Community Tasting Note

repoper wrote:

Tuesday, March 9, 2021 - I bought one extra to try. I’m going to follow this wine over the next few days to see how it unfolds. Pop into a decanter. Very small glass. Very translucent magenta color. Almost no nose, so I started to swirl it. After a few minutes I’m getting faint cherries. It is so balanced and the tannins are completely hidden by the fruit. It’s like the other ‘16 Nebbiolo’s that I’ve tried. Deceptively drinkable and you can feel the power forming. A few hours on and the wine is opening up. Bits of rosemary, leather, mint and sage arrive. The tannins are still buried and do not spoil the impeccable balance. Like a great Burgundy. This is going to become a tremendous wine with 10 -15 years in the bottle. Strawberries are emerging on the long finish. Wow. A few hours on -the tannins are starting to rear their head, not unexpected but the the delicate qualities of this wine are just so beautiful. Such perfect balance with transparent fruits is amazing. I wish I could find more than I have already bought. So I was going to follow this wine for a few days but is so damm drinkable that I can’t stay away from it. I have been tasting young wines for 30 years and I’ve never, never tasted a young Nebbiolo that is so refined and civilized as this baby. It’s a year since my initial tastes of these ‘16’s and I’m just amazed that they are not dominated by searing tannins. ? I'm sure that they will shutdown hard and need their sleep.

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