Community Tasting Notes 13

• RightBankKane Likes this wine:

  January 3, 2023 - This was in a good place on New Year's Day. The tannins have receded and the fruit remains plush. A very well-balanced wine from a nice, ripe vintage. I would consider this fully secondary now. It has enough of everything to hold for a while, and it will possibly make a fine tertiary or truly aged stage. Drink or hold to your taste.

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• Harley1199 Likes this wine:

  March 19, 2021 - Second of three. It’s been almost three years since that previous bottle. Broken cork stuck to the neck of the bottle and subsequently pulverized being necessary to decant and filter it. Really strange because the previous one, of same quality, came out in a single piece (pictured). Pale, tenuous violet colour. Elegant aromas of powdery withered roses and spicy flesh. Behind balsamic notes can be founded: tar and Chinese ink. On the palate it has a very soft texture, almost light, and yet the acidity remains unchanged, vivid and refreshing, lengthening the persistence of the wine in the throat which is ideal for lunch. The total absence of sediments is surprised me. A Barolo that continues ageing without showing any signs of modern made wine.
  
  Segunda de tres. Han pasado casi tres años desde la botella previa. Corcho partido pegado al cuello de la botella y posteriormente pulverizado siendo imprescindible decantar y filtrar. Realmente extraño porque el anterior, de igual calidad, salió de una pieza (en la imagen). Pálido, tenue color violáceo. Elegantes aromas a polvorientas rosas marchitas y a carne fresca especiada. Detrás hay notas balsámicas de alquitrán y de tinta china. Al paladar presenta una textura muy suave, casi liviana, y sin embargo la acidez permanece inalterable, vivida y refrescante, alargando la persistencia del vino en la garganta lo cual es ideal para un almuerzo. Sorprende la total ausencia de sedimentos. Un vino de Barolo que sigue envejeciendo sin mostrar mayores signos de modernidad.

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• pigdaddy wrote: 89 points

  October 22, 2020 - decanted 1.5 hours, insufficient; consumed over several more.
  
  this normale is a younger person's wine. love the floral nose, backed up w/some boot leather & casbah spice, fruit is extra-intense, so are the grippy tannins. suspect may deliver w/more time, tho still a (not very cuddly) bear today.
  
  gold potato soup w/smoked sausage, parm-buttermilk crema, chives

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• thesternowl Likes this wine: 92 points

  December 11, 2018 - This was a bit of a brute. Super ripe and a touch stewed on the pour. After about 30min of air the stewed character was gone and this was fantastic. Dark fruits, wood and spice. Still fiercely tannic. Great with food or on its own. This really wasn’t showing any signs of losing steam.

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• Harley1199 Likes this wine:

  October 20, 2018 - Once again, after that interesting tasting of before yesterday I've needed to open some similar wine from my cellar immediately. To compare? Rather to get a deeper, sometimes better perspective even. Certainly this was the case. When you are expecting something modern, just a oaky and strong Barolo what you get is a suave, aromatic and medium-bodied wine coming from vineyards located in the lowest part of Marenca and Margheria. Simply delicious.
  Opened two hours in advance. No decanter. No carafe.
  On the nose predominate those aromas of baked apples, dried herbs, truffles, flesh and violets. Modern touch in a traditional dress. On the palate has a silky texture with a gentle acidity and good length.
  Happy because there're a few bottles more laying down in my cellar.
  
  Una vez más, después de esa interesante degustación de antes de ayer, necesité abrir inmediatamente un vino similar de mi bodega. ¿Para comparar? Más bien para obtener una perspectiva más profunda, a veces incluso mejor. Ciertamente este fue el caso. Cuando esperas un barolo moderno, con roble y fuerte, obtienes un vino suave, aromático y de cuerpo medio que proviene de los viñedos ubicados en la parte más baja de Marenca y Margheria. Simplemente delicioso.
  Abierto dos horas antes. Sin decantador. Sin jarra.
  En nariz predominan los aromas de manzanas asadas, hierbas secas, trufas, pulpa de carne y violetas. Toque moderno en un vestido tradicional. En boca tiene una textura sedosa con una acidez amable y buena longitud.
  Feliz porque hay unas cuantas botellas más durmiendo en mi bodega.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2004
• Type Red
• Producer Luigi Pira
• Varietal Nebbiolo
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Piedmont
• SubRegion Langhe
• Appellation Barolo
• UPC Codes 8032603250607, 8032603251260

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• In Cellars 54 (48%)
• Consumed 59 (52%)

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