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The Vineyard • October, 2003 Italian WINES 1998 Falesco Montiano Rated 94/100, Robert Parker “The terrific opaque purple-colored 1998 Montiano exhibits a spectacular bouquet of black cherry liqueur, licorice, and toasty vanillin. The wine explodes on the palate, offering copious quantities of glycerin, cassis, black cherries, and blackberries. As it sits in the glass, aromas and flavors of melted chocolate and toasty oak emerge. The finish lasts for 40+ seconds. This 1998 should drink well for 10-15 years. Bravo!” Robert Parker, rated 94/100 per bottle 1999 Falesco Montiano Rated 95/100, Robert Parker “The profound, dense ruby/purple-colored 1999 Montiano (2,500 cases of 100% Merlot aged in 100% new French oak, and bottled unfined and unfiltered) offers a smorgasbord of aromas, including melted chocolate, espresso, blackberries, cherries, currants, and smoke. Full-bodied, with terrific purity, a multilayered texture, and surprising freshness for a wine of such depth, it can be drunk young, or cellared for 10-15 years. For technicians who care about such things, it has a whopping 37 grams per liter of dry extract.” Robert Parker, rated 95/100 $ 59 99 per bottle 1997 Agricola Querciabella Decanter Award, May 2001 Intense nose of plummy fruit with a hint of liquorice and spicy oak. Rich and full-bodied with good concentration of ripe, sweet black fruits. Firm tannins, long finish. Decanter Award.” Decanter Rising Stars, May 2001 “Superb, stunning, hedonistic, seductive…93/100” Robert M. Parker, Jr., The Wine Advocate, August 2000 “Tre Bicchieri.” Gambero Rosso • Slow Food, Italian Wines 2002 “Gorgeous, complex, outstanding…93/100” James Suckling, Wine Spectator, September 2001 “Excellent. Cinque Grappoli.” Associazione Italiana Sommeliers, Dumilavini 2002 “An outstanding, succulent champion…” Luca Maroni, Annuario dei Migliori vini d’Italia 2002 $ 55 99 per bottle $ 59 99 $ 89 99 2000 Castello di Rampolla Vigna d’Alceo Rated 98/100, Robert Parker “A classic! For whatever reason, the full-bodied 2000 Vigna d’Alceo was roaring the day I tasted it. A single vineyard blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Sangiovese, it tastes like the Sammarco on steroids. It boasts a deep purple color in addition to scents of espresso, sweet melted licorice, black currant jam, and toasty oak. There is great intensity, superb purity, and a finish that lingers for nearly a minute. This mythical wine requires 2-3 years of cellaring, and will age effortlessly for two decades.” Rated 98/100, Robert Parker $ 189 99 per bottle 2000 Casanova di Neri Pietradonice Less than 700 cases produced A Classic Rating of 95 Points “…two wines from the vintage (2000) that deserved classic ratings of 95 points: the pure Merlot from Petrolo, Galatrona ($90), and a new Cabernet Sauvignon blend, (75% Cabernet, 25% Sangiovese) the Toscana Pietradonice ($90), from Casanova di Neri, which is better known for its Brunello. ‘We were lucky,’ says Giacomo Neri of Casanova di Neri. ‘Our new wine came from a region in Brunello di Montalcino that is less susceptible to drought, so the grapes were not dehydrated. We made a balanced wine.’ Neri’s 2000 Cabernet blend and other producers’ wines that scored in the 90s are certainly worth searching for.” Wine Spectator, rated 95/100 per bottle 1998 & 1999 Barone Ricasoli Casalferro Casalferro is produced from the selection of the best Sangiovese grapes and other red grapes such as Merlot, grown on the estate. After the initial fermentation and maceration with the skins, Casalferro is matured in barriques for a period ranging from sixteen to eighteen months; this is followed by a lengthy refinement in the bottle. The 1999 is truly remarkable, following brilliantly in the footsteps of the 1997 and 1998. The 1998 was rated 92/100 by the Wine Spectator and received “Tre Bicchieri,” or “Three Glasses” the highest recognition given to Italy’s best wines by Gambero Rosso. 1998 or 1999 $ 79 99 per magnum PG. 8 Phone 417-883-4066 • FAX 417-881-0036 • 1-800-491-3438
