November 11, 2018 - Showing some ageing on rim. Very ripe brambles on nose with definite funkiness. Notes of truffle and forest floor. Palate has light tannins, some medium acidity to provide some freshness but palate showing some age. Little fruit; some redcurrants. Drink now.
May 20, 2018 - Decanted 30 minutes. After concerns over previous bottles, this wine is now coming round to deliver a fine Nebbiolo wine. There remains the faintest of “funk” on the nose, but there’s plenty of fruit and great balance to the wine. Drink now-2021.
March 15, 2018 - Needs at least an hour of air to open up. Starts pretty tight and firm. Red and black cherry, strawberry, earth, a little new leather, red and black licorice, herbs, and some floral elements on the nose. Red cherries, tart cherries, a little plum, earth, and hints of herb, flowers, and aged wood on the palate. Delicious when it hits its sweet spot.
February 17, 2018 - This was better last year. Still a nice bottle but starting to fade. My last but I would drink up if you have any.
April 15, 2017 - Based on other's notes I expected this one to go down the sink or be saved for cooking but I was extremely surprised. Intense nose of cherry and strawberry with faint floral hints in the background. The palate followed the nose with a medium+ length finish. A very, very good wine that I am glad I opened. This is drinking well and offering a lot of pleasure.
April 7, 2017 - Started out a little corky, but I think it was just a little funk? Needs good airtime, so I splash decanted after being open in bottle for 5hrs...high toned red fruits here...cherry sour tarts, blood orange acid, mouth puckering dry tannins...REALLY dry? The previous 6 bottles of this have had riper fruit? Needs food! Love the dried florals, tilled roses, red licorice in this...classic tar and crushed geology...but MAN this is dry! Suspect bottle here? Hmmm? 83pts on its own, 89 with food. Not as good as previous bottles.
July 19, 2016 - Couleur assez sombre pour un Nebbiolo, nez aromatique, poivré, épicé, bouche très typée, encore fermée, tannique, très complexe, peut-être légèrement amer, laisser s’aérer
May 1, 2016 - I opened 2 bottles because I couldn't quite believe the first was that bad. The whole wine is completely out of sorts. The nose is tight, unappealing with some meatiness and lots of acid - actually has aroma of burning tyres. The palate is sharp, with strong kirsch & eau de vie and no balance. Also meaty, tough and harsh, green tannins. Not at all appealing. Might need a strong stew - not to eat with it, but to pour into. Maybe the other bottles will show something better.
October 10, 2015 - Decanted 45 mins. Paling to brick red at rim. Medium nose of chocolate, rosewater, kirsch, smoked prosciutto. Palate is rich with firm tannins and plenty of acid bite. Masses of juicy blackberries and ripe, alcoholic black cherries. At the moment needs food to balance it but will develop further. Drink now-2023.
March 26, 2015 - This is number 8 out of a case; sadly, they've all performed pretty much the same - poorly. It's as if there's a blanket of some type on top of the fruit. I mean, it wants to be pretty, but this damn blanket just suffocates the parts that I'm looking for. A muddled table wine that does not appear to have any real future. Some brett is always in the background as if to add insult to injury. I seriously doubt the producer intended for it to show like this; thinking it was a storage/shipping issue at some point between the Langhe and here in CO. 14,5% abv.
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