Piedmont, Italy
Tasted Friday, September 30, 2011 - Sunday, October 2, 2011 by Papies with 835 views
Annual Trip to the area for Truffles, wines and amazing memories. Missed the Alba truffle fair by a few days but we got the good weather.
Our base as always is the amazing Relais San Maurizio. (www.relaissanmaurizio.it)
Michellin star quality food, and amazing truffles. Great setting in the cellars with a very good (and value) wine cellar. Highly recomended (http://www.guidosanmaurizio.com/)
Traditional Barolo wine maker with lots of character. Maria Teresa ( not to be confused with the other Maria Teresa Mascarello of Cantina Giusepe Mascarello) is a very charismatic wine maker with her roots deep into making traditional barolos, dolchetos and barberas true to the style of her father and grandfather. No barrique No Berlusconi as she says! Well worth the visit and the tour. Interesting trivia is the fact that her father Bartolo started hand painting some labels ( one in six) or so of their wines ( we uploaded some like the 1999)
Below is a tasting of her recently bottled wines.
Amazing Tratoria in the centre of Barbaresco facing the Produttori dei Barbaresco. If you are lucky you time the visit with the harvest. (anticatorrebarbaresco.com/)
Michellin star quality food, and amazing truffles. Great setting in the cellars with a very good (and value) wine cellar. Highly recomended (http://www.guidosanmaurizio.com/)
Simply the best restaurant, and wine cellar, in the area by a long way. ( Pre-order the Nutella ravioli is our tip) (www.laciaudeltornavento.it)
We can not wait for next year now...
2010 Saracco Moscato d'Asti 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Asti, Moscato d'Asti
(9/30/2011)
Light yellowy colour, very aromatic nose, floral. Light fresh and very playful on the palate with good sweetness. Very enjoyable and prob as good as moscato can get. A lot better than last time. 90
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
1997 Poderi Aldo Conterno Barolo Riserva Granbussia 93 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
(9/30/2011)
Colour is showing its age. On the nose dark cherries and some red fruit, some earthy tones .Very nice restrained nose. On the palate it feels well mature and secondary well round on Midpalte but with still a good level of tannin on the finish. Maybe it has seen better days as the vibrancy is not there but still very enjoyable well aged old school Barolo. 92-93 ( we prefer the 99)
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue