1999 Avignonesi Occhio di Pernice Vin Santo di Montepulciano
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The 1999 Occhio di Pernice Vin Santo di Montepulciano is a knock out bomb of intensity, beauty and Italian winemaking excellence. This is the ultimate dessert wine. In fact, it goes beyond the dessert wine category for the simple fact you probably will want to drink it alone without a food pairing. I can't think of any dessert dish on earth that could match the profound sophistication and unique beautiful of this wine. It shows some alcoholic heat followed by defined aromas of caramel, prune, raisin, honey-roasted almond, marzipan, cola and balsam herbs. As the nose opens, it slowly starts to reveal bacon fat and smoked bresaola. The complexity is stratospheric. I tasted this sample from a very precious 100 ml bottle.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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Dark chocolate, star anise, incense, molasses and holiday cake spices form an exotic melange of aromas and flavors in the 1999 Vin Santo Occhio di Pernice. Dried figs, prunes, chocolate and cloves follow, in a stunning expression of dark, intensely spiced fruit. Huge and voluptuous on the palate, the Occhio di Pernice is one of the most extreme, viscous sweet wines made anywhere in the world. As outstanding as the 1999 is, it finishes with a slight elements of dryness that is distracting. Both bottles I tasted were essentially the same.