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Red
2009 Antonio Vallana e Figlio Gattinara
Nebbiolo
- Italy
- Piedmont
- Northern Piedmont
- Gattinara
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Community Tasting Notes 17
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JWG wrote: 93 points
April 15, 2024 - Another outstanding example of Gattinara.
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PaulusLoZebra Likes this wine: 93 points
October 12, 2023 - My first bottle of the 2009 Vallana Gattinara in 4.5 years, this was served over three nights and was wonderful. On the first night it ws decanted and aerated one hour before dinner; on night two it was aerated and served immediatly; and on night three it was poured and served immediately. It was great on nights one (more aromatic) and two (heftier), but less interesting on night three. Classic Nebbiolo aromas and flavors, typical Alto Piemonte wine with medium-light body, firm structure, slightly translucent color, aromatic complexity, and only 13% alcohol. Remarkable complexity for a wine at this price point, with red and dark fruits, flowers, spices, earth. Savory and sappy, a great food wine, and a great QPR. Drink to 2030.
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win_fried wrote: 92 points
July 27, 2023 - Color: Brick red with some red reflexes.
Nose: Forest floor, black cherry, marzipan, tobacco box, violet and a hint of glue.
Palate: nicely balanced, maraschino cherry, forest floor, dark forest berries.
Very nice. Gattinara is our favorite pairing for Pasta e Fagioli. -
JWG wrote: 93 points
April 24, 2023 - Equal or somewhat better than the bottle we had in 2020. Really developing into a richer wine as time goes by.
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devillighter Likes this wine: 92 points
June 11, 2022 - Popped this bottle spur of the moment - decanted and consumed right away over the course of 3 hours in a Grassl Cru. DIAM 5 cork was in good shape. Took about 30 minutes to an hour to really get going. Slightly rustic with lots of Nebbiolo character. Quite full with a lot of cherry fruit. This still drinks very young to me with a lot of mouth drying tannin in the back end. No way I would have pegged it at 13 years old if blinded. I think it will be better in 5-10-20 more years if the cork holds. Still got a lot of pleasure out of it today.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2009
- Type Red
- Producer Antonio Vallana e Figlio
- Varietal Nebbiolo
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Italy
- Region Piedmont
- SubRegion Northern Piedmont
- Appellation Gattinara
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 92 (42%)
- Consumed 126 (58%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerAntonio Vallana e Figlio
- VarietyNebbiolo
- CountryItaly
- RegionPiedmont
- SubRegionNorthern Piedmont
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