Montepeloso, Eneo, IGT

Yum OK just yum. This is drinking phenomenally well at the moment. Great depth of black cherry fruit, leather, mint. Brunello-like. A bit hot on the finish. This is very good stuff.

2012 vintage

Coravined sample and let sit for 2 hours. This is still too young, and probably needed closer to 6 hours. Fruits were a bit muted, but started to come out after a while. Good amount of acidity indicates to me that this will last a long time and develop further in another 5 years.

2016 vintage

Decanted 2 1/2 hrs. Nose of red cherry, spices and some light earth. Flavors of cherry pie filling, baking spices, some candy apple, green herb stalk, leaf tobacco and earth, and a light darkish minearlity on the finish. I wanted a little more weight than it had. Drying tannins still present but not sure this will get better with time. Still very nice! Drink now.

2012 vintage

Second time I am drinking this wine. An unusual blend of Montepulciano, Sangiovese, Marselan and Alicante Bouschet. Decanted for one hour before I poured the first glass, and the wine started to shine after about two hours of aeration. Floral notes, dark fruit and ripe red fruit, dark cherry, green notes, some leather, tobacco, some coffee, chocolate, iron-like minerality, black tea, and balsamic notes, with good, medium(+) acidity and tannin, and superb length. Impressive intensity. Greener and drying on day …

2007 vintage

Decanted 1/2 hr. Drank over 2 days. Day 2 had more lively & darker fruit tastes than day 1. Tastes of red & darker fruits. Medium body. Probably should have decanted longer on day 1.

2016 vintage

The 2007 Eneo is a great wine with power. Dark in color. Black and red cherry, plum, blackberry, chocolate, tobacco and leather. Balanced and integrated. Good to drink now and will keep its level for at least 5+ years.

2007 vintage

Red and dark purple fruits, slighlly modern in style, paired well w sausage tomato sauce.

2016 vintage

Still very young profile. Should be kept in the cellar for another couple of years IMHO. 92-93+

2016 vintage

This is in an excellent spot. Big and rich with enough balance to be enjoyable. FWIW, I wouldn’t hold these too much longer

2006 vintage

Much better than I expected. Dark, brooding color, some modern touches on the attack but all that Sangiovese rides in to hold it all together with brightness and savory grip. Very easy to drink, even excellent in its way, but somehow forgettable in the final analysis.

2006 vintage

Brief notes only. Intense fruit of dark cherry with herbaceous flavors. Structured palate. Entering the early stage of the drinking window now.

2016 vintage

My last bottle. Drinking at peak but will hold well for at least a few more years.

2006 vintage

Rich, balanced and delicious. Not lively but very much in its prime

2012 vintage

Similar to the 1/13/23 bottle.

2012 vintage

Pruned. Drink up

2006 vintage

Similar to the 1/13/23 bottle. Excellent value!

2012 vintage

A powerfully wine. Pnp on day one: lots of tannins first. More accessible after 1-2 hours. Now, on day 3, wonderful. Deep dark red color, Sangiovese nose. Cherries, red currant on the palate. Nice smoothness. Long and silky finish. Strong. Tannins are smooth and silky but present. So I conclude that it’s early in the drinking window.

2007 vintage

Interesting how this improved considerably since my last bottle 8 months ago. Drank over two days. Day 1 was just ok, but this really expanded and developed complexity on day 2. So my initial thoughts on this not improving over time was certainly wrong. Glad that I have one more and will revisit again in another 6-12 months.

2016 vintage

Similar to the 1/13/23 bottle.

2012 vintage

I almost always enjoy this cuvee. And this bottle was no exception. I had it with my wine group at an Italian wine dinner. Everyone liked it, even the one guy who doesn't care for Sangiovese, although as a blend, maybe for him, the Sangiovese was muted. My feeling was the Sangiovese takes a leading role in this wine.

2016 vintage

Deep red color. Aromas black fruits, violets, earth and wood spices. Ripe, nicely integrated fruit in the mouth with excellent depth and length. full and persistent on the palate. At peak.

2012 vintage

Third bottle of this, nothing but Brett on nose for me on all bottles. Others loved it though so guess it’s me. But very Bretty for sure.

2012 vintage

Clear ruby, looked like a young wine from the color. Very good, smooth. Maybe it was just the food, but on day 2 I thought it had improved, with more earthiness to balance the fruit.

2016 vintage

somehow not as enjoyable as previous bottles.

2016 vintage

Drinking great now. Intense mouthwatering smell with dark fruit, violet and coffe. The oak is there but just the right amount. Concentrated with more dark fruit in the mouth. Very smooth but with great texture. Long aftertaste. Wish I had more bottles.

2012 vintage

Fresh and delicious. Would like a little more acidity, though. Drank over two days. Best on day-1. Not sure this improves with time.

2016 vintage

Similar to the 2/7/22 bottle.

