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• Superjeppe Likes this wine: 87 points

  June 18, 2019 - Strävt, körsbär, komplext med en besk eftersmak

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• Vinnut Likes this wine: 88 points

  March 26, 2019 - Medium red ruby in color. Full, fragrant & aromatic nose of ripe fruit aromas of cherries & berries with some floral notes of roses, dried herbs, earthy/dusty & minerals. Medium bodied with a good concentration of balanced & smooth textured, ripe red fruit flavors of red cherries, pomegranate & tart cranberries with earthy, herbs, mushrooms & minerals. Lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting and extended airing, but will benefit and develop further with a few more years of additional aging. Very good QPR.

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• srh Likes this wine:

  March 2, 2019 - Winebar [4 Whites, 8 Reds, & 4 *shared* bottles] from 03/01/19 (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): Steve & Kim, once again, I *do* appreciate the opportunity to retaste this! :)
  
  From vines planted in 2000 @ 400 m elev with SW exposure in the mixed consistency soils (but tending towards clay) of "localities in Bussia di Monforte d’Alba & Rivalta di La Morra; Typically, vinified in s/s tanks on the skins @ 25-26 °C for 6-7 days, with daily pumping over. After racking it is transferred into small FR oak casks, where it undergoes malo-lactic fermentation & ages 12 mos, ff'd by a further 3-4 mos pf bottle age." ~4,500 bottles produced
  
  N: Closed; Plummy with earthy undertones; Intensity lurking?
  
  P: Med body; NICE, almost swtish frt met by some astringent pucker which DOES lose the majority of its astringency by the LONG, balanced, very, VERY bitterish finish with a tangy/swtness to the dusty tannins. Deserves/NEEDS through '19, poss '20, then drinking for 3 yrs more. My VG+/EXC-; [I could find no other source with which to compare this vendor's $17.95.]
  
  Note: For whatever reason I found this considerably more approachable than I had on 2/16/2019.

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• srh wrote:

  February 16, 2019 - Winebar [4 Whites, 8 Reds, & 3 *shared* bottles] from 02/15/19 (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): From vines planted in 2000 @ 400 m elev with SW exposure in the mixed consistency soils (but tending towards clay) of "localities in Bussia di Monforte d’Alba & Rivalta di La Morra; Typically, vinified in s/s tanks on the skins @ 25-26 °C for 6-7 days, with daily pumping over. After racking it is transferred into small FR oak casks, where it undergoes malo-lactic fermentation & ages 12 mos, ff'd by a further 3-4 mos pf bottle age." ~4,500 bottles produced
  
  N: CLOSED; budosyu got minimal notes of tar & rose petal
  
  P: LM body; Nice frt quickly met by an astringent pucker which only SOMEWHAT resoles by the LONG, *ult* pleasant finish (assuming one forgets the preceding structure) with a bitter/swtness to the dusty tannins. Can't be at all sure this has the frt to withstand the 3 yrs min it will NEED to resolve the mid-P structure. My VG, poss VG/VG+. [I could find no other source with which to compare this vendor's $17.95.]

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• Vintage 2016
• Type Red
• Producer Stroppiana
• Varietal Nebbiolo
• Designation n/a
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• Country Italy
• Region Piedmont
• SubRegion Langhe
• Appellation Langhe DOC

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