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• Necowine Likes this wine: 89 points

  February 16, 2024 - Very nice Langhe Nebbiolo. High alcohol wine but I wouldn't have known. Even after a few hours on its first day, definite violets along with earthy dark fruit and savory character. Second day nice medicinal nuances as well. Not an overblown, "new world" bomb, etc. at all. Quite liked this.

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• vlzat wrote: 88 points

  February 12, 2022 - 80% Freisa, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot
  
  Full body, deep ruby color. Intense aroma of black fruits, flowers with herbal background. Rich black currants and sweet spices palate complemented by muscular tannins, sour cherry’s acidity and bold finish. Actually very good wine but atypical Langhe - overpowered, alcoholic and loses balance, albeit complex and food friendly, enjoyable with veal schnitzel and baked eggplants. Serve 16ºC - 18ºC. Open two hours ahead. Drink now and next five/six years.

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• fhayek Does not like this wine: 86 points

  December 13, 2021 - This is vastly disappointing for a 20 EUR wine.
  
  On the day of opening, it was very trivial, obviously in need of a lot of air. In the following days it became a well-proportioned, pleasant, clean wine, displaying some classical liquorice-sour cherry-cocoa powder characteristics.
  
  But it's just simple and unambitious. Classical 10 EUR stuff.
  
  As such, lightyears away from anything I'd want to pay 20 EUR for (which the actual cost was). And thus the 'I don't like it' - the quality is OK but the price is shameless for what it is.
  
  Possibly opened far too early / should have waited 3 years or so.

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• smorris291 wrote: 91 points

  October 23, 2021 - Really interesting stuff. Dark red fruits. Just enough acidity to keep it from being too heavy.

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• mflesh wrote: 93 points

  July 24, 2021 - For a DOC wine, this is pretty darn delicious. On a restaurant wine list, so retail price around $35 or so. Honestly, this wine competes with its $90 Barolo Bussia but really does not in any way compare to its Cicala (and at the respective price points, you don't expect it to). Was actually really impressed to see this on a wine list tonight. The wine was actually fairly dark pour. Crimson. The entry is herbal black cherry pie. Not very acidic at all, with great rounded mouthfeel. Floral middle.... wildflowers. Finished with some gritty tannin that really did not seem to negatively impact the overall depth or complexity of this wine, which was actually quite impressive at the price.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2017
• Type Red
• Producer Poderi Aldo Conterno
• Varietal Freisa
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Piedmont
• SubRegion Langhe
• Appellation Langhe DOC
• UPC Code 8028777007178

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• Consumed 115 (36%)

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