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Serralunga d'Alba Barolo Nebbiolo 2020

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of four days. Best of Day 4. The 2020 Classico pours a beautiful garnet color with a transparent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of tart and ripe red fruits: strawberries, cherry lozenges, pink roses, tar, talcum powder and dry earth. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose though the fruit comes across more ripe than tart. The finish is long and saline. This is an elegant, sexy Barolo with sneaky power that’s only revealed with enormous exposure to air at this stage. Drink now with patience and through 2040. — 7 days ago

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Produttori del Barbaresco

Riserva Pora Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2019

Soft and velvety for such a young barbaresco. Ripe cherry, licorice, dried herbs, cedar, damp earth. Accessible — 6 days ago

Pooneet, Tom and 5 others liked this

G.D. Vajra

Albe Barolo Nebbiolo 2013

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Pretty color of ruby with a wide brick rim.

Nose of red fruits, tobacco leaf, light wood, spices, coffee, black pepper, vegetables and herbs.

Medium plus in body with medium plus acidity.

Dry on the palate with raspberries, fresh cherries, spices, light oak and espresso.

Short finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cranberries.

This is a nice 11 year old Barolo.
A little tight right out of the bottle, and needed 90 minutes of airtime.

Fruity on the nose and earthy on the palate. Elegant and soft.

Still feels very young and would be nice to revisit it in a few years.

Not as complex as I expected it to be, but showed a beautiful nose once it opened up.

Not balanced at this point, and a little tart for me. Could be this specific bottle though.

100% Nebbiolo grapes were aged in large Slavonian oak barrels for 30 months.

14% alcohol by volume.

89 points.

$50.
— 20 days ago

Ted, Bob and 15 others liked this
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@Ellen Clifford i also like their wines

G.D. Vajra

Claré J.C. Langhe Nebbiolo 2023

David T
9.0

Nose shows; roses, baseball card bubble gum, maraschino cherries, strawberries, raspberries, light river stone & top soil.

On the palate, very light, dry, micro tannin presence, crushed limestone powder, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, black tea, some bubble gum, some barrel shavings, dry tobacco hues, understated light spice, red & pink roses, rainfall acidity with a juicy, pleasant finish that lingers for a full minute.

Pleasant and easy to drink.
— 2 days ago

John, Daniel and 6 others liked this

Giacomo Conterno

Cascina Francia Barolo Nebbiolo 2009

Medium ruby centre with wide light garnet rim . This is a bit less fruit driven than I remember the last time I had this , 3 years ago or so . Nice spiced red cherry , blackcurrant , porcini , dried spices, touch smoky , dried rose and a balsamic hint . On the palate sweet red cherry , balsamic tinged blackberry , herbal and smoked black tea notes . This has very fine , velvety sweet tannins , and still quite good acidity , just balanced alcohol, I would drink this on the cooler side . The finish is medium length and with a spiced , liquorice note . This is firmly in its prime drinking window , showing some development whilst maintaining good density and ripe fruit on the palate . Drink now and over the next 5 -8 years or so . Not the most complex Cascina Francia , but incredibly enjoyable to drink now . — 14 days ago

Anthony, Jan and 12 others liked this

Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello

Monprivato di Castiglione Falletto Barolo Nebbiolo 2019

Relatively light in color and structure. Very fruitfwd. Modern style barollo. — 5 days ago

Rob, Andrew and 6 others liked this
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Not modern. This is about as traditional as they come. Long macerations and aged in Slavonian botti grandi.
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That is how it is made but not how it tastes. Very light modern barollo not one that needs 10 to 15 years to be appreciated.
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I’m not sure what you mean by that. The “light” aspect you describe is the style of G. Mascarello and they need forever to flesh out. In a year like 2019, they will need forever, forever. Again, nothing modern about it. Not the winemaking. Not the style.

Vietti

Castiglione Barolo Nebbiolo 2019

2019 vintage. Medium heavy bod. Tar, earth, dark cherry in the nose. High acidity/tannins painfully evident and only tackling this because some greedy human insisted. Visited easily 15 years too early. Mostly structural currently while the dark fruit tumblers slowly click into place. 10.30.24 — 6 days ago

Ted, Bob and 11 others liked this
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Picked up the 2020 today.

Giacomo Conterno

Riserva Monfortino Barolo Nebbiolo 2008

Utterly magnificent.. stunningly good and near perfect. Hits all my buttons and is my favorite wine. Let decant about 90 minutes. Smooth as silk. Bursting fruit mixed beautifully with forest and truffle like earthiness. — 8 days ago

Jody, Ed and 18 others liked this

G.D. Vajra

Langhe Rosso Red Blend 2022

So soft and friendly. Great purity of ripe berry and floral notes on the nose. Great casual dinner or sitting-around-drinking wine. — 10 days ago

Pooneet, Austin and 19 others liked this

Gaja

Barbaresco Nebbiolo 1998

First time using a Coravin. Not sure I love it. Be interested in others’ experiences. — 8 days ago

Pinotman, Ted and 10 others liked this
Karyn Fricke

Karyn Fricke

Comes in handy when wanting to try a wine before opening another bottle. It’s also fun to share samples with friends. If you end up opening, oh well. That’s what’s fun.
Pinotman /// Andreas

Pinotman /// Andreas

Ok no matter what you do - needling a wine changes it - in particular Rieslings loose their ethereal elegance. Reds hold up better. But putting the wine back for long term storage is just BS. Plus the carriages are stupid expensive so for some time i used off label ones and was able to get rid of the plastic with some soaking in organic solvents and then was able to use any cartridge. There are even some contraptions out there were you could attach a larger Argon tank to the Coravin which I have seen in wine stores. These will last forever! But i am a Chemist by training so i just build my own Argon line with two spouts and a Mega Argon tank under the stove which will last a year.
Pinotman /// Andreas

Pinotman /// Andreas

So i will donate mine. Is old anyways.