Even better than the 2012
Even better than the 2012
Jan 26th, 2017This is a decent wine that could have been so much more but in an excessively hot year, the wine is out of balance lacking acid, trademark dried floral aromatics, and has overripe fruit that is cloying on the palate with alcohol flabbiness. Archetypal Nebbiolo usually has a floral and dried red fruit component, not baked/preserved red fruit. Needs some angularity and finesse. A shame the sun over baked this fruit I payed $50 for. Still some nice leather, eucalyptus and star anise notes coming through but it's more like a Brunello due to its hot and juicy lusciousness.
This is a decent wine that could have been so much more but in an excessively hot year, the wine is out of balance lacking acid, trademark dried floral aromatics, and has overripe fruit that is cloying on the palate with alcohol flabbiness. Archetypal Nebbiolo usually has a floral and dried red fruit component, not baked/preserved red fruit. Needs some angularity and finesse. A shame the sun over baked this fruit I payed $50 for. Still some nice leather, eucalyptus and star anise notes coming through but it's more like a Brunello due to its hot and juicy lusciousness.
Mar 4th, 2019Such a nice balance of fruit and tannins.
Such a nice balance of fruit and tannins.
Mar 17th, 2018Perfect for pasta ! Light fruits easy to drink !
Perfect for pasta ! Light fruits easy to drink !
Mar 11th, 2018Red tart fruit, caramel nose, vanilla, well balanced and moderate, tobacco
Red tart fruit, caramel nose, vanilla, well balanced and moderate, tobacco
Feb 14th, 2018Lovely
May 30th, 2016Wow elegance and finesse. Long great finish. Gordons tasting #9
Wow elegance and finesse. Long great finish. Gordons tasting #9
Feb 25th, 2016Very well made, fine tannins, complete, red fruit, seamless, supple, elegant, feminine, simplistic but very nice.
Very well made, fine tannins, complete, red fruit, seamless, supple, elegant, feminine, simplistic but very nice.
Feb 7th, 2016Pronounced aromatics. Cherries and sweet spices. Cloves, leather, tobacco. Medium plus tannin and acid. Medium bodied. Drinking great right now.
Pronounced aromatics. Cherries and sweet spices. Cloves, leather, tobacco. Medium plus tannin and acid. Medium bodied. Drinking great right now.
Feb 7th, 2016