Gordon's Festa d'Italia
Artists for Humanity Center - Boston MA
Tasted Thursday, November 14, 2019 by Burgundy Al with 472 views
Introduction
In the order the wines are listed in the booklet provided, not the sequence tasted.
Artists for Humanity Center - Boston MA
Tasted Thursday, November 14, 2019 by Burgundy Al with 472 views
In the order the wines are listed in the booklet provided, not the sequence tasted.
NV Calabretta Sicilia Cala Cala
Italy, Sicily, Sicilia
Walk around tasting. Current release. Pale red cherry comes across in a light style. OK overall.
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2016 Calabretta Etna Little A & Butterfly 87 Points
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Walk around tasting. Also lighter styled to start, while richer red cherry comes through. Good density and length. Good young.
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2014 Calabretta Nerello Cappuccio Terre Siciliane 88 Points
Italy, Sicily, Terre Siciliane
Walk around tasting. A big step up here with even more red cherry throughout with spice hints. Clear depth throughout with a rich start and good+ balance from middle froward. Avery good value wine.
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2015 Poderi Colla Barbaresco Roncaglie 88 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Walk around tasting. Floral and spiced aromatic start with medium weight and an Old School tannic finish. Less enticing on palate, but fun.
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2015 G.D. Vajra Barolo Albe 88 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Walk around tasting.Ripe start with black cherry, then more red cherry towards finish. Already accessible, this is a fun Barolo that can easily be enjoyed young.
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2015 G.D. Vajra Barolo Bricco delle Viole
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Walk around tasting. Lighter style for the vintage with good fruit concentration and tannins from the middle through finish. Needs time, good 88+ point potential.
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2015 Paolo Scavino Barolo 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Walk around tasting. Big and ripe start with floral hints. Black and red cherry with some plum notes, fresh herbs and anise. Good tannins are slightly soft but clear near finish. Very good length.
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2015 Paolo Scavino Barolo Bric dël Fiasc 91 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Walk around tasting. Ripe cherry and plum with a richness and old vine concentration I truly appreciate. Near balance already, but still firm tannins on long-ish finish. Very good 91-92 point potential 2023 forward.
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2015 Luigi Baudana Barolo Cerretta 91 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Walk around tasting. More ripeness and density vs the traditional Vajra 2015 Barolo wines just tasted. Complex array of dark fruit and spice with tannins and an Old School character that will reward patience.
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2016 Tenuta Anfosso Rossese di Dolceacqua Superiore
Italy, Liguria, Rossese di Dolceacqua Superiore
Walk around tasting. Fun and simple with a rugged finish. OK overall.
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2017 Guido Porro Barbera d'Alba Vigna S. Caterina 86 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba
Walk around tasting. Ripe and nearly sweet character that comes across as fun and simple, but then some bright acidity brightens up the finish. Good now.
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2015 Rocca di Castagnoli Chianti Classico Riserva
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
Walk around tasting. So much red cherry with some black cherry hints. Powerful, yet nearly balanced already. Very good value wine, better 2025-.
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2015 Giulia Negri Barolo La Tartufaia 89 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Walk around tasting. Charming red cherry with anise and earth. Good young with classic Barolo character.
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2016 Silvio Giamello Barbaresco Vicenziana
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Walk around tasting. Dense and meaty, this is so, so Old School with power and good weight. Cellar to 2031-.
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2013 Sesti (Castello di Argiano) Brunello di Montalcino
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Walk around tasting. Very Old school with layers and complexity, but I found it slightly dirty. Others liked this a lot more.
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2011 Giuseppe Quintarelli Cà del Merlo Veneto IGT
Italy, Veneto, Veneto IGT
Walk around tasting. Lots of roasted meat and substance to start, but then this seems to trail off. Still good overall, possibly just shut down in the middle for now? 89 points today, upside?
