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The February 2016 Internet-Only Auction Part 4
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"The 2009 Wild Carignan Reserve shows this drinking about as well as I thought it would at this stage. It has come together well. A bit sharp on the finish initially, it has a lovely mouth-feel and silky texture. The high acid comes through and it finishes with a lively burst. The tannins emerge with an hour of air and become rather gripping as well. The gamey nuances in the background give it a lot of character, adding a little forest floor, earth and herbs, although neither those aspects nor the high acidity will be everyone’s first choice. There is a shrill edge here early on, but I loved how this developed, too, becoming more complex, intense and focused with the acidity lacing the fruit into the palate. Overall, this isn’t the fruitiest or most concentrated in the mid-palate of this vertical, but it shows beautifully. It is an expressive early effort that should continue to drink well for several years and can still improve if stored well. The acidity should help preserve it, Remember that these are food wines, not sweet and fleshy modern stuff. They will do much better with the right food matchup than on their own. There were 5,990 bottles produced. This issue features the first review of Recanati’s new Marselan bottling, plus a mini-vertical of Recanati’s relatively new Wild Carignan bottling . . . . he Carignan vertical demonstrates how successful this can be. The older ones are holding up beautifully, confirming what I saw in them the first time that I tasted them, and sometimes exceeding my first impressions. Recanati has pretty much hit the bullseye with this grape. As a bonus, these wines demonstrate surprising consistency for a new bottling pretty much from the get-go . . ."
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"The 2009 Wild Carignan Reserve shows this drinking about as well as I thought it would at this stage. It has come together well. A bit sharp on the finish initially, it has a lovely mouth-feel and silky texture. The high acid comes through and it finishes with a lively burst. The tannins emerge with an hour of air and become rather gripping as well. The gamey nuances in the background give it a lot of character, adding a little forest floor, earth and herbs, although neither those aspects nor the high acidity will be everyone’s first choice. There is a shrill edge here early on, but I loved how this developed, too, becoming more complex, intense and focused with the acidity lacing the fruit into the palate. Overall, this isn’t the fruitiest or most concentrated in the mid-palate of this vertical, but it shows beautifully. It is an expressive early effort that should continue to drink well for several years and can still improve if stored well. The acidity should help preserve it, Remember that these are food wines, not sweet and fleshy modern stuff. They will do much better with the right food matchup than on their own. There were 5,990 bottles produced. This issue features the first review of Recanati’s new Marselan bottling, plus a mini-vertical of Recanati’s relatively new Wild Carignan bottling . . . . he Carignan vertical demonstrates how successful this can be. The older ones are holding up beautifully, confirming what I saw in them the first time that I tasted them, and sometimes exceeding my first impressions. Recanati has pretty much hit the bullseye with this grape. As a bonus, these wines demonstrate surprising consistency for a new bottling pretty much from the get-go . . ."
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