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Reasonably well balanced. 2007 must have been a tough, cold year as this wine ... this wine was a little more astringent and acidic than in previous years. It lacked the fruit to really pull it off. Nice enough but not...

I could not finish the first glass of this wine. It was everything that a ... be. Totally unpalateable. Astringent and syrupy sweet at the same time with a nasty aftertaste. I've got several more bottles to go so maybe...

Always one of my favorite bottles of Lambrusco. This has a touch of violet on ... fruit that is just a touch astringent and bitter, balancing the sweetness perfectly. The finish has a great acid cut and leaves one with a...

This possessed superb aromatics with very clear notes of astringent red fruits, limestone, tobacco, and nuanced notes of spice, wood and flowers it was simply a classic expression of Barolo with just a hint of oak. In the...

Write your review here, and rate the wine from 1 to 5 glasses above.Low key on ... quality to the slightly astringent red plum fruit. There is nice drive on the palate with a big licorice drive tone that completes the...

Warm and plummy on the nose with a touch of toasty and actually quite smoky ... the palate a bit lean and astringent with nice red fruit notes. Once you get past that initial burst of sweetness this is actually very dry...

Oak, tobacco and pepper on the nose. Red fruit, earth, wood and some mineral flavors. Overall full bodied with well-rounded tannins and a spicy finish. Initially there was some astringency, but after breathing for 1.5-2...

medium ruby color; aromas of deep red fruits, ash and earth; a bit thin and astringent on the palate with diminishing fruit, noticeable alcohol -- meh, over the hill

fruity wine with massive acid...almost astringent.