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Tasted Saturday, February 2, 2019 by cct with 292 views
A group of good friends and nebbiolo lovers were joined by Manuel Buergi visiting from Switzerland to enjoy a great home cooked meal and some terrific wines the evening following the Festa dal Barolo morning seminar. I think they have been outed already Ken, so I will share names: Ben and Wendy opened their beautiful home to us and prepared a thoughtful, delicious meal that was a terrific complement to the wines. All the wines were double decanted in the morning.
We started with a bottle of '96 Deutz Cuvee William Rose that upon opening had almost no gas, and while it was good, was not a correct bottle.
The salumi was excellent quality. The tajarin would make any Langhe restaurant proud.
The short ribs and polenta were as good as I could ask for and a greta complement to the wines.
Overall a wonderful evening with great company and some truly memorable wines. It was great to meet Manuel. Someone joked at the end of the night that you are welcome any time you bring an '89 Collina Rionda, but you would be welcome bringing anything. A pleasure to meet you.
Regarding 1989, I can't think of another vintage that is consistently more delicious at this point in time. The wines have power coupled with grace, great depth, wonderful fruit, and most of all, a sense of harmony. It's not really news, but this was tasting was further substantiation that 1989 is a truly wonderful vintage in Piedmont, and seems poised to stay in peak form for a long time coming. Wonderful stuff. Thank you again to Ben and Wendy for a wonderful night.
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1989 Vietti Barbaresco Rabajà
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
2019 Alt Festa night 2
'89 Barolo and Barbaresco
Soy, porcini, decaying leaves, iron and tar on the nose. Much more advanced than it should be with toffee/ caramel notes. I suspect heat damaged. NR
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1989 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà 95 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
2019 Alt Festa night 2
'89 Barolo and Barbaresco
Youthful pure deep nebbiolo fruit nose. Roses, perfumed, tar and balsam. Deep and powerful yet refined on the palate with more tar, roses, and balsamic notes. Very long. Outstanding. 95+
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1989 Marcarini Barolo Brunate 92 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
2019 Alt Festa night 2
'89 Barolo and Barbaresco
Fresh and brighter cherry fruited than the Rabaja. Excellent tension and acid lift. It is mid weighted, graceful, yet with hidden depth. A focused, understated Barolo with fresh fruit, perfume, and a sense of clarity. This is a wine that spoke quietly, and not a wine that showed well in its company. Much less impressive than my last bottle that was drunk by itself. I suspect would have been an outstanding dinner companion served alone. I really liked it, but I feel it was lost in the crowd. 92
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