Community Tasting Notes 3

• Haltermr wrote: 94 points

  June 16, 2013 - Tasted over two days. Initally so compact, but there was a sense of freshness that suggested the wine hadn't turned, but rather was tight. Then in the glass, this blossomed into a masculine, brooding, beautiful Barolo. True dark and clean neb notes of black cherry, liquorice, tar, and roses with a nice aged sweetness rose in layers, with a depth that kept inviting repeated swirling and sniffing. Much less weight on the palate, where it felt more medium bodied. Initially still very grippy on the finish, the tannins became more refined with air providing a pleasing and complex palate. Could have gone another 10.

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• PSPatrick wrote: 90 points

  March 19, 2012 - Monday Bouteille at Restaurant Carlton in Zürich. We tasted the 1997 Tenuta Pianpolvere Barolo Bussia Soprano alongside the 1999 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto di Serralunga d'Alba. The Pianpolvere still looked quite youthful. It offered floral and an intense chocolate aromas on the nose. On the palate the medium-bodied wine showed red cherry, leather, chocolate, coffee, tea and nutty flavours, with good grip and good length.
  
  Compared with the 1999 Falletto di Serralunga d'Alba the Pianpolvere was a little fuller-bodied, with more noticeable tannins, seemed younger and longer-lived. Stylistically I clearly preferred the balanced, weightlessly elegant and intriguing Falletto, which also drank better on its own whereas the Pianpolvere shouted for food. As for my personal taste and particularly for drinking now I clearly prefer the 1999 Falletto; the Pianpolvere might, however, come around nicely in the long run.

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• brigcampbell wrote:

  June 19, 2010 - Chris and Brig's 2010 Wine Party; 6/19/2010-6/21/2010 (Our House): Certainly looks like a barolo coming out of the bottle.
  
  Nose of musk, earth, and cherry. Palate was slight black licorice and lots of tanned leather. Finish was palate cleansing with lots of tannis remaining.
  
  Impressive wine.
  
  This will cellar for a long time...

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1997
• Type Red
• Producer Pianpolvere Soprano
• Varietal Nebbiolo
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Bussia
• Country Italy
• Region Piedmont
• SubRegion Langhe
• Appellation Barolo

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• In Cellars 8 (32%)
• Consumed 17 (68%)

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