Barolo with Munskänkarna

Tasted Tuesday, November 25, 2008 by peblin with 523 views

Introduction

A tasting of three top producers. Three neigbouring "crus" from Luigi Pira showing great examples of terroir. (Oops, wrong date on all notes... Should've been 2008-11-24.)

Flight 1 (6 Notes)

  • 2004 M. Marengo Barolo Brunate

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Dense, closed, complex nose of dark fruit, flowers, violets. Almost chockingly high acidity, very powerful tannins and very high alcohol. Excellent and despite its power elegant with lots of similarities with more powerful Burgundies. Definitely not a wine to open in the next 5-8 years.

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  • 2004 Conterno Fantino Barolo Vigna del Gris

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Open, sweet fruit with red berries, violets, cherries, raspberry licorice, lingonberries. High acidity, elegant, good balance. Lots of tannins. Wonderful wine.

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  • 2004 Conterno Fantino Barolo Sorì Ginestra

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Bit closed, dark berries, a bit "dusty" , sloe (slånbär!), cranberry. Concentrated, full body. Medium-high acidity, felt "soft" in comparison with other wines in the flight. Great wine.

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  • 2004 Luigi Pira Barolo Margheria

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Surprise - this would easily pass as a dark horse in a Cd9 tasting. Red fruit, stables, earth notes, spices & herbs, some smoke, tar, nail-polish, violets. Tolerable tannins, elegant with high acitidy and a light bitterness at the end. Good length. Drinkable now if you have to.

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  • 2004 Luigi Pira Barolo Marenca

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Open smell of sweet fruit and red berries - cherry? Taste of lingonberries, licorice, high in alcohol. Despite its youth a very drinkable and enjoyable Barolo that really opened up in the glass.

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  • 2004 Luigi Pira Barolo Vigna Rionda

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Attractive, balanced dark nose of raspberries, cranberries and blueberries. Balanced taste with lingonberries and cranberries. "Tonic-like" bitterness and quite harsh right now. Somewhat hollow taste in the last 60-80%.

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