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1971 Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Barolo Riserva |
| Vintage | 1971 |  Label 1 of 4   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Giacomo Borgogno & Figli | ||
| Variety | Nebbiolo | ||
| Designation | Riserva | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Piedmont | ||
| SubRegion | Langhe | ||
| Appellation | Barolo |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 90.5 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 7 notes) | |
| Tasted by wineismylife on 2/2/2010 & rated 92 points: Longboard does Dallas (Amici's Signature Italian, Carrollton, TX): WIML92-92? Tasted February 2, 2010 at an offline. Garnet color in the glass, slightly dusty looking. Nose of anise, leather and a bit of potpourri that was unexpected. Flavors of berries and cherries. Bright acidity, somewhat resolved tannins, medium body. Drink or hold. (74 views) | |
| Tasted by Ian S on 12/7/2008: Very crumbly cork, but a decent level on the bottle. The wine was a very healthy pink-edged red colour, with some, but not excessive oranging at the rim. Initially it was a little closed, showing an earthy, mushroom scent and not too much on the palate. However it opened up fairly quickly to show still pretty fruit and a typical aged nebbiolo balsamic side. Balance was good and a wine that rewards with subtlety. Still drinking well a couple of hours after opening, so no benefit for further ageing, but one to open with reasonably high hopes (recognising that bottles this age are often a lottery) (320 views) | |
| Tasted by Siggy on 5/18/2008 & rated 97 points: Tasting Group Dinner - Piedmont/Barolo (Il Vesco Vino, St. Paul): Mature maroon/amber color. Incredible, kaleidoscopic layers of red cherries, rhubarb, black tea, iodine, minerals, mushrooms, and roses. Complex, impeccably balanced, and beautifully expressive, with still-vigorous and assertive mid-weight, ripe fruit. Silky texture. This wine has an Asian spice/black tea flavor profile that reminds me of La Tache. WOW. My WOTN. Thanks to Steve P. for sharing this! (633 views) | |
| Tasted by Winetex on 12/9/2007 & rated 91 points: (403 views) | |
| Tasted by bsherwin on 11/19/2007: Autumn in Piedmont in NYC (Uva): This wine had the disadvantage of having travelled on a train and being shown next to the stellar 1974. It came around in the glass to some degree, but it never shook off the slightly balsamic nose. I think it may have been an off-bottle. (921 views) | |
| Tasted by i musicisti di boston on 4/8/2006: not quite as evoloved as the Rinaldi, the Borgogno could have benefited from a bit more decanting (it sat for about an hour and a half before dinner) Dark ruby giving way to orange at the rim, this showed classic Nebbiolo characteristics, tar and violet most prominent among them, but within a more austere, less decadent frame than the Rinaldi. This still showed good structural grip and remarkable freshness for a wine of its age, but not quite as much opulence as I'd hoped. Still, very rewarding and beautiful and giving more and more as the dinner progressed. (1218 views) | |
| Tasted by andrewstevenson.com on 2/22/2002 & rated 82 points: Edinburgh Offline (Peter's Cellars): Quite closed on the nose, and appearing rather reticent. The colour belies some considerable age. Light and fresh on the attack with a remarkable level of acidity. Develops lots of very twiggy tannins. Good, rather acidic fruit. Not a particularly great example. (1336 views) |
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Varietal character (Appellation America) | Nebbiolo on CellarTracker 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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