Believe it or not, for all my belly-aching just days ago, the topic of this wine came up at a small dinner party I threw last night and I wasn't even the one who mentioned it. Raves from two of my eight guests, and debate about Galloni (85 pts) vs. Parker's 96 point take on it. 96 all the way they agreed.
Dammit, I thought, this has gone on long enough. I went and got a bottle.
Nose of marshmallow and vanilla bean. I detest marshmallows and vanilla beans. On the palate, root beer float. I love root beer floats. But it's just plain weird for a wine to taste like one. I can see where for a particular palate that embraces rather than objects to all that new world candy finds this a perfectly crafted wine--everything else is in balance, and it's deeply concentrated, but I am not that person.
And we tasted this after a perfectly gorgeous 06 El Nido, 05 Tranche Slice de Pape, and 05 Den Hoed.
One down, eight to go!