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Friday, March 10, 2017 - Medium garnet core, bright, with no sign of age. Generously perfumed (100% Nebbiolo), with bright red and purple floral surrounding a core of cherry and raspberry fruits. With some time in the glass, more soil notes emerge bringing an even greater sense of harmony. On the lighter side of medium-bodied this nonetheless offers considerable layering of the red fruits. This is a unique wine, it's not like any other Nebbiolo or Alto Piemonte wine I've had before - there's a top coat of vanilla to the nose, and a light creaminess to the palate (two things that otherwise generally make me run away). But, the vanilla is of the fine European pastry sort, sweet-ish, fine, not like the US versions -confected, sickly sweet, etc. The vanilla aspect adds interest, as does the overall texture - but it's not these features that add interest on their own, but how they marry to the structure within, which is quite good. Dry, with fine tannins, plenty of fresh acidity and a medium finish, this wine has a maceration <10 days in tank, and is then transferred to (and I think this is where the unique part really shows, I had to research the reason behind what I was experiencing, and now it makes more sense) Austrian-Swiss oak casks that range from 15HL-30HL. In a great place now with no prior aeration, this can age another 6-8 years with no problem. Would gladly repurchase. 13,0% abv. recommended

Served non-blind.

https://italianwine.blog/2017/03/11/nebbiolo-you-rascal-you-2010-pietro-cassina-coste-della-sesia-ca-daj-tass/

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