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[TN] '95 Il Sodaccio di Montevertine

With Jean off in Hawaii this week, Andy and I are living the bachelor lives. Tonight we made pasta (cappelini, fettucine and one lonely lasagne) and I had a tomato-based sauce with it. With this, I opened:

1995 Montevertine Il Sodaccio Vino di Tavola nose: some maderization, pencil lead palate: medium body, smooth mouthfeel, good acidity

Alas, a disappointment. Although there was no overt sign of heat damage, it certainly bore the imprint of heat damage in its flavor profile. Still serviceable with the pasta, it lacked the aromatic complexity that I expect from this producer.

Mark Lipton

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Mark Lipton
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I found your comments about heat damage interesting Mark as I have experien ced this more often that I care to account for in Italian wines. Perhaps i t's just the luck of the draw or the shipping practices of the importers bu t it weems to happen more on Italian wines than others.

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Bi!!

This was from auction lot? I opened 750 from this, showed really really well, with no maderization. Still have mags, will pay extra attention when I open.

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DaleW

Yep. I still have a magnum and may also have another 750, so will see if this is just an isolated problem. I did read your note on your bottle, so am quite hopeful.

Mark Lipton

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Mark Lipton

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