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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.3 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 28 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by 560 B&W on 9/12/2023 & rated 92 points: Still very tight (722 views) | | | Tasted by ilcor on 9/8/2023 & rated 90 points: Past it's peak, drink up (583 views) | | | Tasted by 560 B&W on 5/25/2023 & rated 92 points: Best on night three. 14.5% (874 views) | | | Tasted by jeanclaude on 4/21/2023 & rated 92 points: Brought to a tasting with some discerning Barolo afficinados. I double decanted two hours beforehand. Impressive nose of deep fruit tar and leather. Really great color. Certainly aged nicely around rim and inward. But took some heat from the group in terms of acidity and tannic nature. It was too much for some. And I understood. Entry was mouth filling then dropped off steeply into an acidic finish. But you never give up on your children. Typical older school Barolo. Never easy. I enjoyed after four hours of air. You should do the same. (848 views) | | | Tasted by thesternowl on 2/23/2023 & rated 94 points: This bottle of 2010 Pecchenino “Le Coste” was pulled from my cellar on a “school night” and brought to a fun little gathering of service friends after their shift. Opened, splash decanted and consumed over three hours; served side-by-side with the 2010 Roberto Voerzio “Brunate”. The Pecchenino “Le Coste” was locked down pretty hard for the first 30 minutes but shifted dramatically before the hour mark. At that point, it was singing with bright, red and dark fruits, roses, tar and wrapped up in the most elegant package. Compared to the Voerzio, this was lithe and open-knit. A lovely, traditional expression of Barolo that, while endowed with the classic structure of 2010, is just beginning to offer up more of its charm. It’s probably worth noting that Pecchenino actually resides in the Dogliani commune, just across the boarder from Monforte d’Alba. Dogliani is where some of the highest expressions of Dolcetto are produced under the Dogliani Superiore DOCG classification. Pecchenino’s Dolcetto’s are lovely examples and super reasonable…but I digress. Back to this wine, “Le Coste” is a small-ish MGA in the Barolo commune that sits directly south of the town of Barolo and said to share some similarities with the Cannubi MGA just to the north. While I don’t have enough experience drinking wines made with the fruit from "Le Coste", I can certainly draw some parallels. Anyway, on this night, the "Le Coste" by Pecchenino wiped the floor with the "Brunate" from Voerzio, which couldn’t seem to really get out of the gate and even after 3 hours in a decanter. The Voerzio is gonna need forever to come back around. Drink now with at least 30min of air. Otherwise, this will continue to drink well through 2030+. (896 views) | | | Tasted by GB510 on 11/25/2022: Complemented our Thanksgiving meal (762 views) | | | Tasted by despore on 5/19/2020 & rated 92 points: tar, rose, cherry, well made, well balanced, long finish. Enjoyed. (1729 views) | | | Tasted by norsktorsk on 3/4/2020: cooke city (1592 views) | | | Tasted by Derek Darth Taster on 1/26/2020 & rated 93 points: Barolo night at Bishan. Tasted blind. Drank from botle over 3 hours. Drank in Gabriel Standart.
Appearance is clear, medium intensity, ruby colour with garnet rim. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of black cherries, brambly earth, tar, smoke, purple violets. Developing.
On the palate, dry, medium+ acidity, high alcohol (14.5%), grippy high tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of brambly earth, tar, smoke, black cherries, dark red cherries, dark red plums, sour red cherries with more air. Long finish.
Very good quality. Still young fruity and tannins unresolved. Good material and is on the way up. Another 7-8 years should be good.
From the Le Coste di Monforte cru in the commune of Monforte d'Alba. (1838 views) | | | Tasted by wineappreciation on 6/4/2019 & rated 92 points: Roses, fig, tar; smooth, long, balanced, some fruits remaining, not especially dynamic but well structured and very good (1749 views) | | | Tasted by Cikgoo on 11/27/2018: Solid (1853 views) | | | Tasted by Redguy on 10/22/2018: After 3 hr decant. Modern and ripe with sweetish, candied fruit and beautiful underlying complexity. Good intensity as well. Still carrying baby fat - this is all about the fruit right now. Needs a decade. (1434 views) | | | Tasted by norsktorsk on 9/23/2017 & rated 92 points: Drinking nicely. (2013 views) | | | Tasted by despore on 8/28/2017 & rated 91 points: Well made, took about 5 hrs to open up. (1909 views) | | | Tasted by norsktorsk on 10/12/2016 & rated 93 points: Very nice. Fruit, rich and balanced. (2384 views) | | | Tasted by kbcadeponei on 4/26/2016 & rated 92 points: Beautiful barolo with strawberries, olives, smoked scents and flavors, always earthy, slightly unripe, in need of time to settle. Highlight for the bacon smoked palate leading to a salty and well seasoned finish, quite persistent. 92 (2437 views) | | | Tasted by despore on 4/3/2016 & rated 91 points: So tight, 8 hrs decant and still missing fruit, I see potential, but not there now. (2342 views) | | | Tasted by norsktorsk on 12/11/2015 & rated 92 points: Off the first day and turned over night. Initially tannins were too much. (1979 views) | | | Tasted by Eric Guido on 3/18/2014 & rated 94 points: The nose showed black cherry with sour floral tones, undergrowth, hints of grapefruit and a menthol lift. On the palate, it was feminine, with red fruits contrasted by fine tannin in a juicy and seemingly weightless expression. Staying red berries lingered on the finish, turning dry as the wine’s structure bore down on the palate. This is a serious Barolo in need of time in the cellar, yet should emerge as a beauty. (4006 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Pecchenino Producer websiteNebbioloNebbiolo is a red grape indigenous to the Piedmont region of Italy in the Northwest. The grape can also be found in other parts of the world, though they are not as respected.
Nebbiolo is often considered the "king of red wines," as it is the grape of the famed wines of Barolo DOCG, Barbaresco DOCG, and Roero DOCG. It is known for high tannins and acidity, but with a distinct finesse. When grown on clay, Nebbiolo can be very powerful, tannic, and require long aging periods to reach its full potential. When grown on sand, the grape exhibits a more approachable body with more elegant fruit and less tannins, but still has high aging potential.
"Nebbiolo" is named for the Italian word, "nebbia", which means "fog", in Italian and rightfully so since there is generally a lot of fog in the foothills of Piedmont during harvest.
Nebbiolo is a late-ripening variety that does best in a continental climate that boasts moderate summers and long autumns. In Piedmont, Nebbiolo is normally harvested in October.
More links:
Varietal character (Appellation America) | Nebbiolo on CellarTrackerLe Coste Le Coste in Monforte on weinlagen-infoItaly Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorPiedmont Vignaioli Piemontesi (Italian only)
On weinlagen-infoLanghe Consorzio di Tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe e Roero | Union of Producers of Albese Wines (Albeisa)BaroloRegional History:
The wines of Piedmont are noted as far back as Pliny's Natural History. Due to geographic and political isolation, Piedmont was without a natural port for most of its history, which made exportation treacherous and expensive. This left the Piedmontese 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.
map of Barolo DOCG
An interesting thread on Traditional vs. Modern Barolo producers:
https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=106291 |
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