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2000 Massolino Barolo Riserva Vigna Rionda |
| Vintage | 2000 |  Label 1 of 4   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Massolino (web) | ||
| Variety | Nebbiolo | ||
| Designation | Riserva | ||
| Vineyard | Vigna Rionda | ||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Piedmont | ||
| SubRegion | Langhe | ||
| Appellation | Barolo |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 90.7 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 15 notes) | |
| Tasted by RHopkins on 1/4/2010 & rated 92 points: (210 views) | |
| Tasted by JimN on 12/27/2009 & rated 88 points: I hope I am just catching this too early, but my guess is that it doesn't have the structure for the long haul. Pretty, but under-evolved bottle--almost like a young bordeaux. Way too much money for this quality. We'll see. (330 views) | |
| Tasted by Thralow on 8/29/2009 & rated 94 points: Finally, this is what we had been expecting from this wine. Is it possible to be opulent and simple? Graceful and complex? Wonderfully Italian. (679 views) | |
| Tasted by ChinonRouge on 6/27/2009 & rated 91 points: Right now this is an elegant but subdued bottle of wine. You are advised to hold. While very good, it is too early to drink it. (846 views) | |
| Tasted by MauriceE on 5/16/2009 & rated 94 points: From magnum. Tried immediately after decanting, then very tight, hardly any nose.Then waited over three hours (during the rest of the dinner). After this a very rich, fruity nose. After Ch Margaux 1989 this is so different, but also so very good! It just kept on opening up, layer after layer. Excellent wine, but this still needs serious cellaring, without enough time or air this wine doesn't show much. (913 views) | |
| Tasted by sstra on 5/8/2009 & rated 92 points: Light classic nebbbiolo colour, with aromas of tar, wood and some fruit. Elegant and balanced flavours with tar, strong but gentle tannins and long and excellent aftertaste. I found this excellent and quite drinkable now. I did not decant this other than letting it sit in the glass for some time. (931 views) | |
| Tasted by baroloboy55 on 11/29/2008 & rated 91 points: Well made. Opened at 11 am and decanted and served at dinner at 7 pm. Tannins took several hours to recede. Beautiful, restrained, classic serralunga nose predmonated by winter spices, red fruit, slight rose petals. On the palate, with the air round and medium finish. Elements came together nicely. Not the depth of a classic vintage, but with air rounds out well for a more burgundian nebbiolo experience. Quite fine and will gladly go back to more. (1097 views) | |
| Tasted by Thralow on 3/18/2008 & rated 89 points: (1131 views) | |
| Tasted by bogrumpus on 3/6/2008 & rated 91 points: Ruby color with shade of rust. Nose of cedar, spice, earth, leather. Initial green cedary funk that was quickly overcome by intense tannins. These slowly resolved into a metallic strawberry that was strong and and not entirely pleasant. The finish did go on but it wasn't a smooth finish. Again, metallic with notes of red fruit. I'd be curious to see what this is like in 5 years. I bought this based on WS rating of 98 but was apprehensive given Galloni's rating of 91-93. It's only been open for an hour but I bet it will be slightly better with air, but again, I think several years of cellaring is key. (1588 views) | |
| Tasted by Thralow on 11/29/2007 & rated 90 points: Nice complexity but not as good as the price would indicate. (1848 views) | |
| Tasted by mstrickland on 11/16/2007: inky dark with an old smoke (661 views) | |
| Tasted by wineismylife on 11/8/2007 & rated 90 points: WIML90? Tasted blind November 8, 2007 at an offline. Opened and served immediately. Garnet color in the glass, dusty looking. Nose a little hot with up front aromas of Kirsch followed by more subdued aromas of perfume. Moderate acidity, firm tannins, medium body. Hold. (1779 views) | |
| Tasted by Thralow on 9/2/2007 & rated 88 points: Second bottle in that last few days. Just to double check... not as good as hoped. (2034 views) | |
| Tasted by Thralow on 9/2/2007 & rated 89 points: Probably needs to age more. (2023 views) | |
| Tasted by carlwhat on 4/26/2007: perhaps this wine was shut down... but it did not impress... (2193 views) |
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About red wine Varietal character (Appellation America) | Nebbiolo on CellarTracker The Vigna Rionda vineyard is considered one of the top vineyards (if not the top vineyard) of Serralunga d'Alba. Vigna Rionda means "round vineyard". Bruno Giacosa named his wine from this vineyard Collina Rionda, meaning "round hill", possibly a more fitting description. Vigna Rionda covers 25 hectares and lies at an altitude of 300 - 330 meters above sea level. The soil is calcarious and less clayey than many neighbouring vineyards, contributing to the structure and longevity of Vigna Rionda wines. Only the best part (south facing) of this round hill is planted with nebbiolo, the rest primarily with barbera. Producers of Vigna Rionda Barolos are few. They include Massolino Vigna Rionda (2,3 hectares, one part planted in the early 1960s, the other part planted in the early 1970s), Oddero (1 hectare), Luigi Pira, Anselma Giacomo and Bruno Giacosa (only from 1967 to 1993). Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctor Vignaioli Piemontesi (Italian only) Union of Producers of Albese Wines (Albeisa) Regional History: The wines of Piemonte are noted as far back as Pliny's Natural History. Due to geographic and political isolation, Piemonte was without a natural port for most of its history, which made exportation treacherous and expensive. This left the Piemontese with little incentive to expand production. Sixteenth-century records show a mere 14% of the Bassa Langa under vine -- most of that low-lying and farmed polyculturally. In the nineteenth century the Marchesa Falletti, a frenchwoman by birth, brought eonologist Louis Oudart from Champagne to create the first dry wines in Piemonte. Along with work in experimental vineyards at Castello Grinzane conducted by Camilo Cavour -- later Conte di Cavour, leader of the Risorgimento and first Prime Minister of Italy -- this was the birth of modern wine in the Piedmont. At the heart of the region and her reputation are Alba and the Langhe Hills. This series of weathered outcroppings south of the Tanaro River is of maritime origin and composed mainly of limestone, sand and clay, known as terra bianca. In these soils -located mainly around the towns of Barolo and Barbaresco -- the ancient allobrogica, now Nebbiolo, achieves its renowned fineness and power. |
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