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92 JG.
"The 1997 vintage in Abruzzo was quite a bit warmer than the 1998, and the wine shows a bit more of a black fruity personality as a result. The bouquet is a complex blend of black cherries, espresso, tarry overtones, botanicals, cherry pits and a smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, long and complex, with a fine core of black fruit, ripe, but fairly gentle tannins and very fine length and grip on the still fairly primary finish. In terms of structure, the 1997 is quite approachable already, but it has not yet begun to develop its secondary layers of complexity and I would be inclined to still keep this promising wine tucked away in the cellar for a few more years." John Gilman, View From the Cellar, May/Jun 2014, Issue #51 |