08 Barolo and other Piedmont.

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Tasted Thursday, March 8, 2012 by nzinkgraf with 588 views

Flight 1 - '10 Barbera (2 Notes)

Flight 2 - '10 Dolcetto (3 Notes)

Flight 3 - 08 Nebbiolo (6 Notes)

  • 2009 Ca' Rome' di Romano Marengo Barbaresco Söri Rio Sordo

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco

    Day2 and all the better for it. Wow on the palate, pronounced flavor intensity with a fabulous herb, licorice, cherry. Moss, pointy. Great structure, tight, spice, and it all pulls together. Seriously impressive.

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  • 2008 Marcarini Barolo Brunate

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Powerful and pronounced ripe red cherry aromas. Palate carries massive tannin, earthier than the nose and moss. A light smoke-y edge. Menthol. This sure needs a couple years. This is a pretty impressive Marcarini.

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  • 2008 Conterno Fantino Barolo Sorì Ginestra

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Really suave fruit texture on the palate, but some new oak appears as coconut oil on the palate and generally rounds off this beast. Big dash of toast, browned earth and oak on the nose. Wearing a tight belt right now.
    Day 3 and I'm more of a believer. Really sexy texture.

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  • 2008 Conterno Fantino Barolo Vigna del Gris

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Dark baking spice aromas on dark red fruit. Subtly gingerbread. More of a brooding monster than the Ginestra '08, again some coconut oil new oak on the palate. For sure respectfully used.

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  • 2008 Poderi Luigi Einaudi Barolo Terlo

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Much more clean and pure aromas coming off here after the two Conterno-Fantino wines. Red cherry and spice, licorice and rather forthcoming. A full and firm fruit on the palate. High strung, but built like a race horse.

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  • 2008 Poderi Luigi Einaudi Barolo Cannubi

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    ...dark cherry aromas, tannin is on full tilt here. Very fine indeed and needs some 4-5 years before breaching that case. There is a new oak thought that plays out on the palate. Really dark kernel, maybe not new oak, but that's my thought. It wasn't present in the Terlo.

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