Community Tasting Notes 3

• budh wrote:

  November 20, 2013 - Borderline ruby/garnet color. The nose seemed a bit vegetal to start with, but that faded. Then blackberry, black cherry, brambles, violet, licorice, forest floor. A bit hot on the palate (seems more than its 14% abv). Brambles, tar, cherry. High tannin and acidity, full bodied. Long finish of tart fruit, chewy tannins, nice acidity, earthy minerality. After tasting this again 18 months later, I would recharacterize the earthiness as being mainly a musty, old, dirty barrel taste. Not a good thing....

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• vanpe003 wrote: 90 points

  October 28, 2011 - Garigiste Test Drive - Fall 2011 (With Winex and WB add-ons): Pop/pour. Floral wood and nebbiolo typicity on the nose. On the palate...young and tight but showing all the right materials. Fairly tannic on the finish. Flat-out steal @ $25 / btl. Seems to have the stuffing to age for quite some time. Remaining btls go to offsite.

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• peternelson wrote: 91 points

  September 21, 2010 - Orange-pepper-spice nose, with just a touch of tar; big expansive mouth, with accompanying huge tannins. This will age for many years.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2006
• Type Red
• Producer Ronchi di Giancarlo Rocca
• Varietal Nebbiolo
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Piedmont
• SubRegion Langhe
• Appellation Barbaresco

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• Consumed 46 (61%)

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