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2016 Agrivinicola di Portelli Salvatore Frappato 85 Points
Italy, Sicily, Vittoria DOC
Walk around tasting, brief note. Summery, light and fun with bright red cherry and medium weight.
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2015 Agrivinicola di Portelli Salvatore Cerasuolo di Vittoria Portelli 86 Points
Italy, Sicily, Cerasuolo di Vittoria
Walk around tasting, brief note. Also light, bright and fun but with more red cherry and more substance.
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2018 Vigneti Vecchio Etna Sciare Vive 88 Points
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Walk around tasting, brief note. Red cherry start-to-finish. Light start followed b more power and density in the middle. Long finish shows an old vine concentration.
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2017 Grottafumata Terre Siciliane "Lato Sud" Rosso 86 Points
Italy, Sicily, Terre Siciliane
Walk around tasting, brief note. Red and black cherry with a tannic start and softer middle. Better to cellar a year or two, then enjoy as a simple, fun wine.
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2017 Masseria del Pino Etna I Nove Fratelli 91 Points
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Walk around tasting, brief note. Red cherry, some berry with plenty of silky tannins. Very Pinot-like to me. Not a powerhouse, but this has sneaky density and a long finish. Better to cellar for at least a few years. This should drink well for many years.
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2015 Isole e Olena Chianti Classico 86 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
Walk around tasting, brief note. Light and simple with enough ripe red cherry to keep it fun. Exactly what to expect from entry level Chianti.
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2013 Isole e Olena Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 93 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
Walk around tasting, brief note. Wow, this is an excellent expression of Chianti. Red cherry throughout, but with smoky, spicy, and near meaty notes, then some black cherry hints. Light and powerful at the same time with an endearing weightlessness and a long, expressive finish.
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2016 Isole e Olena Cepparello Toscana IGT
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Walk around tasting, brief note. Lots of complex red fruit, followed by some black fruit. A long and elegant finish with some backward, Hardy notes that show backbone without distracting. Needs a few years to harmonize a little more, but very good 91+ point potential.
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2015 Isole e Olena Cabernet Sauvignon Collezione Privata Toscana IGT 90 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Walk around tasting, brief note. Unmistakably and prototypically Cabernet Sauvignon in an Old World, non-Bordeaux style. Lush and ripe plum, black cherry and currant in a charming, accessible combination.
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2016 Proprietà Sperino Uvaggio
Italy, Piedmont, Northern Piedmont, Coste della Sesia
Walk around tasting, brief note. 80% Nebbiolo comes through on floral charming nose. Same charm doesn’t follow through on rugged palate. OK overall. Needs lots of time?
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2013 Proprietà Sperino Lessona
Italy, Piedmont, Northern Piedmont, Lessona
Walk around tasting, brief note. Also an enjoyable aromatic start, but tannic and slightly dirty. OK overall.
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2007 Crissante Alessandria Barolo Galina 87 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Walk around tasting. Floral spiced and earthy with red fruit and medium weight and length. Limited upside, enjoyable now.
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2010 Crissante Alessandria Barolo Roggeri
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Walk around tasting. Surprisingly earthy for a Barolo this young, making it slightly awkward. OK overall.
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2015 Diego Conterno Barolo
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Walk around tasting. Ripe red fruit throughout with hints of licorice and balsamic. Lush start, more tannic middle forward, yet balanced. Medium weight. Will be a nice younger drinking Barolo, still better to cellar a few years.
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2015 Diego Conterno Barolo Ginestra 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Walk around tasting. A big step up. Much more concentration and power with as much charming red fruit. Not quite as overtly ripe, so slightly taut and austere, as often expected from young Barolo, but the density and substance imply a bright future, 2023-.
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2017 Collazzi Chianti Classico I Bastioni
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
Walk around tasting. Basic and typical Chianti. Simple but certainly pleasant.
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2016 Pertimali (Livio Sassetti) Montecucco La Querciolina 85 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montecucco
Walk around tasting. Accessible but a slightly austere finish. Good depth, ok balance.
