Vürsù Vigneto Valeirano Riserva Barbaresco Nebbiolo

Bold and intact. Still need some time in the cellar

Mmmmm leather , tar, camphor, rich, cranberry, rose.

Just a little something to sip on while canning tomatoes. None of this rich baby's going in the sauce though.

1997

Black olive, cola, tar, Amaro and violets. Evolved numerous times over a 3 hour drinking window. Tannins make themselves apparent early in the mid and they were deliciously chewy and expansive without becoming overbearing or clumsy. Would've loved to see how the fruit looked and how the ferments were conducted to craft this wine!

And they said modern wines from warm vintages would not age! Take that!

Sweet purity of fruit. Wild strawberry, red raz, Flemish sour ale, black tea, burnt orange peel.

Soooo tasty. Rose petals, violets, great fine grained tannin.

A real surprise. Youthful, fresh, balanced a long life ahead of it.

2005 from the piedmont is drinking excellent right now!