Community Tasting Note
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Rote Kappelle Likes this wine: 93 points
October 16, 2021 - Decanted, note made about an hour after opening and scored as excellent on Cellar Tracking point scale. I could have rated this a little higher as a value for money proposition, because I think it is outstanding on that measure.
Not a well known maker, but they have deep roots in the region, going back over a century. They are fastidious in their viticulture and make their wine in a style that lets the grape and region speak - i.e. they are not heavily extracted or oaked.
The colour is medium garnet, still quite bright.
The first thing that you note when you open the bottle is the wonderful Nebbiolo aromas that come wafting out of the bottle. Great 'typicity'. Tar and roses it is, though more roses and red fruit, with the tar/smokiness/earth a pleasing accent. There is some sweetness to the fruit aromas.
The palate is vibrant and the tannins, though plentiful are quite fine and seem ripe. This wine is young, yet in keeping with the vintage it is surprisingly approachable. I love 2013's for this reason. I doubt they will mature into classical Barolos, but they give you something delightful whilst the 2015's come around. The palate is very long and intense and the flavours are as per the nose. This would just love to be matched with a huge T-Bone or Ribeye on the Bone and that is just another thing to love about Barolo - it loves Beef and so do I.1 person found this helpful 1,860 views