Community Tasting Note

vindictive wrote:

Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - There are 2 bottlings of this wine and apparently they are very different. This was actually not the Chiara Boschis bottling, but rather the Luigi Pira bottling, which seems to be far better. The 2 can be distinguished by a subtle difference between the bottles (not the labels) where the Chiara Boschis bottles say "Albesia" on the shoulder and have a shorter neck. Some tasting notes I have read here and elsewhere suggest that you avoid the Chiara Boschis, although I have no experience with it. Anyway, this is a lovely bottle, but it requires significant air time and appropriate food. Bottle, fill, capsule and cork in excellent condition. "Pigiate a piedi" - grapes crushed by feet! Opened and tasted then decanted immediately about 2.5 hours prior to drinking. Licorice note prominent and very slight maderization initially, but very barnyardy funk dominated. Still smelled a bit like manure 2 hours later, but much better and this eventually dissipated completely. Initially tight and unwound very slowly. Again, a great lesson in the individuality of these old style wines as it constantly changed and improved. Nice array of cinnamon, spices, goudron etc. Vigorous and full bodied. Years of life ahead for well-stored bottles. The last sip was the best, which tells me that this could have stood several hours more in the decanter. Lovely wine from a great master.

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