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2015 Castello di Ama Chianti Classico Gran Selezione San Lorenzo 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
Walk around tasting. Clearly ripe red cherry throughout, this shows both concentration and structure that combine to hint at its potential, even if slightly firm today. Consistent with my tasting experience from a few weeks ago, 91+ point potential, better to cellar 2023-2035.
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2016 Collazzi Toscana IGT 89 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Walk around tasting. A near-modern and very Italian expression of a Bordeaux bland with lots of fun fruit and a good burst of energy from the middle forward. Very enjoyable, very good value wine to enjoy 2020-2026.
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2013 Pertimali (Angelo Sassetti) Brunello di Montalcino
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Walk around tasting. Light color and aromatic start with earth, pale cherry and anise. Picks up depth quickly on palate, but also getting earthy and austere. Powerful, long finish. A lot here, but a very tough wine to fairly assess tonight. Another 2013 Brunello that baffles me.
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2013 Tenute del Cabreo Il Borgo Toscana IGT
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Walk around tasting. black and red fruit with earth in a modern, forward style. Good now, probably no upside. Fun wine but not a good value wine.
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2017 Tenuta Sette Ponti Crognolo Toscana IGT 87 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Walk around tasting. Also very modern styled, but fun in its youthful exuberance. Easy to enjoy already, nothing complicated here.
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2017 Tenuta San Guido Guidalberto Toscana IGT
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Walk around tasting. Ripe and rich with a bit of earth, also in a modern style that I found more dominant here. I understand why some enjoy this wine. but it's not for me.
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2015 Tenuta di Biserno Il Pino di Biserno 88 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Walk around tasting. Also modern styled with a right bank aspiration, this is fun and certainly tasty.
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2016 Tenuta di Nozzole Il Pareto Toscana IGT
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Walk around tasting. Seemed a little dirty.
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2017 Tenuta Sette Ponti Oreno Toscana IGT
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Walk around tasting. Very pretty nose with ripe black fruit, spice and floral character, perhaps more than its fair share driven by oak, but still enchanting. Rich black-fruited flavor profile to start, then slightly hollow in the middle, finishes rich again. Give a few years to integrate, but I'd be optimistic, even if not a buyer at its price.
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2016 Fattoria dei Pagliarese Chianti Classico 88 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
Walk around tasting. Very easy start, so balanced and accessible with sneaky structure and good length. Very good value wine.
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2015 Fattoria dei Pagliarese Chianti Classico Riserva 88 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
Walk around tasting. More substance here vs 2016 Chianti, but less balance or grace. Plenty of red cherry, spice hints but slightly firm finish.
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2016 Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga Chianti Classico Riserva 88 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
Walk around tasting. Rich red cherry with spice and tobacco hints and slightly more earth than I'd expect so young. Good density for its price.
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2016 Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
Walk around tasting. Even more substance with plenty of red and black cherry and background spice, cedar and fresh herbs. Very good concentration, somewhat firmly structure for now, better 2022-, 91-92+ point potential.
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2016 Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga Fontalloro
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Walk around tasting. Lots here, but I found it awkward and much tougher to enjoy or even appreciate for the future vs Rancia. Others liked this more.
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2016 Malvira' Roero
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Roero
Walk around tasting. Light start with some rough edges and funk. OK overall.
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2016 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Langhe Nebbiolo
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
Walk around tasting. Rich and very fun, so easy to enjoy, but ultra modern I'd never have thought it Nebbiolo. (List said 2017, but bottle said 2016.)
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2015 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbaresco Vürsù Vigneto Valeirano
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Walk around tasting. Very powerful and ripe, transitioning to a leaner, long finish with good brightness. Still lots of red and black cherry throughout with spice a little too oak/ modern driven. Good 2030-.
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2017 E. Pira & Figli (Chiara Boschis) Langhe Nebbiolo 86 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
Walk around tasting. Ripe but simple with good weight, then sneaky good length.
