This is the nebbiolo that you use at a party the same way a smack dealer gives you the first hit for free. It's not the real deal, it's not trying to be, but it doesn't scare off the customers and in fact they like it better than the hard stuff anyway. This bottle is almost as much napa cab as it is langhe, but I don't mean that in a bad way. Tiny bit of roses and tar and leather and all that, but mostly it's just vanilla and toasty oak and gulpable fermented grape juice. Not a bad deal for the price.
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Very developed and complex, this wine has a wonderful concert of slight defects VA, Brett that really enhance it's tar and rose personality. Tons of grip, poor man's Barolo at $20 it is a value.
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Showing well but needs some age. It was my second favorite wine of the night at the tasting the group's favorite. We had several niebbiolo wines but this was the only one to show rose petals and tar. A little big but it still has elegance. Good finish. I would like to try this wine again in six years. Imported by Small Vineyards.
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Better showing this time around. Barolo-like bouquet, rose petals and tar along with forest berry compote, herbs and minerality. Great acid, dusty tannins, gripping, and long.
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9/7/2016 - jeffreylubowski Likes this wine: 88 Points
This is the nebbiolo that you use at a party the same way a smack dealer gives you the first hit for free. It's not the real deal, it's not trying to be, but it doesn't scare off the customers and in fact they like it better than the hard stuff anyway. This bottle is almost as much napa cab as it is langhe, but I don't mean that in a bad way. Tiny bit of roses and tar and leather and all that, but mostly it's just vanilla and toasty oak and gulpable fermented grape juice. Not a bad deal for the price.
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12/3/2015 - Woodbridge Brad Likes this wine: 89 Points
Very developed and complex, this wine has a wonderful concert of slight defects VA, Brett that really enhance it's tar and rose personality. Tons of grip, poor man's Barolo at $20 it is a value.
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4/10/2015 - stevetimko Likes this wine:
Showing well but needs some age. It was my second favorite wine of the night at the tasting the group's favorite. We had several niebbiolo wines but this was the only one to show rose petals and tar. A little big but it still has elegance. Good finish. I would like to try this wine again in six years. Imported by Small Vineyards.
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12/20/2014 - Motz wrote: 91 Points
Better showing this time around. Barolo-like bouquet, rose petals and tar along with forest berry compote, herbs and minerality. Great acid, dusty tannins, gripping, and long.
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8/12/2014 - Rezy13 wrote:
Very nice cinnamon, serious nose; soft and simpler on the palate; great entry wine into Nebbiolo, good QPR.
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