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Sweet and darkly spicy with a candied blackberry tone and a hint of black ... leads to a woody finish with astringent tannins and a metallic tone. 83pt

Spicy with huge herb tones on the nose but at the same time lots of oak. With air this gains notes of dried beef and flowers but the oak continues to hold the advantage. In the mouth this offers up an unappealing...

The color of subtle yellow tinted glass, this Prosecco has good mousse with a soft, near-neutral flavor upon entry. This is followed by subtle flecks of cotton candy and grape phosphate with just enough astringency to...

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...