Dale,

We opened a bottle of the 2004 Lazio recently. Once it aired out it
was a solid B, but I thought it was still pretty tight, tannic and
needed more time in the bottle.

Jef


On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:02:38 -0700 (PDT), DaleW >
wrote:

>
>Dinner wine was the 2000 Falesco Montiano (Lazio). While I mostly buy
>more traditonal wines, I've always enjoyed the Montiano merlot. This
>is pretty soft and forward, with black cherries and plums, leather,
>and a bit of cocoa. Unapologetically modern/international, but quite
>tasty, this isn't as structured as some other vintages, for my tastes
>drink up now (and enjoy). B+