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Keith's Italian Wine Dinner

Osteria Langhe - Chicago IL

Tasted March 27, 2024 by Burgundy Al with 47 views

Flight 1 (14 notes)

White - Sparkling
2019 Bérêche et Fils Champagne Campania Remensis France, Champagne
90 points
Bright berry and orchard fruit, both tart and taut with very good length.
White - Sparkling
1999 Billecart-Salmon Champagne Cuvée Nicolas François Billecart France, Champagne
91 points
Completely and fully mature with baked apple notes throughout, good richness, good depth.
White
2011 Domaine Henri Boillot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Mouchère France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
90 points
Lots of fresh apple, lemon, and lemon peel with an overall tart character, albeit with plenty of energy and good enough weight. Wonderfully fresh for the vintage.
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Red
2011 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Tre Tine Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
87 points
An odd wine for me. Floral start with red fruit that seems nearly ripe enough, but frankly a bit green and herbaceous. Others enjoyed this much more.
Red
2011 Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello Barolo Monprivato Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
92 points
Open 7 hours, 2 in decanter. Mostly mature red cherry with dried floral notes, hints of licorice. Persistent with good length, good enough weight. At a very good place now, unlikely to develop more complexity
Red
2004 Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello Barolo Monprivato Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
94 points
Open 4 hours before serving. Dense and powerful red cherry with savory spice and faint floral notes. Backward for now, but so much powerful fruit clearly teasing us with its potential. I don't know if this needs 5 or 10 or 15 more years to fully express itself, but this needs more time.
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Red
2004 Massolino Barolo Margheria Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
flawed
Opened 3 hours, 1 in decanter. Old school style, but borderline dirty. Good density. Flawed? Probably, but otherwise an 85 point wine tonight.
Red
2004 Vietti Barolo Rocche Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
90 points
Open for 5 hours before serving with a splash decant. An odd wine to me. Absolutely well polished, this is a charming wine but not classically Barolo to me. Yes, red cherry with spice, but this seems too modern and fleshy. But very enjoyable.
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Red
2004 Vietti Barolo Brunate Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
92 points
A big step up over the Rocche, lots here as well with a more classic Barolo fruit and spice profile. Red and black cherry , rich and well spiced, charming enough despite a faint hint of VA.
Red
2007 Vietti Barolo Brunate Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
92 points
So charming and well balanced red cherry and berry with licorice and floral notes. Very well balanced with good depth. Ready for enjoyment right now.
Red
1996 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto di Serralunga d'Alba Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
flawed
Certainly an off bottle, seemed slightly corked
Red
1996 Massolino Barolo Riserva Vigna Rionda Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Old, old school style in every respect. This comes across as a bit disjointed, needing more time to harmonize, but it is almost 30yo.
Red
1996 Vietti Barolo Riserva Villero Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
flawed
So much great fruit here, but there seems to be a touch of VA and also a touch of brett, but still 90 point wine despite those problems.
White - Sweet/Dessert
2000 Alois Kracher Chardonnay TBA #7 Nouvelle Vague Austria, Burgenland, Neusiedlersee
90 points
Sweet and rich with good depth showing fresh and dried apricot with a maple syrup note. Good now.
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