Missed the base on this, but if I remember correctly, this was a relatively older bottling, and also I am pretty sure this had but 1 g/L dosage. Was fine at first; really needed air and time to shape up. And you definitely get that Krug-like weight on this, though perhaps this is juicier and more fruit-forward than Krug tends to be. Not particularly autolytic or yeasty, but the proper breadth for Champagne, which is especially surprising given the lower dosage.
No. 12458. Outstanding stuff with a relatively rustic edge. The vintage has given this lightness and lift, and there's good elegance here with the red fruits and focus on acidity. On the palate though, there's more of a mix of red and black fruit, and a fairly grippy tannic structure that tells you that this still has plenty more aging potential. Nevertheless, quite delicious now, and it never really tightened up or shut down over the course of the evening.
Yeah, that's the stuff. It's kind of mind-boggling how this is the only 2002 Piedmont wine I've ever had, but of course we all know the story at this point. Given the choice between pop and pour and overdecanting, I opted for the former, so we just followed this bottle for a good number of hours over the course of the evening. And while it was fine at the beginning, it certainly blossomed at the end. Expressive and effusive red fruit here; so clean and delicate, and with this ridiculously silky texture. Air gave this far more depth and some leathery notes also emerged. But this is a stunningly polished and precise, albeit fully traditionalist example of nebbiolo.
NV Egly-Ouriet Champagne Grand Cru Brut 93 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Missed the base on this, but if I remember correctly, this was a relatively older bottling, and also I am pretty sure this had but 1 g/L dosage. Was fine at first; really needed air and time to shape up. And you definitely get that Krug-like weight on this, though perhaps this is juicier and more fruit-forward than Krug tends to be. Not particularly autolytic or yeasty, but the proper breadth for Champagne, which is especially surprising given the lower dosage.
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2008 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà 93 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
No. 12458. Outstanding stuff with a relatively rustic edge. The vintage has given this lightness and lift, and there's good elegance here with the red fruits and focus on acidity. On the palate though, there's more of a mix of red and black fruit, and a fairly grippy tannic structure that tells you that this still has plenty more aging potential. Nevertheless, quite delicious now, and it never really tightened up or shut down over the course of the evening.
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2002 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino 98 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Yeah, that's the stuff. It's kind of mind-boggling how this is the only 2002 Piedmont wine I've ever had, but of course we all know the story at this point. Given the choice between pop and pour and overdecanting, I opted for the former, so we just followed this bottle for a good number of hours over the course of the evening. And while it was fine at the beginning, it certainly blossomed at the end. Expressive and effusive red fruit here; so clean and delicate, and with this ridiculously silky texture. Air gave this far more depth and some leathery notes also emerged. But this is a stunningly polished and precise, albeit fully traditionalist example of nebbiolo.
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