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2005 Fontanafredda Barolo Paiagallo La Villa
Nebbiolo
- Italy
- Piedmont
- Langhe
- Barolo
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Community Tasting Notes 7
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cvdeluca wrote: 94 points
November 29, 2020 - Last bottle of 2 from this vintage, which could easily go 10 more years. Right now after a decant this has a floral and red berry Nebbiolo scent & a savory finish. Very good with mushroom omelette and cheese by the fire pit on a chilly day.
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brich Likes this wine: 92 points
December 29, 2018 - Took 1/3 hour to open up. Nice complexity. Has more time in the bottle.
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Derek Darth Taster wrote: 92 points
January 8, 2018 - Tasted blind. Pop and poured. Drank over 2 hours. Monday afternoon at UE Straits.
Appearance is clear, deep intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium intensity, with aromas of iron earth minerality, black tar, dark red plums, black cherries. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium+ alcohol (13.5%), firm high tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of black cherries, dark red cherries, dark red plums, blueberries, peppery spices, iron earth minerality, black tar. Long finish.
Very good quality. I was guessing this was a Barolo from the Serralunga side though, as this was not showing any floral aspects. Only adolescent now. This still requires another 4-5 years at least to develop more.
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fats1976 Likes this wine: 91 points
November 22, 2017 - Slightly more acidic than I prefer, but mild for a Barolo. Lots of fruit, strong finish - a nice drink.
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thesternowl Likes this wine: 92 points
August 15, 2017 - Popped and poured. Deep garnet color...seemingly darker than I typically expect but stops short of being opaque. Aromas of ripe black and red fruits, tar, roses and leather. Black and red fruits on the palate with some secondary notes of leather, spices and minerals. Tannins are still rather firm but nothing oppressive at this stage. Beautiful acidity which went lovely with risotto balls, pizza bianco, scampi and shaved Brussels salad. Admittedly, this took about 15 minutes to really start telling its story but I still wouldn't recommend a decant. Plenty of life left in the tank. Drink now or Hold.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Fontanafredda
- Varietal Nebbiolo
- Designation Paiagallo
- Vineyard La Villa
- Country Italy
- Region Piedmont
- SubRegion Langhe
- Appellation Barolo
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 53 (41%)
- Consumed 75 (59%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
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