Community Tasting Notes 25

• Veni_Bibi_Vici Likes this wine: 89 points

  March 31, 2024 - Couleur rouge sang, reflets brunâtres habituels des barolos vieillis. Nez de tabac, bois de santal, mûres. Bouche robuste, tannins modérés, fruit peu présent, finale courte. Un vin élégant, un peu rigide, qui aurait peu s’adoucir avec le temps, mais aux prix des arômes primaires et de la perte générale de son fruit. 2014 n’est pas un grand millésime pour les barolos, surtout à Serralunga, alors je suis content d’avoir ouvert cette bouteille sans attendre trop. J’ai hâte aux 2016 qui dorment au cellier!

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• RowenaT Likes this wine: 90 points

  September 9, 2021 - Red berries, rose petals, truffle, vanilla, tobacco, leather, wet earth with hint of menthol on the nose. It is dry with dusty roses, fresh red berry fruit and chocolate notes on the palate with firm and grippy tannin and acidity. Elegant!

• jsnigeria@gmail.com Likes this wine: 88 points

  August 15, 2021 - The wine was garnet with light ruby highlights. It was 13.4 % alcohol had some sediment the leggs were thick and sticky indicating high viscosity.
  The nose was wonderful and complex with black licorice, roses, overripe red fruits, underbrush, and vanilla. There was quite a bit going on.
  The palate was underwhelming, The wine was dry with tight tannins and sharp acid. I tasted no fruit but cigar box, earth and maye time needles. It paired well with chocolate but was not good on its own. The wine needs at least 4 more years in the bottle.

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• DTK Rockstar wrote: 84 points

  May 29, 2021 - Decanted for 2 hours. Then for another hour as it wasn't open yet.
  
  Classic note of rose. Harsh tannins that softened over time but where still high even after 3 hours.

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• Alykhan V Likes this wine: 90 points

  November 25, 2020 - PnP. Immediately accessible on the nose, hasn’t shut down
  Aromas of cigar box, some spices, bruised red fruits, and earth. However there’s nothing spellbinding or magical about this wine. There is some subtle, pleasant, VA on the nose too.
  The palate is elegant rather than powerful. Good fruit concentration. Slightly grainy tannins.
  I think this is best drunk within the next 5 years rather than cellared long term.
  Very good length.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2014
• Type Red
• Producer Fontanafredda
• Varietal Nebbiolo
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Serralunga d'Alba
• Country Italy
• Region Piedmont
• SubRegion Langhe
• Appellation Barolo
• UPC Codes 086785410234, 4000138184425

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• In Cellars 541 (59%)
• Consumed 376 (41%)

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