1964 Ferrando Carema White Label (Etichetta Bianca)

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 91.7 points

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  3/1/2024 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

  Almost port or Amarone or port like character to the nose. And then menthol on the nose. Still soft on the palate. Really silky and soft on the palate.

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  8/6/2019 - jnewman77 Likes this wine:

  Purchased from Rare Wine Co 2 years ago; wow this exceeded expectations; I've had some younger Ferrando Carema and it has been excellent; this was no different; the color was bricked through; the nose here is like the essence of aged nebbiolo... dried red fruits, sous bois, dried tobacco, tar, leather, truffle, orange peel, dried floral notes, and minerality. The palate is exquisite with more concentration than I expected and a long, ethereal feel; fully resolved tannins, and a lingering delicious finish. Wow.

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  11/17/2018 - Lype Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Truly exceptionally good wine, drinking beautifully now. Highly recommended. I prefer Ferrando's style to that of Produttori. In any case Carema is a region a wine lover should not forget.

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  10/29/2018 - forceberry wrote: flawed

  12% alcohol.
  
  There are light yet somewhat noticeable musty aromas of TCA in the nose. The wine feels quite lifeless on the palate with some tertiary umami tones.
  
  This is the second time I have tasted this wine and the second time the wine was corked. It seems this particular vintage of Ferrando seems to be cursed.

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  1/3/2017 - drwine2001 wrote:

  Ferrando Carema Dinner with Some Older Vintages (Heirloom Cafe, San Francisco): High shoulder fill, slightly crumbly cork that definitely smelled musty. Shockingly full color. Upon first sniff, a blast of pruniness and nutty oxidative notes. As full and weighty as the 2006. Ripe and chocolatey with rapidly decaying fruit and rising volatile acidity. Drinkable but only for a brief time before it disintegrated. This really smelled like old Italian wine with its VA and earthiness. Its condition either reflects the warmth of the vintage, mishandling in the past, or both. Still interesting to taste even if it is on the downward limb of its life.

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