1st Day- Light nose, floral and cherrys. Typical Nebbiolo appearance. Good acidity, but barely anything else there to give it nuance or balance. Almost comes off sour. After decanting for 3-4 hours it wakes up a bit. Went well with a rich beef stew.
2nd Day- Definitely a bit more character after a day. More fruit, but not ripe. Dried figs, dried cherries, and chocolate.
Liked this enough, but for the price there might be other options to consider.
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WSET Diploma Class Tasting with Peter Neptune; 2/4/2023-3/31/2023 (Costa Mesa, CA): Pale Garnet (Orange rim) N: Pronounced intensity, fully developed; dried red fruits, red cherry, mushroom, orange peel, cashew, walnut, dried herbs, rose petal, potpourri, tar. P: Dry, high acid, high drying tannins, high alcohol, full body, pronounced intensity; light oak, nutty, tar, licorice, dried fruits, cashew, walnut, mushroom, potting soil, leather. Long Finish. Outstanding Suitable for Bottle Aging
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The nose was a little funky at first, but has cleaned and brightened up with several (about 4) hours in the decanter. Beautiful nose of sweet red cherry, cough drops, eucalyptus, decaying pine needles and potpourri. Medium-bodied, this has a core of sweet sour cherry fruit surrounded by an unattractive dryness that will hopefully fade over time. This will never be great, but given its improvement with 4 hours of air, I'm guessing this needs a few years to unwind then will be a solid entry level Barolo, possibly meriting a higher score. Drink 2025-2030 90+?
Second night: this is still tight, tannic and sour. This needs more fruit. 89
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Medium-deep bright garnet in color. Full, forward & attractive nose of ripe fruit aromas of cherries, strawberries & plums with overtones of floral & earthy/dusty notes, spices, herbs, leather, tar & minerals. Medium-full bodied with a good concentration of balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of red cherries, mulberries & pomegranate with herbs, spices & minerals. Lingering finish. Drinks quite well with decanting & extended airing & should develop further with additional aging.
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10/15/2023 - amitdjain@hotmail.com Does not like this wine:
Nothin special
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9/23/2023 - M.A.Wyatt Likes this wine: 88 Points
1st Day- Light nose, floral and cherrys. Typical Nebbiolo appearance. Good acidity, but barely anything else there to give it nuance or balance. Almost comes off sour. After decanting for 3-4 hours it wakes up a bit. Went well with a rich beef stew.
2nd Day- Definitely a bit more character after a day. More fruit, but not ripe. Dried figs, dried cherries, and chocolate.
Liked this enough, but for the price there might be other options to consider.
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2/12/2023 - R2-D2 wrote: 92 Points
WSET Diploma Class Tasting with Peter Neptune; 2/4/2023-3/31/2023 (Costa Mesa, CA): Pale Garnet (Orange rim)
N: Pronounced intensity, fully developed; dried red fruits, red cherry, mushroom, orange peel, cashew, walnut, dried herbs, rose petal, potpourri, tar.
P: Dry, high acid, high drying tannins, high alcohol, full body, pronounced intensity; light oak, nutty, tar, licorice, dried fruits, cashew, walnut, mushroom, potting soil, leather. Long Finish.
Outstanding
Suitable for Bottle Aging
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12/25/2022 - WineGuyX wrote: 90 Points
The nose was a little funky at first, but has cleaned and brightened up with several (about 4) hours in the decanter. Beautiful nose of sweet red cherry, cough drops, eucalyptus, decaying pine needles and potpourri. Medium-bodied, this has a core of sweet sour cherry fruit surrounded by an unattractive dryness that will hopefully fade over time. This will never be great, but given its improvement with 4 hours of air, I'm guessing this needs a few years to unwind then will be a solid entry level Barolo, possibly meriting a higher score. Drink 2025-2030 90+?
Second night: this is still tight, tannic and sour. This needs more fruit. 89
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12/25/2022 - EMitchell Likes this wine: 95 Points
Ready to drink. Very good, looking forward to future bottles
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7/31/2022 - Vinnut Likes this wine: 91 Points
Medium-deep bright garnet in color. Full, forward & attractive nose of ripe fruit aromas of cherries, strawberries & plums with overtones of floral & earthy/dusty notes, spices, herbs, leather, tar & minerals. Medium-full bodied with a good concentration of balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of red cherries, mulberries & pomegranate with herbs, spices & minerals. Lingering finish. Drinks quite well with decanting & extended airing & should develop further with additional aging.
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