2006 vintage

Jeudi soir pour notre souper mensuel au resto AVV La Suite de Sherbrooke avec les FOUDUVIN du club de l’Estrie. Beau super Toscan encore bien en forme. Pas mal textbook pour le profile de saveurs. Fait de 40% Montepulciano 40% Sangiovese 10% Marselan et 10% Alicante. Complexe et raffiné, des fruits noirs, du cuir, du tabac, du graphite et un peu de fumée. Je comprends le 95 pts donné par Galloni! Excellent.

2006 vintage

Purple, with a hint of brown. Leather on the nose. Tastes like a muddy old Sangiovese. Good with pasta and red sauce. (NB: don't cook Thomas Keller's 3 hour oven-roasted tomato sauce when it's 95 outside) No sign of fading. Enjoyed the 2010 more though

2006 vintage

- Fruta escura, mentol, couro, fumaça - Groselha, cassis Precisa de mais tempo na garrafa

2016 vintage

Subsequent notes on this wine from about four years ago. Deep dark reddish-purple in color with ever-so-slight slight clearing at the edges. Full, forward & attractive nose of ripe fruit aromas of blackberries, dark cherries & plums with overtones of floral notes of violets & earthy/dusty notes, herbal notes of thyme, cocoa, spices, some tar, tobacco, minerals & cedar notes in the background. Medium-full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of …

2007 vintage

This continues to be a hit with my wine group whenever I pour it. We had this as the next to last wine at an Italian restaurant. It went well with all the different entrees that my group had ordered. Very food friendly wine.

2016 vintage

Whenever and whoever I pour this for, it is always a big hit. It is not only a great QPR wine, it's a great wine period. I had this with my wine group at a Turkish restaurant and for all 8 of us, it was the WOTN.

2016 vintage

Wonderful now. Great acidity backbone too.

2006 vintage

2004 was the first Italian vintage I fell in love with, now let this breathe and hope for some magic, tbd

2004 vintage

Deep red color. Aromas of black cherries, tar and wood spices. Ripe, full bodied fruit in the mouth with excellent depth and length. Complex and long on the palate. Very fresh for a 16 year-old “entry” wine. Impressive!

2006 vintage

Still very powerful and wild, fruity, deep, dark. No New World crowd pleaser, a unique character of its own. Combine with food.

2012 vintage

Similaire à mes autres, toujours aussi bon. Encore pas mal de fruit, un peu de terre et des épices. Les tannins sont fins et la finale bien longue est toute en finesse. EXCELLENT!

2006 vintage

Splash decanted, gave it 30 mins. Primary but approachable today. Long life ahead. Good stuff!

2016 vintage

Needs more time in bottle.

2016 vintage

First bottle from an OC. Very unusual given the hot 07 Tuscany vintage. Pnp. Dark garnet with a transparent rim Starts with a lot of wood spices on the nose, on the palate the ripeness is however very much in check unlike most other 07 Tuscans including the winery’s flagship wine Nardo. My first impression on the palate is one of a saline sea breeze (I know this is a red and not a white), later you get tobacco / …

2007 vintage

Nice deep oaky nose with dark fruits, lavande and cedar. Medium to full body with a dark berry driven palate. Still tannic and the alcohol Fels quite a bit too present and disturbs the balance. Quality wine but nothing for long term cellaring for me

2012 vintage

Based on my history with the 2010 I loaded up on this vintage. Gave this bottle plenty of air time before decanting. Black as night with a nose that is screaming dark fruits, smoke, leather, cassis and the sent of a fresh picked field mellon. The pallet is in total balance overwhelmed by primary dark fruit and smoke. The balance of the wine is in total harmony. It’s all there. It just needs to rest for 10+ years and it …

2016 vintage

Sweet dark fruit of black cherries and blackberries, quite rich, but balanced with good acidity, some vegetal and meaty spice notes lend further interest: tobacco, herbes de provence, tar, beef jerky. Tannins are very polished. The fruit still tastes young and fresh and there are no signs yet of age. This was our last bottle, but I imagine this will hold well another 5 years. Excellent value. - 92 points

2007 vintage

Intense but with a bit much Brett and funk. Fully evolved

2012 vintage

Beautiful beautiful wine. Impeccable blance and so juicy

2012 vintage

Lite krydda. Blåbärsoppa. Väl integrerat fat. Lite läder. Långbakad tomat. Komplex. I munnen mjuk syra. Intensiv och lagom fyllig. Fina men tydliga tanniner. Blåbär. Medellång eftersmak.

2012 vintage

Had Taste of Italian Grapes on our porch party for 16 neighbors (served with Ratti Barolo, Eneo , Argentiera, Chiarlo Barbera and Serpico). All bottles drank very well.

2016 vintage

Dark cherry and cassis, earth and leather, a bit of brett too, I found. Round, harmonious and juicy palate. A straightforward, palatable wine that drinks really well already.

2016 vintage

Unconsuete blend of locals and international grapes, tar and earth at nose, deep and complex in mouth, even better the day after. Good to drink now.

2012 vintage

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