Comments on: Guest tasting notes: Lyle Fass on Caprai 1997 Sagrantino “25 Anni” http://vinowire.simplicissimus.it/2008/10/17/guest-tasting-notes-lyle-fass-on-caprai-1997-sagrantino-25-anni/ A news wire from the world of Italian wine. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:28:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Loren Sonkin http://vinowire.simplicissimus.it/2008/10/17/guest-tasting-notes-lyle-fass-on-caprai-1997-sagrantino-25-anni/comment-page-1/#comment-1912 Loren Sonkin Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:28:17 +0000 http://vinowire.simplicissimus.it/2008/10/17/guest-tasting-notes-lyle-fass-on-caprai-1997-sagrantino-25-anni/#comment-1912 I have not had this in a few years. I did have it in 2006 at a very nice restaurant in Sorrento, Italy. I found it great. Now, you can temper that because of the setting. It also had an hour decant, but I really liked it. Yes, there is plenty of oak and the wine was primary, but I certainly found it less so than more recent vinages. I would have suspected this would be shut down at this point. I don't touch Bea's for at least 10 years and I think this wine will not be "in balance" for at least another 5 years. Different strokes though. Spoofed? Perhaps, but the most ever? I have not had this in a few years. I did have it in 2006 at a very nice restaurant in Sorrento, Italy. I found it great. Now, you can temper that because of the setting. It also had an hour decant, but I really liked it. Yes, there is plenty of oak and the wine was primary, but I certainly found it less so than more recent vinages. I would have suspected this would be shut down at this point. I don’t touch Bea’s for at least 10 years and I think this wine will not be “in balance” for at least another 5 years. Different strokes though.

Spoofed? Perhaps, but the most ever?

]]> By: Paul C http://vinowire.simplicissimus.it/2008/10/17/guest-tasting-notes-lyle-fass-on-caprai-1997-sagrantino-25-anni/comment-page-1/#comment-1903 Paul C Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:29:59 +0000 http://vinowire.simplicissimus.it/2008/10/17/guest-tasting-notes-lyle-fass-on-caprai-1997-sagrantino-25-anni/#comment-1903 First the post about James Suckling and his rating of the '97 and '00 vintages, now this "tasting note" about Caprai. It just goes to show just because people drink wines of class doesn't mean that they actually possess any class themselves. First the post about James Suckling and his rating of the ’97 and ’00 vintages, now this “tasting note” about Caprai.

It just goes to show just because people drink wines of class doesn’t mean that they actually possess any class themselves.

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