2017 Bosco Pierangelo Nebbiolo d'Alba

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 84.3 points

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  6/16/2021 - carstenf wrote: 85 Points

  Nice and easy drinking Nebbiolo

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  2/15/2020 - Ran-Dom-Perignon Likes this wine: 82 Points

  Intense- nose, slightly cooked fruit, figs, meat broth spices, wood (not oak)
  Med+ body, ripe med tannins, med acid, med length
  Red cherry, bilberry-, ripe cranberry, herbal bitterness in the end

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  2/13/2020 - forceberry wrote: 86 Points

  Fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts. 14,5% alcohol.
  
  Surprisingly pale, thin and fully translucent garnet red color; slightly darker than the color of vintage 2016 tasted alongside. Very ripe, sweet-toned and fruity nose with aromas of juicy red cherries, some strawberries, a little bit of cranberry juice, light gravelly mineral tones and a hint of earthy spice. The wine is quite big and full-bodied on the palate with juicy flavors of black raspberries, some sweet black cherries, a little bit of gravelly minerality, light gamey tones, a bretty hint of leathery funk and a sanguine touch of bloody meat. The texture is silky yet pretty firm with the medium-to-moderately high acidity and ample but quite gentle medium tannins. The finish is long, somewhat grippy and slightly warm with flavors of redcurrants, some sour cherry bitterness, light black cherry tones, a hint of bloody game and a touch of dried aromatic herbs.
  
  A very ripe, fruity and tasty Nebbiolo, but ultimately a bit on the soft and mellow side. The wine has nice sense of depth and character, but shows more fruit and alcohol than finesse and restraint. While is a bit modest in the acid and tannin department, this vintage is still more structured than the round and gentle 2016 Nebbiolo d'Alba. This is an accessible and very fruit-forward Nebbiolo for immediate consumption. It might not only keep, but develop over a handful of years more, but I really don't see much point in that, since the overall style seems to emphasize the early-drinking qualities of this wine. Good, but nothing truly memorable.

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