Community Tasting Note
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VTCellarDweller Likes this wine: 90 points
October 23, 2014 - Our first of six bottles, this was decanted off a moderate amount of sediment for 2.5 hours before serving with chicken parmesan and pasta with fresh marinara sauce. On first pour, the initial aromatics showed good intensity but were somewhat lacking in definition and typicity. This same impression carried through to the palate. Over the next 90 minutes with dinner, it did seem to open up and become more varietal in character with better delineation.
It had a nice solid mouth feel and very good balance of primary and secondary characteristics, appropriate acidity, and polished tannins showing in the finish. While seemingly made in a more modern style, it was none the less an enjoyable accompaniment to our meal.
Though my preference is for more traditionally made Nebbiolo, there is definitely a place at our table for this while awaiting our more traditional 2001’s march toward maturity. It is in a good drinking spot now and should remain so for a few years.1,550 views