1/2/24, 8:56 AM - to be perfectly honest I don't think at this point, I think it is stylistical on this bottling, and there is some bottle variation so you might have bottles better than others, but for me it will always be a lottery ticket this cuvee
12/26/23, 2:07 AM - no the bottle was perfect, and don't get me wrong. this is a great wine compared to 95% of wine worldwide. I am a winemaker and more into making wine only with grapes and so2. in my opinion, and again this is personal and i could be wrong, the richness in the nose that after a while for me becomes a bit heavy, is due to some process that is not native to grape juice alone. But again it could be it's a GC and that in time this will translate into elegance? maybe, but not it's simply a bit too much and too artificial for my palate, hard to explain in a comment on the internet, maybe even stupid of me to do so, wishing you a good day
12/26/23, 2:08 AM - also keep in mind it was corked with a DIAM 10 meaning it cannot be flawed, as it's not cork and cannot have a cork fault
12/24/22, 7:10 AM - I have been wishing to try this producer/wine since a while, do you know where to find a bottle?
4/3/21, 12:09 AM - kirk I don't think its a matter of being close.. robert I am 95% sure it was a cork issue, I am a winemaker myself and I see this issue more and more around and it is a shame, specially for the producer and the fact that it does't smell of TCA, but simply spoils the wine
7/19/21, 10:36 PM - Good to hear, as I have another 4 bottles... my first attempt wasn’t good, bit I suspect it was a cork issue
12/22/20, 5:01 AM - from the sound of it you had a cork affected by TCA. corked bottles don't always smell of cork, if TCA is very low it will affect the wine making it very astringent on the palate and flat on the nose... it happens more often than you would think so, and even with corks like ntech that are TCA guaranteed... i was a passionate drinker, now a producer and trust me it is a huge problem affecting 10-20% of bottles with natural corks
12/23/20, 12:10 AM - Listen, each bottle of wine is different, and it can feel different in different moments and circumstances, but there is a threahshold between good and bad wine, clearly the bottle you experienced was flawed, most likely cork. Personally I have come to disagree the lockdown/hibernation phase in wines, sure its a water based product and water is affected by seasons, by the moon phases and by the cosmos, but a good wine should feel good on release, as during its entire life spectrum. Often what people refer to as closed bottles is something related to cork or other flaw. Anyhow Trediberri is a good producer, one of the best emerging in Barolo, hence try grabbing another bottle when you get the chance
12/23/20, 1:28 AM - seems like you are in Switzerland, I am often there too, like now.. haha, where about if I may ask?
12/24/20, 2:52 AM - I am not living in Tuscany, but spend a lot of time in Crans sur Sierre, shame we are not that close
11/17/20, 10:44 AM - Sounds like you might have had a sneaky cork issue
11/24/20, 2:00 PM - sneaky cork = very low level of TCA that is not perceivable as you normally think of TCA but it still affects negatively the bottle by drying the palate and flattering the nose, it is quite common unfortunately, also when corks are guaranteed due to a check by a professional
4/10/20, 2:02 PM - I had a 2015 tonight and think it was one of the best rosso di montalcino in memory, even better than 2013 pian del'ornino that is awsome. Re your experience, I think you might have got an off bottle, give it another chance, maybe try 2015. Even though 2016 should be more on the elegant side, and have more acidity, less PH I would guess. Anyhow.. happens to open an off bottle
1/23/20, 11:01 AM - you might have had an odd bottle.. what do you mean by fruit forward on a 20 year old bottle?
10/20/19, 12:52 PM - I suspect your cork could have been defected, specially if you find this bottle excessively dry this could be cork TCA at a level human nose can not perceive but that flatters the wine and makes the tannin super dry, unfortunately it happens very often, this is a huge problem with corks
10/21/19, 10:48 PM - Neither did I until I quit my job a few months back to start making wine. Apparently corks are a huge problem afecting many more bottles than the ones you can effectively detect as flawed by using your nose, immagine how painful it must be for a producer, as the problem is sneaky. It happens more on larger formats, 3L up as the cork must come from the bottom of the tree causing higher percentage of issues
3/8/19, 1:10 AM - shame, i had this recently and it was trully outstanding
3/6/19, 11:39 PM - I recently tried the single vineyard cru's made by Cristina Oddero, both Brunate and Bussia 2012. I think she is making amazing wines now.. maybe something to look more into, similar to Roberto Conterno's hand to some degree.. also using the same botti maker, only a few using this guy in Langhe
1/19/19, 4:54 AM - the floating part don't affect the wine, had many bottles like this and they were perfect, it's due to non filtration I think
12/14/18, 6:12 AM - I think the 2011 have shut down...i had this in Apr18 and the bottle was singing.. then tried one over the summer and it was completely different, now with the winter they go to sleep.. suggest u try one end of 1Q19 to check as it might surprise you... good luck!
12/30/17, 12:59 PM - I think Galloni has the perfect words to describe this wine:"Like all the Fantino wines, the Barolo Riserva starts off a bit rustic and then finds greater finesse with time in the glass. Readers should plan on being patient"
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