Piedmont Wimps

La Trompette, Chiswick
Tasted Friday, March 27, 2026 by Paul D with 42 views

Flight 2 (2 Notes)

  • 2023 La Colombera Timorasso Colli Tortonesi Derthona 90 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Colli Tortonesi

    1/1, under screw cap. Fragrant floral nose, some sherbetty lemon, touch of cream. Medium bodied, apples, limes, attractive sour edge, some nice creamy weight, fresh acidity carries a good length finish. Excellent.

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  • 2019 Nervi-Conterno Il Rosato 86 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Piemonte DOC

    Pale salmon. Nose is a touch mute, some dried flowers, whiff of raspberry. Medium bodied, raspberry, touch of cream, some weight, medium/good length finish. A bit pedestrian, possibly past its best.

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Flight 3 (3 Notes)

  • 2024 Gian Luca Colombo Verduno Pelaverga 88 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Verduno Pelaverga

    Very pale ruby. Nose shows bright, peppery red fruit. Medium bodied, light fresh red fruit, some nice complexity - touch of liquorice, light, fine tannins, vibrant acids, medium length finish. Attractive, very quaffable.

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  • 2008 Giuseppe Cortese Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà 91 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco

    A bit reticent at first but opened up slowly to reveal red cherry fruit, autumnal notes, touch of tea. Medium bodied, quite fine boned, fine tannins, fresh acids, touch of tobacco coming through on the good length finish. Excellent.

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  • 2016 Piero Busso Barbaresco Albesani Vigna Borgese 92 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco

    This has a rich yet also quite fragrant nose - damsons, vanilla, rich earth. Quite full bodied, layered and plush with round but still notable tannins, dark cherry and damson fruit, vibrant acids, very good length slightly firm finish. Needs a bit more time but excellent wine.

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Flight 4 (4 Notes)

  • 2011 Enzo Boglietti Barolo Brunate 90 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Quite rich and dark fruited on the nose, with some tobacco and sesame seed but also showing perfume and freshness. Medium/full bodied, some richness but with soft tannins and nice fresh acidity, this is well balanced if not overly long on the finish. Drinking well now see no upside to holding this.

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  • 2006 Fratelli Brovia Barolo Garblèt Sué 93 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    A touch slow out of the gates, even inscrutable initially, this reluctantly opened up to reveal tar, soil and star anise along with the dried red cherry fruit. It was medium/full bodied on the palate, with firm but fine tannins, pleasingly lean but quite long with some nice tannic bite on the finish still. Excellent wine in a traditional style, still with time in hand.

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  • 2004 Cavallotto Barolo Riserva Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe 92 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    4/6, not decanted. Quiet dark and rich fruited, tar, truffle, some sandalwood notes. Medium bodied, quite dense, firm but fine tannins, fresh acids, good length finish. This bottle anyway quite youthful still, would have probably benefited from a larger glass.

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  • 2004 Paolo Scavino Barolo Bric dël Fiasc 89 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Dark fruited, menthol, vanilla. Medium/full bodied, rich fruit, touch of soil and undergrowth, quite firm tannins monopolise the medium/good length finish.

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