Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri Tasting
Bridgeport Arts Center - Chicago IL
Tasted Wednesday, February 26, 2020 by Burgundy Al with 230 views
Introduction
A couple of hundred wines were served, but I had time to taste a couple of dozen in my 1+ hour in this very crowded room.
2013 Germano Ettore Barolo Riserva Lazzarito 92 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Walk around tasting. Floral start with plenty of red cherry in a lean, linear and classic manner. Very bright and very good length. Cellar obviously for a decade+. Tre bicchieri.
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2016 Duemani Syrah Costa Toscana Suisassi 90 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Costa Toscana
Walk around tasting. 100% Syrah. Rich black plum and cherry from start-to-finish. Very modern with some sweet notes, but overall very good concentration. A wine I'm sure many will enjoy much more. Tre bicchieri.
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2015 G.D. Vajra Barolo Coste di Rose 88 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Walk around tasting. Pale red berry with light start, sneaky grip and a bigger finish. Due bicchieri.
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2015 G.D. Vajra Barolo Bricco delle Viole 91 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Walk around tasting. Elegant throughout with a bright start, more densely packed middle, then once again a bright finish. Very good length. I enjoyed this a lot more today vs when tasted a few months back. Tre bicchieri.
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2015 Luigi Baudana Barolo Cerretta 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Walk around tasting. Ripe and powerful throughout, with a more rugged start and finish, nicely rich in the middle. Cellar a decade+.
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2016 Poliziano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Le Caggiole
Italy, Tuscany, Montepulciano, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
Walk around tasting. Rich red cherry start-to-finish. Good depth, but on the simple side. Good overall.
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2015 Torraccia del Piantavigna Gattinara 89 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Northern Piedmont, Gattinara
Walk around tasting. Rich and powerful with Old School structure that is clearly helped by plenty of ripe black cherry. Tre bicchieri.
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2013 Torraccia del Piantavigna Ghemme 89 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Northern Piedmont, Ghemme
Walk around tasting. Less complex vs Gattinara 2015, but more dense and elegant. Also good. Tre bicchieri.
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2016 Terre Margaritelli Torgiano Freccia degli Scacchi Riserva
Italy, Umbria, Torgiano
Walk around tasting. Modern styled while nicely rich and lush without overwhelming ripeness. Fun now. Due bicchieri.
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2016 Terre Margaritelli Torgiano Pinturicchio Riserva 90 Points
Italy, Umbria, Torgiano
Walk around tasting. Also very rich and ripe with good density. Not classic Sangiovese, but good weight and lots of pleasure here. Tre bicchieri.
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2018 Vespa Primitivo il bruno dei Vespa Puglia IGT 87 Points
Italy, Puglia, Puglia IGT
Walk around tasting. Ripe throughout, slightly rustic in the middle, on the simple side but good. Better in another year or two. Due bicchieri.
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2017 Vespa Primitivo di Manduria Raccontami 90 Points
Italy, Puglia, Primitivo di Manduria
Walk around tasting. Dense and ripe black cherry. Well balanced and near elegant with very good length. Tre bicchieri.
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2018 Roeno Marzemino Valdadige La Rua
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Trentino, Valdadige
Walk around tasting. Bright and elegant red cherry with fun overall style. Marzemino came across much like Gamay with some Cabernet Franc hints. Due bicchieri.
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2015 Roeno Enantio Valdadige Terra dei Forti
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Trentino, Valdadige Terra dei Forti
Walk around tasting. Tasty and simple. Probably my first ever Enantio.
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2017 Torre a Cona Chianti Colli Fiorentini 86 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Colli Fiorentini
Walk around tasting. Bright and light with an elegant and classic style showcasing red cherry nicely.
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2016 Torre a Cona Chianti Colli Fiorentini Riserva Badia a Corte 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Colli Fiorentini
Walk around tasting. Red cherry start-to-finish with an elegant start and then sneaky power and density that impresses. Charming, classic style. Tre bicchieri.
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2017 Paolo Manzone Barbera d'Alba Superiore 86 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba Superiore
Walk around tasting. Pleasant and so easy to enjoy. Due bicchieri.
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2015 Paolo Manzone Barolo Serralunga d'Alba 88 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Walk around tasting. Rich start with floral and mint hints, then ripeness dominates in the middle. Good overall. Accessible already now, but still better to cellar a few more years. Due bicchieri.
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2013 Paolo Manzone Barolo Riserva 91 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Walk around tasting. Plenty of bright red cherry with some awkward structure for now, but very good depth. Old school style with very good potential, probably best 2033-. Tre bicchieri.
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2011 Bertani Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Walk around tasting. Dense while well balanced for its 15% alcohol. Good concentration, but not all heavy. Tre bicchieri.
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2018 Feudi di San Gregorio Irpinia Rubrato 86 Points
Italy, Campania, Irpinia
Walk around tasting. Simple and fun, easy to enjoy young.
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2014 Feudi di San Gregorio Taurasi Riserva Piano di Montevergine
Italy, Campania, Taurasi DOCG
Walk around tasting. Dense and meaty, but certainly with enough concentration for good balance. Good upside 2024-. Tre bicchieri.
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2015 Fattoria Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Walk around tasting. Ripe yet bright red cherry with impressive weight and depth already coming across. Classic style that I very much appreciate.
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2016 Castello Colle Massari Montecucco Rosso Riserva
Italy, Tuscany, Montecucco
Walk around tasting. Rich start, but slightly hollow middle to me. Tre bicchieri.
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2016 Grattamacco Bolgheri Superiore 90 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
Walk around tasting. Perhaps somewhat of a Bordeaux-wannabe, but rich, balanced and early hints of complexity emerging. Upside potential.
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