needs a lot of and coaxing for very drying tannins to become mellower. The tannins make this taste rustic and the fruit struggles to be in balance. I've had this wine younger and it was more pleasurable. Maybe this vintage just shows this way. With a lot of air - hours open in bottle the tannins subside and what's left is a very appealing tightly wound profile of dusty cocoa ripe fresh cherry - revised from 88 to 91
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A bit tight when opened, but the fruit didn't last through the airing. The nose alas was dominated by a pencil lead note, but the some tarriness was evident as well as some Nebbiolo fruit. Not my favorite rendition of the grape, I have to say, but serviceable with homemade pasta in a makeshift wild boar ragu.
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Excellent QPR. Classic alpine nebbiolo. Very aromatic rose petals, orange rind and mushroom nose. Medium weight mouth feel. Good acidity with a very long finish.
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9/26/2022 - lolo66 wrote: 91 Points
needs a lot of and coaxing for very drying tannins to become mellower. The tannins make this taste rustic and the fruit struggles to be in balance. I've had this wine younger and it was more pleasurable. Maybe this vintage just shows this way.
With a lot of air - hours open in bottle the tannins subside and what's left is a very appealing tightly wound profile of dusty cocoa ripe fresh cherry - revised from 88 to 91
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12/5/2015 - MLipton wrote:
A bit tight when opened, but the fruit didn't last through the airing. The nose alas was dominated by a pencil lead note, but the some tarriness was evident as well as some Nebbiolo fruit. Not my favorite rendition of the grape, I have to say, but serviceable with homemade pasta in a makeshift wild boar ragu.
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4/6/2014 - juffer Likes this wine: 93 Points
Excellent QPR. Classic alpine nebbiolo. Very aromatic rose petals, orange rind and mushroom nose. Medium weight mouth feel. Good acidity with a very long finish.
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2/19/2013 - bin905 wrote: 91 Points
Really enjoyed this wine. Rich, interesting, more elegant and not as tannic as expected.
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1/13/2013 - rhh wrote:
Very enjoyable right away. Surprisingly good fruit up front
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