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93 AG.
"It is gorgeous and sumptuously layered in the way it flows onto the palate with never ending sensations of cocoa, chocolate, sweet toasted oak, blueberry jam, earthiness and currants. Its balance is stunning, especially for such a full-bodied, intense wine. A bottle I left open for several days continued to improve and showed no signs whatsoever of fading. The 2004 Kurni is a remarkable wine in every way. If Romano dal Forno made wine in the Marche, this is what it might taste like . . . . This small estate has quickly burst onto the scene with the flashy, opulent Kurni, a 100% Montepulciano lavishly aged in French oak. Proprietors Eleonora Rossi and Marco Casolanetti fashion their wine from minuscule yields, then give the juice 100% new oak for the first year of aging followed by another 100% new oak for the second year." Wine Advocate #175, Feb 2008 |