February 13, 2010
1974: Rarest of the Rare
A Tiger Year promises excitement and passion and this may prove to be a particularly passionate year as the New Year falls on Valentine's Day for the first time in 110 years! And in honor of this truly rare event, this offering features our finest and rarest group of Tiger Year wines from the 1974 vintage.
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Grattamacco Rosso 1998
As its fellow Super-Tuscans from the house of Ornellaia, Grattamacco is known for delivering remarkable constancy—yet another example of a premier producer whose efforts are not compromised by aberrant vintages. It knew exactly what it was before Super-Tuscans came to be.
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Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Santo Stefano Riserva 1998
Among the best Barbarescos produced by this devoted traditionalist. A cellar staple—this wine will easily age for the next two decades. It’s all about, licorice, sweet tobacco, red fruit and balance. Drink and watch it evolve.
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Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Masseto 1998
Over the last several years, Toscana has emerged as a bastion of high-calibre Merlot. Foremost among these names is Masseto, Tenuta dell’Ornellaia’s monovarietal Merlot. Despite having debuted only in the 1986 vintage, Masseto is working on establishing the epic mystique of the storied Château Pétrus. The simple fact is that Masseto’s past—however recent—provides just as compelling a testament to the wine's splendor as the genesis of Pétrus. The 1998 Masseto is opulent and expansive, and offers ripe dark fruit along with secondary notes of tobacco, The '98 could benefit from further cellaring, with anticipated maturity expected from 2008-2018.
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