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Empson Barolo & Brunello Tour

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Tasted January 27, 2009 by crimedog with 991 views

Flight 1 (39 notes)

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2007 Cascina Bongiovanni Dolcetto d'Alba Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Dolcetto d'Alba
Pure fruity nose, medium bodied, good acid. Short hot finish, off-putting flavor... Not very good.
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2006 Cascina Bongiovanni Barbera d'Alba Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba
Good fruit on the nose, little rubber. Nice wine, basic barbera.
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2006 Cascina Bongiovanni Langhe Faletto Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
50% Cabernet, 30% Barbera, 20% Nebbiolo - barrique aged seperately 12-18mo in new/used oak.
Cassis, rose, raspberry nose. Juicy wine, very integrated but different flavors. Tastes like cab with hints of nebb, barbera acid. Strage but I like it!
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2005 Cascina Bongiovanni Barolo Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Rubber on the nose... Built well but just ok, simple Barolo.
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2005 Cascina Bongiovanni Barolo Pernanno Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Perfumed raspberry nose, good acid, built to last. Very nice Barolo.
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2006 Ca' Rome' di Romano Marengo Barbaresco Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Cherry, leather nose. High acid, nice mouthfeel, cocoa powder tannins on finish, little hot. **
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2006 Ca' Rome' di Romano Marengo Barbaresco Söri Rio Sordo Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Perfumed strawberry. Dusty palate, nice finish. Well made. **.5
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2006 Ca' Rome' di Romano Marengo Barbaresco Maria di Brun Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Lots of perfume, cherry. Rich, great acid, solid tannin level, very nice. Slightly hot on finish. ***
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2005 Ca' Rome' di Romano Marengo Barolo Vigna Cerretta Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Flowers, strawberries. Round, less acid than usual, more modern... boring for me, not my style. *.5
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2005 Ca' Rome' di Romano Marengo Barolo Rapet Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Barrique, strawberry, rubber. Plush, good acidity and tannin, little hot on the finish. **.5
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2007 Conterno Fantino Dolcetto d'Alba Bricco Bastia Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Dolcetto d'Alba
Great nose, bright fruit. Great body, acidity, decent tannin. Drinking well now. **
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2007 Conterno Fantino Barbera d'Alba Vignota Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba
Big nose, little heat, can tell this will be a big boy. Good acid, big body, low tannin, glycerin, little heat, a pleasing style. Considering what this could have been it's well made. **
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2005 Conterno Fantino Barolo Sorì Ginestra Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Tar, cherry, perfume. Fresh fruit and a good amount of it, big tannin but more approachable than the Vigna del Gris. ***.5
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2007 Poderi Luigi Einaudi Dogliani Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Dogliani
Fresh wine, fairly simple, good, but a little hot. *.5
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2005 Poderi Luigi Einaudi Barolo Cannubi Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Sweet cherries, spice. More tannic than the other Barolos, great acid, good fruit, chalky and little hot on the finish. **.5
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2005 Conterno Fantino Barolo Vigna del Gris Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Cherry, rose, tar. Excellent wine. Great fruit, complexity, and acid. Big finish, huge tannins that just clamp down on your palate. ***.5+?
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2007 Poderi Luigi Einaudi Dogliani Vigna Tecc Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Dogliani
Very nice nose, raspberry, chocolate. Smooth wine, med+ body, dark fruit. Very nice Dolcetto, shows typical low acid though. **.5
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2005 Poderi Luigi Einaudi Nebbiolo Langhe Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
Barrel aged, equal parts Nebbiolo, Barbera, Cabernet, Merlot.
Bordeaux styled olive, leather, peanut butter? Very different, Barbera like acid, but round and rich. Peanut butter again?? Very strange wine. *
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2005 Poderi Luigi Einaudi Barolo Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Rich cherry, spice. Cherry, rose, orange on palate. Showing well. **
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2005 Poderi Luigi Einaudi Barolo Costa Grimaldi Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Cherry, tart raspberry. Rich body, very smooth, great fruit, long. ***
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2007 Marcarini Dolcetto d'Alba Fontanazza Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Dolcetto d'Alba
Big fruit on the nose. Great acid, nice tannin, little bit hot. **
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2006 Marcarini Barbera d'Alba Ciabot Camerano Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba
Rubber, good fruit. Med+ body, good acid, med tannin, nice wine but simple. *.5
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2005 Marcarini Barolo La Serra Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Light nose, perfumed cherry. Med body and acid, med+ tannin. Early drinking Barolo, but short finish. *.5
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2005 Marcarini Barolo Brunate Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
More depth than the La Serra but similar. Bigger body, long finish, nice complexity, tar and leather. ***
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2007 Poderi Colla Dolcetto d'Alba Pian Balbo Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Dolcetto d'Alba
Not very good. .5
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2006 Poderi Colla Nebbiolo d'Alba Cascine Drago Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Nebbiolo d'Alba
Simple cherry fruit. Good tannin and finish, lots of simple fruit. *
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2006 Poderi Colla Barbera d'Alba Costa Bruna Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba
Fruity, basic Barbera. OK. *
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2006 Poderi Colla Barbaresco Roncaglie Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Light nose, perfumed. Good fruit but simple. *.5
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2005 Poderi Colla Barolo Dardi Le Rose Bussia Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Smoky tar, strawberry, little heat. Good fruit, secondary flavors, but also a little heat. Fairly low tannin for a Barolo. *.5
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2003 Poderi Colla Barbaresco Roncaglie Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
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2006 Poderi Colla Langhe Pinot Nero Campo Romano Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
Simple, cool climate style pinot nose. Delicate rose, cherry. Slightly hot on finish. OK. *
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2003 Calbello Brunello di Montalcino Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Light nose, classic. Great acid, nice classic Brunello. **.5
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2006 Fuligni S.J. Toscana IGT Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Smells cheap. Simple drinker. *
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2007 Poggio Antico Rosso di Montalcino Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Rosso di Montalcino
Light, dusty cherries. Fresh, well made, med tannin. Basic but good. **
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2004 Poggio Antico Brunello di Montalcino Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Cellar, funk, very sangio. Drinking well, good fruit and acid. Fairly simple, classic. OK finish. **.5
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2004 Poggio Antico Brunello di Montalcino Altero Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Great fruit, barrique, sweet. Much more complex, long, excellent. Great tannin and acid. My style. ***.5
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2003 Poggio Antico Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
OK nose. Plush, crowd pleasing. Little heat, good tannin. **.5
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2006 Poggio Antico Madre Toscana IGT Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Olive, dusty cherry. Well made... **.5
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2006 Orma Toscana IGT Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Nice, fresh. High acid, well made. Hard to tell from this sample. **.5?
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