, a little bit of prune and wizened …
1995 vintage
Taster #9606
· Jun 13, 2020
Slow oxed for a bit. Nice purity of merlot fruit, but without a touch of flamboyance I might have hoped for, some leather and earth development - overall this was reasonably elegant but just not that exciting. Didn’t seem over the hill or too young ***1/2
1995 vintage
Taster #4169
· Jan 11, 2020
92/100
Pretty tight out of the bottle but after a 40 min decant a lot of that classic pure fruit merlot came out. There is still formiddable acid that counter balance the fruit but the whole experience ends with a wall of tannins. Despite being a delicious wine overall I felt the finish had more to be desired as it ended with a wall of tannins rather than lingering fruit or teritary flavors. Drank this side by side with 1995 Castello …
1995 vintage
Taster #4118
· Dec 11, 2019
89/100
Pale garnet and with fading edges. Aromas of paprika, five spices, and smoked meat, and bell pepper. A clear strong bell pepper, red cherry, twigs, Chinese fungal herbs. Quite a hard alcohol burn on the backpalate. Quite strange, as I really thought I was tasting a new world example, though I did get the Cabernet
1995 vintage
Taster #3247
· Sep 19, 2019
Following my epic experience with the 1994 (a vintage that was not at all on my radar), I had pretty high hopes for this. But (and you knew that was coming), this was just ok. Certainly it seemed at peak, and that peak was a full notch beneath my expectations. That said, it's got class, and some complexity, but ultimately (maybe the 4 hours of aeration weren't enough?) it was a good+, mature wine. The color and fill on this …
1995 vintage
Taster #5315
· Oct 19, 2017
92/100
Aging very well with mostly tertiary spectrum now. Better than my last encounter with this vintage. No need to wait longer.
1995 vintage
Taster #0998
· May 20, 2017
94/100
Great! Smooth, round, well-aged
1995 vintage
Taster #9573
· May 28, 2013
92/100
The bouquet is still a bit reticent, but there are rustic, chocolate and cinnamon impressions. On the palate dark fruits, autumn, earth, spices and pleasant medicine. Mature and soft, but also still a bit sticky tannin. The wine is ready now, but probably also plenty of future left, depending on your preference.
1995 vintage
Taster #0326
· Apr 20, 2012
93/100
Beautiful wine, right at it's peak. Full of wild cherry and red raspberry. Silky, fully mature tannins. Just a hint of mineral and leather. Clean and pure. No funk.
1995 vintage
Taster #8278
· Nov 11, 2010
95/100
An unbelievably deep, thick and structured wine. This has absolutely all the ingredients to be a perfect wine - still needs a little time to evolve. Try again in 3 years.
1995 vintage
Taster #6211
· Nov 8, 2005
92/100
The bottles were transferred from the winery on the day of the tasting and opened two hours before pouring. Very youthful in appearance, bright ruby red, no bricking. Herbal characteristics dominate the aromatic profile, but with some coffee, cocoa and a little fruit as it evolved in the glass. Moderately intense and persistent, not quite ready for drinking (from the 1.5L format).
1995 vintage
Taster #5209
· Aug 5, 2005
Older Bords at Taste: Blind Cube - I heard someone also call this "stewey". Not sure I think that. Dense, young. Some powdered sugar and pepper with a fair amount of oak. Bordeaux? Good though. This made more sense once we knew it was Italian. I thought it was a high-end Spanish wine.
1995 vintage
Taster #8278
· Feb 21, 2005
94/100
Very tight and closed, but clearly showing its pedigree. Drink 2010 onwards.
1995 vintage