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6/11/2022 - forceberry wrote: 89 Points
100% Nebbiolo. Macerated for a week with the skins in stainless steel tanks, aged for a minimum of 6 months in oak casks. 14,5% alcohol.
Luminous, clear and rather deep yet quite transparent ruby-red color with a youthful garnet hue. The nose feels ripe, brooding and quite sweetly-fruited with solar aromas of juicy black cherries, some black raspberries, a little bit of almost marmaladey red fruit, light boozy notes of alcohol heat and a hint of savory spices. The wine is light-to-medium-bodied on the palate with a very juicy and somewhat round overall feel. There are somewhat sweetish flavors of ripe raspberries and sweet black cherries, some strawberry notes, a little bit of juicy dark plum, light gravelly mineral nuances of a hint of fresh dark forest fruit. The overall feel is a bit on the soft and sweet side, thanks to the medium acidity - although the quite firm and ample tannins lend quite a bit of grip to the wine. The finish is long, warm and quite grippy with very ripe yet rather savory flavors of sweet black cherries, some fresh dark plums, a little bit of gravelly minerality, light red-toned marmaladey notes and a hint of brambly black raspberry.
A nice and enjoyably tannic Nebbiolo, although I must admit I was quite surprised by the rather ripe, sunny and sweet-toned overall character of the wine. After all, 2016 was known as a very classically style and not so warm vintage on the Langhe side, so I was expecting this wine to show freshness, precision and savory fruit. Instead this was very juicy, sweetly-fruited and relatively low in acidity - something I was not expecting from a 2016 Nebbiolo. All things considered, this was a pretty great, balanced and vibrant wine, but with higher acidity and less ripe and sweetly-fruited overall character, this could've been so much more. A good wine, but ultimately nothing truly great.
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11/14/2021 - il_diavolo wrote: 88 Points
nicely done, nebbiolo perfume on nose, tart cherry and spices on palate. not hugely complex but OK at this price level and not as polished as some older vintages at this address.
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1/8/2021 - Brussels 1049 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very nicely done junior Piedmont wine; rich nose, touch of black cherry and spice on the palate, finishes well. Ready now.
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8/10/2019 - Bnelson29 wrote:
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Leslee: Put a teeny tiny baby chill on this before enjoying. You both LOVED during our tasting, when we first met with your friends.
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8/3/2019 - chatters wrote:
Festa del Barolo Sydney 2017 (Prince Sydney, 40 Hansard Street): Slightly oxidised, sweet spice and plums, pot pourri and dried orange peel. Juicy, savoury, very slight blood married to muted fruit and grainy textured tannins. Nice, young. Time I think.
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