The best bottle of this vintage I've had so far. Nose is earthy, dark floral notes. Palate is rich nebbiolo juice on the darker side with leather, earth. What makes this a high end nebbiolo rather than in a barolo class is that it doesn't have some of the forward tarry notes, nor does it have any significant tannins. But this iteration of the wine, at age 7 is even better than before. Really quite luscious.
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Solid, if still unyielding on the finish. On the nose: violets, blood orange, roses, then some nice hi-toned va gloss. On the palate: excellent acidity, sour cherry, blood orange, soft herbal notes, then the tannin kicks in, and it is dense...very juicy on the slightly hot finish. Good with our white bean stew.
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it has lost a little bit of rose and cherry intensity after I let it decant 1 1/2 hour. well done wine fresh and mineral, elegant but with a lack of fruits intensity in the mouth. medium length. 2014 was indeed a difficult vintage
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10/27/2022 - JWG wrote: 91 Points
Almost as good as the bottle last year. This wine definitely worked wonderfully at 7-8 years old. Sane notes as last year, but a bit more muted.
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9/16/2021 - JWG wrote: 92 Points
The best bottle of this vintage I've had so far. Nose is earthy, dark floral notes. Palate is rich nebbiolo juice on the darker side with leather, earth. What makes this a high end nebbiolo rather than in a barolo class is that it doesn't have some of the forward tarry notes, nor does it have any significant tannins. But this iteration of the wine, at age 7 is even better than before. Really quite luscious.
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4/8/2021 - Aravind Asok wrote:
Solid, if still unyielding on the finish. On the nose: violets, blood orange, roses, then some nice hi-toned va gloss. On the palate: excellent acidity, sour cherry, blood orange, soft herbal notes, then the tannin kicks in, and it is dense...very juicy on the slightly hot finish. Good with our white bean stew.
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12/7/2020 - Steve.330i wrote: 89 Points
it has lost a little bit of rose and cherry intensity after I let it decant 1 1/2 hour. well done wine fresh and mineral, elegant but with a lack of fruits intensity in the mouth. medium length. 2014 was indeed a difficult vintage
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8/19/2020 - JWG wrote: 90 Points
About the same as the last bottle. An delightful nebbiolo, but slightly less intense than earlier bottles.
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