Grapes of Northen Italy

A private evening of tasting mostly Italy-only grapes

• 2009 Giovanni Rosso Dolcetto d'Alba Le quattro vigne 87 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Dolcetto d'Alba

  Nice young Dolcetto from one of my favorite Barolo produceres. Fresh, fruity and ready.

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• 2007 Giorgio Pelissero Barbaresco Nubiola 91 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco

  Solid nebbiolo. The bouquet has loads of red fruit and a hint of benzen. Excellent wine and could probably still benefit from a bit more of cellaring

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• 2009 Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello Langhe Nebbiolo dai Vigneti di Proprietà 89 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC

  Light see-thru color - loads of acid. Very, very fresh and but refined at the same time

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• 1985 Giacomo Brezza e Figli Barolo Castellero 89 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

  Excellent barolo from a good year. Even with 27 years on the shoulders this bottle is still in good shape. Loads of nutty flavours and brown look. We were not expecting this bottle to be anything except for a experience, but its a quite pleasant glass even though my taste buts prefer the taste of younger bottle.

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• 2004 Giacomo Brezza e Figli Barolo Cannubi 91 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

  Solid barolo but not quite as complex as I like.

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• 2009 Giorgio Pelissero Barbera d'Alba Piani 92 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba

  Elegent and in perfect balance! Can't wait to see what will happen with a few more year of cellaring

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• 2009 Giovanni Rosso Barbera d'Alba Donna Margherita 89 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba

  Solid Barbera from one of my favorite barolo houses.

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• 2005 Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello Barbera d'Alba Superiore Scudetto 90 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba Superiore

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• 2004 Le Ragose Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 93 Points

  Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

  Amazing. Smell and taste are hand in hand with notes of cellar, wet spoil and forret lake. Long aftertaste and perfect balance. Mature and delightfull

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• 1998 Zonin Amarone della Valpolicella 95 Points

  Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella

  Its not every day I get to pop a 1998 Amarone, and the Zonin was stellar. Peber and berrys. Cant think of many bottles i would love so much to have more of the my cellar, but this was the only one.

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• 2008 Sportoletti Umbria Rosso Villa Fidelia 91 Points

  Italy, Umbria

  Kind of tipsy when we reached this last bottle - no notes afterwards except a score of 91

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