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2015 E. Pira & Figli (Chiara Boschis) Barolo Via Nuova 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Walk around tasting. Classic and old school styled wine, but the inherent ripeness manages to make this so charming already now. Spring flowers, bright red and black cherry with black pepper and anise. Sneaky power on finish.
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2018 Sottimano Maté 84 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Vino da Tavola
Walk around tasting. Floral start, light fruit, simple throughout.
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2016 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco 89 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Walk around tasting. Accessible version of Barbaresco with fun fruit and silky tannins. Soft start, then sneaky good weight and depth from middle forward.
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2015 Trediberri Barolo 91 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Walk around tasting. From La Morra. Ripe red cherry with some modern styled elements, but good structure, but the tannins are on the silky side. Complex finish has more spice, fruit and nuanced textures. Cellar a few more years, enjoy, 2022-2040, 91-92 point potential.
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2015 Vietti Barolo Ravera
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Walk around tasting. Floral and spice driven start with ripe red cherry. Red and black cherry flavors and blood orange and licorice hints. Soft tannins are ever-present in the near background. So much here, but tough to completely assess, but probably 92-93+ point potential. One of the tasting highlights.
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2015 Vietti Barbera d'Alba Vigna Vecchia Scarrone 89 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba
Walk around tasting. Black and blue fruit with very good density, while also well balanced. Good+ length. Better to cellar another year or three.
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2015 Sottimano Barbaresco Cottá 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Walk around tasting. Starts off with roses, spice and red cherry aromas. Slightly riper on palate, with macerated red and black cherry with good+ concentration. Rugged tannins for now on the finish. Better from 2024-.
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2015 Nino Negri Valtellina Superiore - Sassella Le Tense 86 Points
Italy, Lombardia, Valtellina, Valtellina Superiore - Sassella
Walk around tasting. Good aromatic start implies richness not quite delivered on palate. Good to enjoy over the next few years.
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2015 Nino Negri Sfursat Carlo Negri
Italy, Lombardia, Valtellina, Sforzato di Valtellina
Walk around tasting. Nebbiolo made like Amarone? Lots of dried red fruit that doesn't seem quite harmonious (yet?), so very tough to assess. I'd think this 87-88 points, but others enjoyed this more.
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2015 Nino Negri Sfursat 5 Stelle 90 Points
Italy, Lombardia, Valtellina, Sforzato di Valtellina
Walk around tasting. Huge step up. Red cherry and earth with complex layers already, even with its moderate concentration. Good length.
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2016 Marchesi di Barolo Langhe Rosso 87 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
Walk around tasting. Forward and fun with good balance and medium weight red fruit. Fun to enjoy young.
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2014 Marchesi di Barolo Barbaresco 88 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Walk around tasting. Red berries here with earth, dried herbs and licorice. Good enough weight, better textures and overall brightness. Close to drinking well already.
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2014 Marchesi di Barolo Barolo 88 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Walk around tasting. Also on the lighter side, there is plenty of red cherry with some tobacco, earth and flora notes. classic and easy with medium weight. I slightly preferred the Barbaresco.
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2013 Marchesi di Barolo Barolo Cannubi 89 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Walk around tasting. Floral and nicely expressive aromatic start with red cherry and berry. Similar flavors but without the density I expect from this terroir. Certainly good, but slightly disappointing today.
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2014 Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Brunello di Montalcino 90 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Walk around tasting. Elegant and lighter styled, this seems open and easy to start, then really revs up its density and complexity from the middle forward. Sneaky good power on finish. Probably best to cellar a year or three, then enjoy on the young side for Brunello.
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2013 Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Brunello di Montalcino Pianrosso
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Walk around tasting. Fresh and dried red cherry with tobacco and earth, giving this a slightly dirty note, but not necessarily in a bad way. Lots of spice and complexity here, but also firm and austere right now. I liked this and thought it 90+ points, while others enjoyed it much more.
