Josetta Saffirio
Langhe Nebbiolo
Langhe, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Very very pretty nose. Floral. Tar. Mid season cherry and spice. Very bright, very precise and very focused. Palate is dynamite. Awesome precision and sweetness. Really fine. Ripe and spreading tannins. Super juicy. Candied, confectionary cherries and such explosiveness. Really really good. Better than 18. More precise and focused. Also more nimble. Great minerality and freshness. This is deep and almost profound. Wow. I think this will be a 9.3.
Very very pretty nose. Floral. Tar. Mid season cherry and spice. Very bright, very precise and very focused. Palate is dynamite. Awesome precision and sweetness. Really fine. Ripe and spreading tannins. Super juicy. Candied, confectionary cherries and such explosiveness. Really really good. Better than 18. More precise and focused. Also more nimble. Great minerality and freshness. This is deep and almost profound. Wow. I think this will be a 9.3.
Sep 18th, 2021Lovely nose. Rose petals. Mainly dried but some fresh. Gorgeous soil tones. Really bright. Palate is juicy and rustic with plenty of structure and sappy sour and early season cherry flavors. Nose becomes more floral with air. Superb silkiness develops as well. Nice long finish. This is more structured than your average Langhe Nebbiolo and needs an hour of air.
Lovely nose. Rose petals. Mainly dried but some fresh. Gorgeous soil tones. Really bright. Palate is juicy and rustic with plenty of structure and sappy sour and early season cherry flavors. Nose becomes more floral with air. Superb silkiness develops as well. Nice long finish. This is more structured than your average Langhe Nebbiolo and needs an hour of air.
Apr 22nd, 2021Best labels in the Langhe. That gnome rules. Gorgeous nose of dried roses, leather, tar, very earthy as well. Deep, cherry and penetrating. Just so good. Smells like a Barolo. Haunting. Mineral. Mint. Just so good. Palate is elegant and has terrific deep cherry fruit and has terrific precision. Terrific thrust on the palate with big, juicy but significant tannins that leads into terrific fruit. Loads of early season cherry fruit. Terrific mouthfeel.
Best labels in the Langhe. That gnome rules. Gorgeous nose of dried roses, leather, tar, very earthy as well. Deep, cherry and penetrating. Just so good. Smells like a Barolo. Haunting. Mineral. Mint. Just so good. Palate is elegant and has terrific deep cherry fruit and has terrific precision. Terrific thrust on the palate with big, juicy but significant tannins that leads into terrific fruit. Loads of early season cherry fruit. Terrific mouthfeel.
Aug 1st, 2020
Better with a 4 hour decant than a 1 hour. Still could use a bunch of time in bottle to more fully harmonize. But with that extra air this is delicious. Classically beautiful nebbiolo dark dried flowers and fruit. Excellent structure and acid and a very nice finish.
Better with a 4 hour decant than a 1 hour. Still could use a bunch of time in bottle to more fully harmonize. But with that extra air this is delicious. Classically beautiful nebbiolo dark dried flowers and fruit. Excellent structure and acid and a very nice finish.
1 person found it helpfulSep 1st, 2021Very nice langhe nebbiolo, but probably needs a bit more time. Lots of nice fruit and florality on the nose and some great precision throughout. Unmistakably nebbiolo from the color. Even with 3h+ of air, however, some bitterness and slightly disjointed tannins on the finish that are holding this back - for now. Still a great pairing with pork chops.
Very nice langhe nebbiolo, but probably needs a bit more time. Lots of nice fruit and florality on the nose and some great precision throughout. Unmistakably nebbiolo from the color. Even with 3h+ of air, however, some bitterness and slightly disjointed tannins on the finish that are holding this back - for now. Still a great pairing with pork chops.
1 person found it helpfulApr 29th, 2021
Good structure, surprisingly quaffable and nice cherry flavours.
Good structure, surprisingly quaffable and nice cherry flavours.
Apr 20th, 2021
Lighter than I was expecting but quite nice
Lighter than I was expecting but quite nice
Apr 25th, 2019
Hints of rose petal, astringent persimmon , a bit of chalkiness, fallen leaves. Liked it better the second time.
Hints of rose petal, astringent persimmon , a bit of chalkiness, fallen leaves. Liked it better the second time.
Dec 23rd, 2018Dark ruby red. Kind of muted on the nose. A both thin, metallic, sour cherry.
Dark ruby red. Kind of muted on the nose. A both thin, metallic, sour cherry.
Oct 1st, 2018#cherries #raspberry #darkchocolate a little bit thin and metallic
#cherries #raspberry #darkchocolate a little bit thin and metallic
Feb 19th, 2018