The Vineyard • October, 2003 HIGHLY RATED 1998 La Carraia Fobiano “The outstanding 1998 Fobiano is a blend of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged in new French oak casks, and bottled with neither fining nor filtration. A dense opaque purple color is accompanied by notes of new saddle leather, blackberry liqueur, smoke and licorice. An opulently-textured wine with medium to full body, a chewy, lush mid-palate, and outstanding purity and ripeness, it can be drunk now as well as over the next decade.” Robert Parker, rated 90/100 “Rich and jammy, with chocolate, plum and smoky aromas. Full-bodied, with soft tannins and a chocolaty, berry aftertaste. Somewhat flabby, but delicious. Best after 2001. 2,330 cases made.” Wine Spectator 2000 Gaja Ca’Marcanda Magari “The brilliant 2000 Magari (6,000 cases) is a blend of 50% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon. Its opaque purple color is followed by a gorgeous perfume of espresso, new saddle leather, blackberries, crème de cassis, smoke, and licorice. The wine is full-bodied and opulentlytextured, with fabulous fruit concentration, great purity, and a savory, long mouthfeel. The tannin, acidity, and wood are brilliantly integrated in this exceptional effort. Anticipated maturity: now-2013. Kudos to Angelo Gaja, who has taken up the challenge of producing great wines far from his home base in Barbaresco. These debut releases are immensely promising” Robert Parker, rated 93/100 1997 Castello Dei Rampolla Sammarco “For more than two decades one of the greatest Tuscan proprietary red wines has been Castello dei Rampolla’s Cabernet Sauvignon/Sangiovese blend called Sammarco. What has always made this wine exceptional, especially in the top vintages, is its complexity and elegance. It is closer to a great Graves than any other wine I have ever tasted outside of France.” Robert Parker “Black color. Aromas of blackberries, minerals and mint. Very subtle. Full-bodied, with amazing concentration of silky tannins and a finish that goes on and on. Monumental Sammarco. Best ever for me. Best after 2005.” Wine Spectator, rated 97/100, $ 44 99 per bottle $ 59 99 per bottle $ 109 99 per bottle 1997 Antinori Tignanello “Very full ruby-garnet, dark and deep. Ample in aroma, with sweet cassis fruit, light accents of sage and rosemary, chocolate and roasted coffee from the oak, and some alcoholic warmth. Dense, round and velvety on the palate, with expanding flavors. Finishes with important tannic strength and impressive weight and force. The fusion of the Sangiovese and Cabernet components of this wine is more accomplished than in past vintages.” Steve Tanzer, rated 93/100 “The 1997 Tignanello is a blend of 80% Sangiovese, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Cabernet Franc, aged in small French oak casks for 12 months, and bottled with no filtration. It possesses a dense, ruby/purple color, and an expansive nose of black currants, cherry compote, vanillin, and earth. Sweet, jammy, and opulently-textured, this expansive, concentrated, low acid wine is flashy and gorgeously-proportioned. it should drink well for 10-15 years, although who can ignore it now” Robert Parker, rated 93/100 1999 Domenico Clerico Arte An incredible blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Nebbiolo and Barbera. Aged 20 months in 100% new French oak. 1999 G. Rivetti La Spinetta Pin Rated 95/100, Robert Parker “This exceptional producer has been receiving well-deserved raves from the international press… The 1999 releases continue to push quality to extraordinary heights. Rivetti’s blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Nebbiolo, the 1999 Pin Monferrarto Rosso, is an exotic, ripe, luxuriously intense effort displaying extravagant flavors that border on excess. It is voluptuously textured with intense aromas of red and black fruits, smoke, and new oak. While there is a tendency to think of this as an internationally-styled offering, Nebbiolo gives the wine a finesse and complexity not found in most new breed wines. Its texture, richness, and thickness are a total turn-on. Who knows how it will age, but certainly it is impossible to resist at present, My instincts suggest drinking it over the next 7-8 years, but it may be uncommonly longlived.” Rated 95/100, Robert Parker $ 124 99 per bottle $ 39 99 per bottle $ 54 99 per bottle info@brownderby.com • www.brownderby.com PG. 9
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