Excellent. Wine of the night out of 8 bottles. Slow-oxed overnight; served around 16C. Wonderfully balanced barbaresco expression. Peak drinking. Too bad I only had one bottle in my cellar.
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Single blind. Preferred this in the pair as it has much more concentration and serious fruit/structure but also feels awfully primary with a ways to go ahead of peak drinking. Thought this could be the new release 2019 Giacosa Barolo ... oops. Upside from here.
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Barbaresco vs. Barolo (Chicago, IL): Served single blind. Clearly even lighter in stature than its flightmate (which turned out to be the Pira). The acid is more prominent, and there is almost a bit of a thinness to this wine. More structural, and a bit less outrightly enjoyable than the Pira. Quite accessible now, but given that this is on the wispier side of nebbiolo, not one for long aging.
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3/20/2024 - popopdrops Likes this wine: 93 Points
Ikke dekantert. Herlig vin, balanse, vil deg vel, hva mer er det å si. Enda mer tilfredstillende dag 2.
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2/15/2024 - GEL Wines Likes this wine: 93 Points
Excellent. Wine of the night out of 8 bottles. Slow-oxed overnight; served around 16C. Wonderfully balanced barbaresco expression. Peak drinking. Too bad I only had one bottle in my cellar.
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12/17/2023 - Chris Davies Likes this wine: 93 Points
Just coming into its drinking window. Vibrant fruit and nice floral character. Brilliant winemaking. 4+
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10/13/2023 - Nanda wrote: 93 Points
Single blind. Preferred this in the pair as it has much more concentration and serious fruit/structure but also feels awfully primary with a ways to go ahead of peak drinking. Thought this could be the new release 2019 Giacosa Barolo ... oops. Upside from here.
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10/13/2023 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
Barbaresco vs. Barolo (Chicago, IL): Served single blind. Clearly even lighter in stature than its flightmate (which turned out to be the Pira). The acid is more prominent, and there is almost a bit of a thinness to this wine. More structural, and a bit less outrightly enjoyable than the Pira. Quite accessible now, but given that this is on the wispier side of nebbiolo, not one for long aging.
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