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2014 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino 88 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Walk around tasting. Forward and easy start, hints of spice and nuance on finish, but less finessed than typical from Brunello.
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2016 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Walk around tasting. Complex set of red fruit and spice aromas and flavors with good enough density, but intriguing layers of nuance. Very interesting already with clear upside, 91+ point potential.
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2014 Fattoria dei Barbi Brunello di Montalcino 89 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Walk around tasting. Open and well balanced with good brightness and medium weight. Best for medium term enjoyment.
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2016 Fattoria dei Barbi Brusco dei Barbi Toscana IGT
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Walk around tasting. Enjoyable in a modern style that made this wine somewhat non-distinct for me. 10% Merlot.
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2013 Il Palazzone Brunello di Montalcino
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Walk around tasting. Meat, dried red cherry, tobacco, and leather lead a complex array of aromas and flavors in a very Old School combination that I just find slightly too tannic for the fruit.
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2013 Il Palazzone Lorenzo & Isabelle Toscana IGT 87 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Walk around tasting. Red and black cherry throughout with some modern and classic elements here. 50% Sangiovese with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Charming now, but slightly dirty (bretty?) in a way that makes me think it best to drink younger.
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2015 Elvio Cogno Barolo Cascina Nuova 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Walk around tasting. Charming red cherry and berry with floral and spice support with graceful tannins and a nearly approachable character already today.
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2015 Elvio Cogno Barolo Ravera
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Walk around tasting. A big step up, but not nearly as accessible. Lots of complex red fruit with equally complex, nuanced spice. Lots of very elegant tannins with a very long finish. Cellar to 2030 or later, 91-92+ point potential.
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2015 Tenuta Greppo (Biondi-Santi) Rosso di Montalcino 90 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Rosso di Montalcino
Walk around tasting. Light start, then suddenly bigger, riper and bolder from middle forward. Sneaky power on finish with impressive length. An excellent Rosso di Montalcino.
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2012 Tenuta Greppo (Biondi-Santi) Brunello di Montalcino
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Walk around tasting. Complex red cherry with a broad array of floral, spice and fruit character in support. Lots of acidity and lots of silky tannins. Not a powerhouse, but this is a very elegantly nuanced wine that required time and attention. 92-93+ point potential. A real highlight tonight.
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2013 Romano Dal Forno Valpolicella Superiore Vigneto di Monte Lodoletta
Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Valpolicella Superiore
Walk around tasting. Very rich and very dense with so much here, but imperfectly harmonized right now..but so much here. They have transitioned to 100% American oak.
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2014 Castellare di Castellina I Sodi di S. Niccolò Toscana IGT 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Walk around tasting. Bright red cherry with licorice and dried herb hints. Very elegant and bright, still slightly tannic on finish. Sangiovese and Malvasia Nera.
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2014 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino 89 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Walk around tasting. Red cherry and earth with sneaky good weight and an expanding finish. Good young.
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2014 Tasca D'Almerita Rosso del Conte 91 Points
Italy, Sicily, Contea di Sclafani
Walk around tasting. Black cherry and berry with very good weight and depth. Powerful and cellarworthy, just slightly rugged in the middle for now, better 2022-.
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2013 Damilano Barolo Cannubi
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Walk around tasting. Floral start with so much red cherry and anise giving it a prototypically "Barolo" nose, but then a less classic palate that seems more modern andnot quite as charming or elegant. Tough to tell where this will emerge.
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2013 Boroli Barolo Cascina La Brunella
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Walk around tasting. Red cherry with so much spice on nose. So easy and charming to start with a long, expanding minerally finish. Excellent 91-92 point potential.
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2016 Fattoria Galardi Terra di Lavoro 92 Points
Italy, Campania, Campania IGT
Walk around tasting. Black and red cherry with so much substance and weight, just very firm tannins. Not quite harmonious, but there is so much great material here. More accessible than the earlier vintages from the early 2000s (which as just starting to come around), but this will also need a decade in the cellar.
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