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Red
2011 Sottimano Barbaresco Pajoré
Nebbiolo
- Italy
- Piedmont
- Langhe
- Barbaresco
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Community Tasting Notes 25
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acyso wrote: 93 points
September 26, 2023 - Dinner with Claudia Sottimano (Chicago, IL): This is on limestone soils, and I think it does show through a little in a profile that comes across as more delicate than the other wines tonight. I had thought that 2011 was a riper year, but Claudia mentioned that that wasn't really the case. Nonetheless I do feel more ripe fruit here, but there is also a softness to this makes it quite drinkable now already.
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ricard Likes this wine: 94 points
June 7, 2022 - Beautiful wine. Roses, violets, eucalyptus, truffle... A bit ragged on the tongue - astringent and not quite soft yet. Rustic, even. But this is a serious, grand wine of real poise and substance. Marvellous.
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oenanthe Likes this wine: 90 points
June 7, 2022 - Impromtu 2011 Barolos (Terra Rossa, Islington): In theory a lighter wine, in colour maybe but actually this was one of the sternest of the evening. Quite austere still. Great nose, very cherry and floral - lavender perhaps. Did not quite have the initial balance of the Barolos, and was as a result harder work at the start, but I had another sip later on and air definitely helps it. Deliciously sour fruit quite prominent on the palate, but I preferred the nose.
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NickA Likes this wine: 91 points
June 7, 2022 - 2011 Barolo* (Terra Rossa): Nice wine. Deep, plump nose, with a touch of tar, then with more air increasingly floral, softer, more rustic and gamey. A sense of the warm vintage, too. The first sip was surprisingly tannic (hey, I thought these 2011s were meant to be ready!), but that abated fairly quickly to allow the plump fruit to shine through. Bitter, tangy finish, though some sweetness showed after a while. We all enjoyed this, but I think the Barolos showed more tonight.
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adipovino Likes this wine: 91 points
January 2, 2022 - Mature. On the austere side with muted fruit.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2011
- Type Red
- Producer Sottimano
- Varietal Nebbiolo
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Pajoré
- Country Italy
- Region Piedmont
- SubRegion Langhe
- Appellation Barbaresco
- UPC Code 8032771621513
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 173 (50%)
- Consumed 171 (50%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
94% Like It 17 votes
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- CountryItaly
- RegionPiedmont
- SubRegionLanghe
- AppellationBarbaresco