Bellevue, WA
Tasted Friday, February 21, 2014 by dpolivy with 452 views
Tonight's theme was Piemonte reds. We did 3 flights of 4 wines each, all tasted blind.
Wines are listed in order of group preference. My preference was 1) La Spinetta, 2) Marchse di Gresy, 3) Cigliuti, 4) Paitin.
Wines are listed in order of group preference. My preference was 1) Marchesi di Barolo, 2) Pira Via Nuova, 3) Aldo Conterno, 4) Gaja.
Wines are listed in order of group--and my--preference.
2005 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbaresco Vürsù Vigneto Gallina 95 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Tasted blind. Dark and brooding, with a brambly character. You can definitely smell the wood on this one. Impressive, silky texture with a backbone of fine tannins. Super well balanced, and extremely elegant.
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2008 Cigliuti Barbaresco Serraboella 92 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Tasted blind. Smoky nose, with earth and leather. Bigger style body, still in the earthy vein though. Huge structured tannins and nice long length on the finish. Lots of acid, too, though I found it overall a bit disjoint at this stage. A very powerful wine that should hopefully come around with time.
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2008 Tenute Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi di Grésy Barbaresco Martinenga Gaiun 94 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Tasted blind. Sweet cherry, wood spice, and leather on the nose. Medium plus body backed by red fruits and dried cherries. The mid-palate gives way to medium tannins, that trail off with great length and balanced acidity.
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2009 Paitin di Pasquero-Elia Barbaresco Sorì Paitin Flawed
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Tasted blind. Nose: sweet cherry, a hint of green/menthol, and some heat. Light/medium body with some red fruit, and present fine tannins. Finishes with a lot of acid. I think this bottle was flawed; after a while, I got hints of TCA on the body (but not the nose), it kind of tasted like damp newspapers.
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