Popped and poured; consumed over six day and best after day four. The 2016 Sottimano Barbaresco, Currá pours a garnet color with a translucent core. Medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, bright red cherry fruit, pomegranate, cranberry, cumin, spiced Middle Eastern meat, tar, roses, oiled leather baseball glove, gun powder (never pulled that before), dried earth, dry green herbs, and some tobacco. On the palate, the wine is dry with extremely high tannin (Day 1 was rip your face off distracting and the most I have experienced from Barbaresco) acid is medium+. Confirming the notes from the nose. Medium+ alcohol. Super duper long, savory mineral finish. A “legend” in the making. Drink from 2026 through 2066+.
Popped and poured; consumed over six day and best after day four. The 2016 Sottimano Barbaresco, Currá pours a garnet color with a translucent core. Medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, bright red cherry fruit, pomegranate, cranberry, cumin, spiced Middle Eastern meat, tar, roses, oiled leather baseball glove, gun powder (never pulled that before), dried earth, dry green herbs, and some tobacco. On the palate, the wine is dry with extremely high tannin (Day 1 was rip your face off distracting and the most I have experienced from Barbaresco) acid is medium+. Confirming the notes from the nose. Medium+ alcohol. Super duper long, savory mineral finish. A “legend” in the making. Drink from 2026 through 2066+.
Jul 15th, 2023
When tuning a violin, one has many options. A tuning fork has always been my preference. I like the clear tone created by the vibrations of the fork smacking the side of my case and then clamoring to find just the right harmony with the wood of the instrument. The sound has a purity and if Hemmingway was a tone, he would be the A created by the tuning fork. Wine can hit a tone. It can express a purity of flavor that harmonizes with itself, and most importantly, harmonizes with our own personal vibrations. It can be a clear and graceful expression of itself, un-muddled by faults or ego. Just fruit and alcohol and tannin and acid. The powerful clarity of a single note in the measure of a tune.
When tuning a violin, one has many options. A tuning fork has always been my preference. I like the clear tone created by the vibrations of the fork smacking the side of my case and then clamoring to find just the right harmony with the wood of the instrument. The sound has a purity and if Hemmingway was a tone, he would be the A created by the tuning fork. Wine can hit a tone. It can express a purity of flavor that harmonizes with itself, and most importantly, harmonizes with our own personal vibrations. It can be a clear and graceful expression of itself, un-muddled by faults or ego. Just fruit and alcohol and tannin and acid. The powerful clarity of a single note in the measure of a tune.
Dec 1st, 2018
Super sexy and ready to drink, big perfume, great little 2010
Super sexy and ready to drink, big perfume, great little 2010
Apr 22nd, 2015
Barbaresco, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
