2011 Cappellano Nebiolo d'Alba

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 91.2 points

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  5/16/2021 - Chaz Bham wrote:

  Rustic and brawny initially, with earthy tones and a touch of smoke. From my recollection, this was heavier on the palate compared to the 2010, as would be expected for a warmer year. A full ten years after its vintage, this particular bottle seemed like it had some years ahead of it; perhaps I should have waited a little longer. Certainly the wine is well crafted and full of character. Better on the second day and with ample air time.

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  3/9/2018 - Richard P Howden Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Very good. 3 hour decant. Nose of earth, minerals, cherry and a hint of rose. Really good palate with more cherry, lots of spice on front and back palate, great acid and balance as well. Super food friendly. Long. Yummy.

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  1/20/2017 - Sycamore Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Excellent stuff. Earthy and fairly tannic right out of the gate; earthiness (happily) never fades, but tannins wane/integrate as the bottle opens over the course of three hours or so. No rush at all to drink, but a pleasure right now.

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  9/2/2015 - ChazGeorgetown14 Does not like this wine:

  Similar experience as the last bottle I had a few weeks ago. Opened up a bit dirty with a nose of hot dog water overpowering the black cherry cola notes that I typically love in Cappellano. On the palate the warm vintage was reasonably in check (although full disclosure: I am very much biased to favor the cooler vintages in Piedmont). On day two it cleared up a bit and I found myself really trying to like this wine. While it was undoubtedly nebbiolo in profile, it lacked the simple purity that makes the great traditionalist producers' base wines so enjoyable. I am a huge fan of Cappellano and recently had the '05 Pie Rupestris and '05 Nebbiolo d'alba, which were both drinking beautifully... so maybe I'll just chalk this one up to the vintage?

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  8/18/2015 - mikeprague wrote:

  Lacks the refined nose of most Nebiolos--it was animal with hints of anise and black pepper, but was classic nebbiolo on the palate. Relatively tame tannins compared to other vintages of this wine. Needs a few hours to open. This can compete with most of the Barolos out there, but at less than half the price.

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