Bring a Great Nebbiolo

Chez Goldberg, Greenwich Village, NYC
Tasted Saturday, February 3, 2024 by kenv with 90 views

Introduction

A ragtag group of Neb Nuts gathered at Ben and Wendy's for a wonderful dinner. Dinner started around 7pm.

Photos and more details can be found on my website.

Flight 1 - Starters (2 Notes)

Flight 2 - Greg's Crap (4 Notes)

Greg decided to clear his cellar of a few shitty bottles.

Flight 3 - Bruno Giacosa (5 Notes)

Not much more to say. Great wines from a great winemaker.

  • 1990 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Riserva Asili 97 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco

    [Double-decanted 32 hours before the dinner. Kept in a refrigerator for most of those hours.] Lovely nose of sweet red fruits, roses, and spice. Red and black fruit in the mouth with a long finish of roses and some licorice. Full and elegant in the mouth. This is holding up quite well. I'm not sure it will get better. A joy to drink.

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  • 1996 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Riserva Asili 99 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco

    [Opened at 8:30am, quick double-decant at around 4pm.] This goes up a notch from the 1990 with all the added power and structure typical of 1996. Black fruit, complex spices, great grip and length. A great wine. Should show well for at least another decade, maybe two.

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  • 1999 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Le Rocche del Falletto di Serralunga d'Alba 97 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    [Double-decanted before noon.] Heavenly black fruit and spice cake nose. Big, rich, and expansive in the mouth but with that classic Giacosa elegance.

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  • 2000 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Riserva Asili 95 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco

    [Double-decanted for an hour at about 3pm.] Ripe red fruit in the nose. Sweet fruit in the mouth. Complex, elegant. Lacks the structure of the 1996, but delicious and complex. No need to wait on this.

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  • 2001 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà 99 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco

    [Double-decanted for an hour at about 3pm.] What can I say. This one never disappoints. Dark black fruit and spice in the nose. Big and rich in the mouth. Explosive in the mouth with a finish that lasts forever. Wow!

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Flight 4 - Manuel's Wines (4 Notes)

Manuel brought a bunch of good and interesting wines not widely available in the US.

  • 2001 Ghiomo Nebbiolo d'Alba Sansteu R 20 92 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Nebbiolo d'Alba

    [Double-decanted around 6:30pm.] Lovely nose of earth and spice. Black fruit and smoke in the mouth. Very impressive for a Nebbiolo d'Alba, but the Giacosas are a hard act to follow.

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  • 2011 Elio Sandri Barolo Riserva Perno 94 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    [Double-decanted around 3pm.] Huge nose of ripe black fruit. Still quite backward at this stage. Loads of black fruit and structure. Needs another 5 years at least.

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  • 2019 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Bussia 96 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    [Double-decanted around 6:30pm.] Lovely fragrance of violets and red fruit. Gorgeous and expansive in the mouth. This fits right in with all the 2019s I tasted this morning. Plenty of structure for the long haul, but such elegance and perfume now. 96-98.

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  • 2015 E. Molino Barolo Riserva del Fico 94 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    [Double-decanted around 3pm.] Big ripe nose of red and black fruit. Sweet black fruit in the mouth. Long finish. Should provide great pleasure for at least another decade.

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Closing

Great wines, great food, and great friends. That's what life is about.

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