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Good wine we had in Boston. Verrrry nice.
"The wine shows a deep ruby red color and nuances of ruby red, little transparency. The nose reveals intense, clean and pleasing aromas of black cherry, blueberry, plum, carob and violet followed by pleasing aromas of walnut-husk. In the mouth it has good correspondence to the nose, good balance, agreeable tannins, good body and intense flavors. The finish is persistent with flavors of black cherry and plum."
3.8/5 Full Bellies.
The 2nd bottle at Coppa Boston was as good as the first. Rec'd by our waitress and she done me good. Unfortunately I drink the whole thing because Sara wimped out on me. Maybe a lil too much, but, I was on vacation. 4/5
"Frappato and Nero d’Avola are the two dark-skinned grape varieties used to make Sicily’s Cerasuolo di Vittoria wine. As the island’s only DOCG, Cerasuolo di Vittoria wines have been exported to Europe and beyond since the Middle Ages. Nero d’Avola has gained a reputation as a fine varietal wine, but Frappato is seldom seen apart from its more robust blending partner."
http://www.coppaboston.com/
This was awesome. Been drinking a lot of Chianti lately and wanted to pick up a bottle of my previous obsession; good burgundy. I bought this one on chance, based on the year and, well, a good looking label. I absolutely judge books (bottles) by their covers (labels), basically bc I dont know any better. Luckily, this one was really good. Nice and mellow, went well with the food we ate. The wife loved it, which is rare; she isn't the burgundy fan I am. This is a definite do-over, fall-back bottle. 4/5 full bellies for sure.
One of my guys at the store told me get this.
Haven't opened it yet - but it won't make it through the night.
We shall see.
JUST. PLAIN. AWESOME. One of my guys highly recommended it to me. He said for the price, it was the best of the bunch. He was right. LOVED this one. I see three more in my near future. 4.5/5 bellieeeees.
Very nice Italian. Easily recommended. 3.8/5 full bellies.
Another Italian that was recommended to me by one of my guys at the spot I go to. I liked this one very much, but it's also not that memorable. I didn't finish it and say I need to go get another. Good, not greatness.
3/5 full bellies.
This is the prettier sister of the one below. I'm easily influenced by cost, so maybe that's it. But this one retails about $10 more than the other.
And I liked it that much more.
Great stuff.
4.5/5 full bellies.
We moved from the city to the Burbs back in Feb so we could get out of an apt and into a nice little house. The trade though, was giving up all those great restaurants that were so close. But we found a really wonderful Italian place tucked away out here. And this was their house Chianti. We both really enjoyed it and I hit the store. Bought a few more, and then bought one of it's prettier sisters. 4/5 full bellies.
It's been a long, long time since we posted. Too long, which means I wasn't buying bottles very often. Anyways, I'm back now and it kinda started last Christmas.
I had been on a burgundy kick for at least a year and was constantly looking for another great bottle. We were invited to a nice dinner for a company function of mine; a sort of Christmas dinner for business. And the owner and CEO is a bona fide vinophyte. He typically drinks stuff that starts around $500 a bottle and goes on from there, but do to all the people at the table, maybe 15, he ordered a tad more cautiously. And this is one that he ordered. Ruffino's Chianti Classico Riserva 2008. I absolutely loved it and had to ask the waiter what I was drinking. Before that I never really thought I liked Chiantis, but that was it. Hit the store and I've been buying it somewhat regularly ever since. It's become a great go-to bottle for us when we aren't sure or don't want to experience.
It killed my Burgundy kick and I moved on to more Italians, and that's what I've been doing since. 4.2/5 full bellies. Fantastic
Last night we had a wonderful dinner here: http://www.damarcohouston.com/
A wonderful restaurant that really brought us back to a place we dined at in Florence. A VERY Northern type place, snooty, not a tomato sauce on the menu but wonderful, impressive food. To boot, they had a wine list that made us dizzy - and nothing I recognized. In an attempt to not sound like a jackass - instead of asking for "something like a cabernet" like the rube next to me, I took a chance and ordered this. We got lucky because it was THE BOMB! Delicious and drinkable and went great with our food. Ordered a bottle for the meal and oh my. I'm gonna go see if i can get some more at my spot. What a bottle. Va Bene!
4.8/5 FULLIES - SergioSamwellySamwell.
Ralph wins again. He loves to show me the Spanish stuff he gets, and tells me they are rare and go fast. He may be full of shit, but i dont think so. But it was a great bottle either way. Really full bodied. Bold. Big. Not very fruity but not boozy. Great bottle.
4/5 Fullies - S'am'we'll
We were excited to open this one. A 2007 recommended to me by a guy who's not my typical guy. Pretty disappointing. Overwhelming smell of alcohol, acidity. Not drinkable to us. Got a little better as it went on but probably because I wanted it to. A bummer of a bottle.
1.8/5 Full Bellies - Samuellle'e
Another fantastic burgundy. They're fastly becoming my bottle of choice. Just a really drinkable one that finished too soon. Tremendous.
4.5/5 - Sam
My boy Ralph hooked me up with two of these. So great. Really, really great bottle. Saved it for a special occasion and it didn't fail to rise to the occasion. Awesome stuff. Get some. Hard to find, so I'm told.
4.5/5 Full Bellies - Sam
A real nice bordeaux we had. Another one that we probably should have let decant longer but we're impatient.
It was the bomb towards the end.
4.5/5 Fullies - Sam
Sara loves Pinots so I try and grab em when i can for her. I'm starting to like them too. This one was really good. Sara was a big fan. Another do over for the wife.
Sara - 4/5 Full Bellies
Sam - 3.5/5
Good stuffs.