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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.6 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by acyso on 5/23/2018 & rated 90 points: Marcarini Brunate vertical (Chicago, IL): This is one of the better-showing older bottles tonight. There's a good amount of fruit here, showing a mix of red and black, and a moderate hint of perfume as well. Structured, but with just enough fruit to balance it (certainly, I wouldn't have minded a splash more fruit). This bottle, unlike many others, still showed very fresh and there weren't any dirty earthy notes here. (2237 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 9/2/2017 & rated 90 points: Another Saturday at Chevalier...Mostly Blind (Chevalier Fine Wines - Chicago IL): Tasted double blind, I thought this was a mid-level Burgundy (1er Cru from 1995 or 1996), not getting the floral or licorice character I'd expect from Piedmont. Fully mature red cherry with plenty of firm tannins, but enough fruit to stand up. Group seemed to enjoy this more than I did today. (2337 views) | | | Tasted by KeithAkers on 3/19/2013 & rated 92 points: Osso Buco Night (My place, Chicago IL): Nose: Very pretty and perfumed nose with balanced tones of dried roses, strawberries, tar tones, florals, and some roasted herbs and spices.
Taste: Medium bodied with medium+ acidity and silky tannins. The tannins are more refined with the structure being very well balanced along with pretty tones of dried roses, strawberries, tar, roasted herbs, and a touch of wild spices on the back end.
Overall: This was drinking beautifully. This has a regal quality on both the nose and palate with a refined sense as well. (4346 views) | | | Tasted by Eric Guido on 4/12/2011 & rated 92 points: 1995: Barolo Retrospective (i Trulli, NYC): The nose showed dark red fruits and moist earth with sweet spice and cedar wood. On the palate, I found a full-bodied expression of ripe, sweet cherry, cedar and herbs against a balanced structure of tannin, leading to a pleasant finish that turned the sweet cherries to sour berries. (5199 views) | | | Tasted by Doug House on 6/26/2009: Lovely Barolo nose, but then hard sledding to drink. Acidity is over the top tonight and the tannins quite coarse. This has happened to me before with the 1995 Le Sera & a night in the fridge helped a lot. We'll see. (5308 views) | | | Tasted by Gregory Dal Piaz on 3/4/2007 & rated 89 points: low key nose with good balance and complexity, sandy and limastoney with a narrow band of black spice and faint dark cherry note on the nose which developed into a spicier, more typical profile with time. Round and sweet upfronnt with lovely integration though the tannins remained a bit astringent and the acids a touch high they served to compliment the slightly musky, with grapy/ red berry fruit, still a touch young but a complete and succesful barolo (4011 views) | | | Tasted by Doug House on 5/24/2005: Quite a bit of bricking on the rim and mature, tar, flower, sour cherry smells and flavors. Good red cherry fruit but definitely mature with lots of tertiary bottle age flavors. More feminie than the 1995 Clerico tried the next day, but persitent, dry, and appetizing. I liked this quiet a lot, but I won't hold this very long. (4239 views) |
| Marcarini Producer Website
http://www.marcarini.it/en/wines/langhe-nebbiolo-doc-lasarin-2
The splendid "Lasarin" is produced from the grapes of our youngest nebbiolo-Barolo vineyards and, in particular, from the nebbiolo vineyard in Neviglie. It unites the grape’s noble heritage with enjoyable freshness and easy drinking.
During the traditional ten-day fermentation period, the must is macerated in contact with the skins at a relatively low temperature. The maturation and refinement of the wine are conducted in such a manner so as to not alter the wine's natural freshness and fragrance.
The wine presents itself with a beautiful, subdued ruby-red color. Its full nose recalls flowers, raspberries and blackberries; in the mouth it is dry, balanced, velvety and enjoyably tannic, a legacy of the noble nebbiolo grape. After a brief period of aging in the bottle, the wine becomes increasingly smooth and velvety.
Even if “Lasarin” pairs well with all types of cuisine, it is particularly exalted by pasta dishes without too much sauce, white meat, grilled meat and fresh cheeses.
Its ideal glass is a large-bowl wine glass with long stem.
Variety: Nebbiolo.
Rootstocks: Kober 5BB - 420 A – SO4
Plant Density: 4,000 plants per hectare
Training System: Free-standing espalier with “Guyot” pruning
Average Altitude: 300 m above sea level
Exposure: South, Southwest
Soil: La Morra: calcareous, argillaceous with magnesium content.
Neviglie: Sub-alkaline mixture with sufficient organic substances
Plantation Dates: 2000/2003/2015
Zones: La Morra and Neviglie
Cultivated Area: 2.5 hectaresNebbioloNebbiolo is a red grape indigenous to the Piedmont region of Italy in the Northwest. The grape can also be found in other parts of the world, though they are not as respected.
Nebbiolo is often considered the "king of red wines," as it is the grape of the famed wines of Barolo DOCG, Barbaresco DOCG, and Roero DOCG. It is known for high tannins and acidity, but with a distinct finesse. When grown on clay, Nebbiolo can be very powerful, tannic, and require long aging periods to reach its full potential. When grown on sand, the grape exhibits a more approachable body with more elegant fruit and less tannins, but still has high aging potential.
"Nebbiolo" is named for the Italian word, "nebbia", which means "fog", in Italian and rightfully so since there is generally a lot of fog in the foothills of Piedmont during harvest.
Nebbiolo is a late-ripening variety that does best in a continental climate that boasts moderate summers and long autumns. In Piedmont, Nebbiolo is normally harvested in October.
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Varietal character (Appellation America) | Nebbiolo on CellarTrackerBrunateLocated on the southern border of the La Morra, though part of the vineyard is located in the neighboring commune of Barolo. Among the top vineyards on Piedmonte. As in Burgundy the best vineyards are all sub-divided in to small plots and with fragmented ownership. Consists of Tortonian soil. Typically produces more open, velvety, and plush wines. They are feminine, yet possess considerable structure and concentration.
Outline BrunateItaly Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorPiedmont Vignaioli Piemontesi (Italian only)
On weinlagen-infoLanghe Consorzio di Tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe e Roero | Union of Producers of Albese Wines (Albeisa)BaroloRegional History:
The wines of Piedmont are noted as far back as Pliny's Natural History. Due to geographic and political isolation, Piedmont was without a natural port for most of its history, which made exportation treacherous and expensive. This left the Piedmontese with little incentive to expand production. Sixteenth-century records show a mere 14% of the Bassa Langa under vine -- most of that low-lying and farmed polyculturally. In the nineteenth century the Marchesa Falletti, a frenchwoman by birth, brought eonologist Louis Oudart from Champagne to create the first dry wines in Piemonte. Along with work in experimental vineyards at Castello Grinzane conducted by Camilo Cavour -- later Conte di Cavour, leader of the Risorgimento and first Prime Minister of Italy -- this was the birth of modern wine in the Piedmont. At the heart of the region and her reputation are Alba and the Langhe Hills. This series of weathered outcroppings south of the Tanaro River is of maritime origin and composed mainly of limestone, sand and clay, known as terra bianca. In these soils -located mainly around the towns of Barolo and Barbaresco -- the ancient allobrogica, now Nebbiolo, achieves its renowned fineness and power.
map of Barolo DOCG
An interesting thread on Traditional vs. Modern Barolo producers:
https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=106291 |
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