Licorice, meaty, pepper and red currant aromas. Bright mouthfeel, the texture is good though it could use some more structure. Nice wine for the medium term.
Spice, licorice, cherry and blackcurrant. The tannins are there and the structure is good but they don't take centre stage, with the savoury (and sweet tinged) fruit lovely to drink.
Earthy, with florals and spices as well as a light herb note. Nice fruit on the palate, though the tannins and acidity are the primary focus. They provide good structure and work well together, finishing nicely long. Will continue to improve with medium term ageing.
Smoky meat, cherry and black currant aromas. Nice clean fruit, with just the right medium weight to it in order to compliment the fine tannins. Drinking nicely now.
Blueberry, smoky charred characters and spices. Palate is very well balanced with length that was extended further than I expected. Drinking well but will improve over the short term.
Smoky, cherry, violets and light earth. Palate is bold in both the fruit and tannin aspect. No real complexity yet but it has the structure that I'd be happy to wait for it to develop.
2009 Isole e Olena Cepparello Toscana IGT 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Second bottle tasted and was consistent with first.
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2011 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Le Volte Toscana IGT 88 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Licorice, meaty, pepper and red currant aromas. Bright mouthfeel, the texture is good though it could use some more structure. Nice wine for the medium term.
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2011 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Le Serre Nuove 90 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri
Bright nose - violet, briar, spice and graphite. Medium length with good balance. A nice wine but probably not worth the asking price.
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2009 Gaja Langhe Sito Moresco 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
Spice, licorice, cherry and blackcurrant. The tannins are there and the structure is good but they don't take centre stage, with the savoury (and sweet tinged) fruit lovely to drink.
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2007 Gaja Barolo Dagromis 91 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Earthy, with florals and spices as well as a light herb note. Nice fruit on the palate, though the tannins and acidity are the primary focus. They provide good structure and work well together, finishing nicely long. Will continue to improve with medium term ageing.
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2011 Poderi Aldo Conterno Langhe Dolcetto Masante 89 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
Smoky meat, cherry and black currant aromas. Nice clean fruit, with just the right medium weight to it in order to compliment the fine tannins. Drinking nicely now.
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2009 Poderi Aldo Conterno Barbera d'Alba Conca Tre Pile 87 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba
Cherry, clove and berries - not especially expressive. Rounded mouthfeel and it lacks depth for me. Okay only.
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2009 Poderi Aldo Conterno Langhe Nebbiolo Il Favot 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
Blueberry, smoky charred characters and spices. Palate is very well balanced with length that was extended further than I expected. Drinking well but will improve over the short term.
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2008 Poderi Aldo Conterno Barolo 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Smoky, cherry, violets and light earth. Palate is bold in both the fruit and tannin aspect. No real complexity yet but it has the structure that I'd be happy to wait for it to develop.
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