1/31/2024 - gilrbo Likes this wine:

PnP, then drunk over two evenings.
Drunk to check its status after a somewhat worrying TN below.
I am happy to report that this is still very young, even rustic, very far away from any maturity or, even worse, decline. To me a very nice Coste della Sesia, not too polished (rustic indeed), with quite some stuffing and very interesting aromas and flavors.

1/8/2021 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:

Wow, tremendous potential here. Double-decanted the night before for 3 hours, this med/med+ body wine offers exceptional freshness, balance and, again, potential. Those already familiar with the producer should consider a case purchase, though be aware this will need at least (for my palate) 5-7 years to truly begin to be in the zone. Should last for decades. Beautiful, power and elegance, with exceptional structure. HOLD. highly recommended+

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9/15/2021 - decaturwinedude wrote:

A Good Tuesday, Vol. VI: Italians (Benanti, Calafe, Produttori, Cornelissen, D&R, Quintarelli...: 2nd not great bottle of this in the last 2 years. I don't think these bottles were sound before they got to me. Muted. Tired. Non-desript, not showing Nebbiolo at all.

9/12/2021 - blcarter3 Likes this wine:

First of a case purchase. For Nebbiolo, it's tough to imagine a better QPR wine. Beautifully translucent. Rich cherry, berries (raspberries?), licorice/menthol, cloves/cinnamon/brown spices, tea, a slight bit of tar, orange pith on the finish. There's a coolness, a freshness to this wine that gives away its Alto Piemonte origin. Strong acid backbone, but very fine tannins. That, to me, is really the striking feature of this wine: The tannins are so fine that the wine itself is really quite open. I have no doubt it will age beautifully over the next 10 or 15 years, but it's enjoyable now, and it's great to have a baseline to follow it.

Proprieta Sperino's Uvaggio and rosato are so consistently delicious, and so modestly priced. Very excited for the 2016 Lessona.

8/30/2020 - blcarter3 wrote:

Tart cherries, cranberries, a bit of hard candy, some licorice. Also a really appealing dark spice note on the nose: clove, cinnamon, but very well integrated. Light bodied, with a great acid streak on the finish. Obviously picked early to hold down sugars/ABV, which is 12.9. With the pale, translucent color and the licorice/spice note, it's almost reminiscent of a very well made Langhe Nebbiolo from a cooler year, minus the tannins, which on this are quite fine. Really enjoyable, and will definitely improve with a few more years.

11/15/2020 - rldixon Likes this wine:

Likely past its prime, still quite enjoyable. Good minerality and acidity, light fruit of apples, nectarines, and something else I just can't get*. Beautiful color. If you have this, drink up!

*Thanks to BLCarter3, it's ginger.

8/23/2020 - blcarter3 Likes this wine:

A fruit forward wine made from a cool climate site. Clearly picked a few weeks later than the Halcon wines. Defined by blackberry, blueberry, hints of lavender, white pepper and a bit of iron. The savory components are most pronounced on the finish: roast meats, bacon fat.

2/9/2020 - Rixon Likes this wine:

Absolut inte för ung. Snygg, komplex och lite kryddig näsa. Varm och lätt sötfruktig, vilket är ok. Men där finns en alkoholhetta (årgången?) som drar ned betyget något. Men bra längd, över medium.