Coravin 6/26/17: Decanted and immediately tasted. Light clear ruby with some bricking at the edges; moderately aromatic nose with fresh red fruit, spice, slight vanilla oak, leather; palate is light bodied, very high youthful tannins, prominent but not astringent or drying, high acid, balanced medium alcohol, youthful red fruit; medium length finish with some remaining tannins. Initially on the nose this could be a spanish tempranillo with its fruit and oak, well balanced but lacking some classic roses and tar that would hint this was Barbaresco. On the palate the balance and tannins are unmistakable. This is a balanced modern style for Nebbiolo, and it still seems young and will improve for 5-10 years. 91 7/4/17: Opened the remaining half bottle. Within 30 minutes, the nose developed into something really lovely, very aromatic, roses, red fruit; palate is youthful but approachable, good fruit, still high tannin; medium to medium-long finish. Really, really lovely, even better than when first opened. This will still age nicely for a decade. 91++ After 6 hours of air, the nose is more muted. This may be so young that it needs a full day to come around, or so old that it was best when first opened? I'm not sure which one it is.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru
Medium ruby, slightly cloudy; highly aromatic with lovely elegant berry fruit, slight spice, nice depth; palate is light bodied, excellent red fruit throughout, youthful, light to no tannin and perfectly integrated, medium nicely balanced acidity; finish is medium length and a bit shorter than expected. Modern styled only in the sense that it has lovely fruit and aromatics and reminds me of a lovely California Pinot, the only downside being a bit of a shorter than expected finish. 91-93 Update: This held up nicely and mostly unchanged for 4 hours, then the aromatics faded just a tad. Still lovely.
2001 Azienda Bricco Asili (Ceretto) Barbaresco Bernardot 91 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Coravin 6/26/17: Decanted and immediately tasted. Light clear ruby with some bricking at the edges; moderately aromatic nose with fresh red fruit, spice, slight vanilla oak, leather; palate is light bodied, very high youthful tannins, prominent but not astringent or drying, high acid, balanced medium alcohol, youthful red fruit; medium length finish with some remaining tannins. Initially on the nose this could be a spanish tempranillo with its fruit and oak, well balanced but lacking some classic roses and tar that would hint this was Barbaresco. On the palate the balance and tannins are unmistakable. This is a balanced modern style for Nebbiolo, and it still seems young and will improve for 5-10 years. 91
7/4/17: Opened the remaining half bottle. Within 30 minutes, the nose developed into something really lovely, very aromatic, roses, red fruit; palate is youthful but approachable, good fruit, still high tannin; medium to medium-long finish. Really, really lovely, even better than when first opened. This will still age nicely for a decade. 91++
After 6 hours of air, the nose is more muted. This may be so young that it needs a full day to come around, or so old that it was best when first opened? I'm not sure which one it is.
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2001 Frédéric Magnien Chambertin-Clos de Bèze 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru
Medium ruby, slightly cloudy; highly aromatic with lovely elegant berry fruit, slight spice, nice depth; palate is light bodied, excellent red fruit throughout, youthful, light to no tannin and perfectly integrated, medium nicely balanced acidity; finish is medium length and a bit shorter than expected. Modern styled only in the sense that it has lovely fruit and aromatics and reminds me of a lovely California Pinot, the only downside being a bit of a shorter than expected finish. 91-93
Update: This held up nicely and mostly unchanged for 4 hours, then the aromatics faded just a tad. Still lovely.
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