mattias_hansen@hotmail.com
Member #31,556 signed up 4/26/2007
This Member Is a Fan(8)
1 to 3 of 8
-
kenv
2,614 Tasting Notes
-
Paul D
5,733 Tasting Notes
-
JulianSkeels
1,384 Tasting Notes
Fans(15)
1 to 3 of 15
-
InVinoVeritas01
17 Tasting Notes
-
southpaw25
416 Tasting Notes
-
paulst
7,216 Tasting Notes
Friends(4)
1 to 3 of 4
-
Tim Heaton
9,890 Tasting Notes
-
coteamor
46 Tasting Notes
-
elevation02
479 Tasting Notes
Profile
Member since April 2007
This member's profile is not public.
2011 Paitin di Pasquero-Elia Barbaresco Vecchie Vigne Riserva Sorì Paitin
1/3/2024 - mattias_hansen@hotmail.com Likes this wine: 95 Points
Tasted alongside the 2008 at the Paitin property in October, and revisited now. This has entered peak drinking window i think, and will likely stay there for 6-8 years. sweet red cherry, forest floor, tobacco and cedarwood, some new leather as well as a touch of vanilla pod. perfectly integrated with a long and balanced finish. Sweet tannins. What a lovely wine
Day two sees the fruit develop a prune/plum note, so while it does has a lot of life left, i dont think it will benefit from more aging than it already has, if you wish to preserve the fruit
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
2017 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Riserva Rio Sordo
12/14/2023 - mattias_hansen@hotmail.com Likes this wine: 93 Points
Double decanted and left to open up for 1½hrs. Violets, dark cherry and ripe raspberry notes pop out of the glass with a mineral core and a hint of balsamic undertone. Soft velvety texture on the palate, fresh but not sharp there is wonderful balance here and approachability. this is lovely perfurmed and while soft and warm, there is stuffing here to last a decade. Will check back after a few more hrs
With more time, and even on day two, the wine does not seem to open up much more. If anythign, it seems to shut down a tiny bit. Unsure what to make of the storage potential, as the 2017 vintage was hot and fickle. It will provide pleasureable drinking now with a short decant
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
2017 Poderi Aldo Conterno Langhe Nebbiolo Il Favot
12/4/2023 - mattias_hansen@hotmail.com Likes this wine: 92 Points
Il Favot is a charming and rare nebbiolo in that it should be able to please the crowds. Aldo producers this wine from Barolo territory (within Bussia) but from replanted wines that are 15 years old or less. He chooses to limit skin contact to 8 days, so Il Favot has the aromatics and flvour of great barolo but with less tannin and acidity
The downside is that it shortens the lenght of the palate. However, the nose delivers lovely aromatics of roses, blackberry, plum, cherry and leather, palate is rounder, fleshier and more full bodied than almost any Langhe neb (the price is also fleshier though!) but way more approachable and with less tannin than trad barolos. Dont get me wrong, there is structure here but finely finely grained tannins deliver and wraps the palate without leaving you dried out. instead it is sappy and juicy and delivers a full mouthfeel that just leaves the palate a tad sooner than i would have liked. Nonetheless , great value for this producer and an easy quaffer with pasta. Paired with Tagliatelle al tartufo bianco.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment