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Vigna San Giuseppe Riserva Bricco Boschis Barolo Nebbiolo 2013

2013 vintage. Decanted and tasted immediately and after 30 mins. Reticent nose. Medium-heavy body. Massive flavors and structure. Wouldn’t open it any time soon. Phenomenal now but so so intense. If you can Potsie it for a decade plus, do so. Another reminder as to why Barolo is the wine of kings. 11.01.24. — 6 days ago

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Pinotman /// Andreas

Pinotman /// Andreas

Nice - love these stopped buying because of the $$$$. Now 😢 nothing left.

Stella di Campalto Podere San Giuseppe

Brunello di Montalcino Cielo Sangiovese 2018

A failed blind, but it was WOTN for me and most on the table! Roses and tar notes along with substantial acid and grip (although elegant) found me firmly in Piedmont. Should have known - it’s not the first time I’ve mistaken a Sangiovese for a Nebbiolo (and notably more so than the other way around). Blind aside, the wine itself definitely had everyone on the table buzzing with excitement when first poured. So aromatic and complex, with notes of dark red cherries, roses, tar, smoky incense, and liquorice. Robust tannins on the palate, yet there’s a real airiness to the wine. Beautiful energy with the underlying mineral streak. Just pure drinking pleasure!

NB: From what I understand, the “Cielo” now replaces the Rosso, which will no longer be made at the winery. The “Cielo” is a blend of different plots.
— 8 months ago

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Aaron Tan

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@Jay Kline @Ceccherini Cristiano Great tips! And discussion! Also glad to hear that I’m not the only one messing up Sang/Nebb blinds. Haha. Gotta especially remember the point on the colour - that garnet on the edge is definitely a great clue for Nebb. Reminds of a run in a while back with a a Cappellano Rupestris that looked totally bricked but was the furthest away from oxidised as can be. Was so fresh and young.
Jay Kline

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@Aaron Tan yep…it’s really only the color that’s affected. All of that being said, the two grapes share a lot of characteristics and I probably confuse the two more often than any others
Ceccherini Cristiano

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@Jay Kline@Aaron Tan it's great to get stuck in this kind of conversations 😅
In Italy we say that 10yo nebbiolo and pinots( i mean Burgundy of course) tend to become much alike, but then we all end up messing up with great sangiovese in the mix, mostly Chianti from Castelnuovo Berardenga or Radda and Brunello, obviously when they are all aged too. Take the label off a Castell'in Villa Chianti Riserva with some age or a Le Pergole Torte and you will surely think of Burgundy same as some Barolo or Barbaresco. The only markers i find very uniques in Nebbiolo can be the rose petals and the talc powder that are more pronounced than in any Burgundy.
Another example of the confusion that can be there is the licorice from a great aged Brunello(Soldera), a top aged Serralunga Barolo and a Chambertin(just). I love to be in the position to be wrong or right on this which means i am sipping them😅😅.
However Stella is that bracket of wines, at the pinnacle IMO.

Stella di Campalto Podere San Giuseppe

Riserva Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2012

Lic romero jgi lalo o benito miguel fdz jsapien — 2 months ago

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Stella di Campalto Podere San Giuseppe

Choltempo Fiorello Lagrein Blend

Blind dinner, open theme, at Little Cat Lodge, Hillsdale, NY. — 9 months ago

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San Giuseppe

Valdadige Pinot Grigio

2019. Good with fish. — 4 years ago

Stella di Campalto Podere San Giuseppe

Rosso di Montalcino Sangiovese 2016

Great wine @ 11 madison - light and dry - great for spring/summer courses. — 4 months ago

San Giuseppe

Venezia Pinot Grigio Rose

Nice little sparkling rose, grapefruit, peaches, brut — 3 years ago

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Stella di Campalto Podere San Giuseppe

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2011

Exactly what I am looking for in a Brunello. Lovely balance of fruit and acidity. Typical Sangiovese characteristics coming through. Tertiary aromas of mushrooms and smoke starting to appear. At a perfect stage for drinking now. — 5 years ago