Community Tasting Notes 17

• Easter Everywhere Likes this wine:

  August 4, 2018 - Fantastic. Plenty of life left but in a great place now.

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• Ian S wrote:

  January 3, 2016 - Really singing on the nose now. Lovely farmyard element to the nose backed by red fruit and a little mocha and tar.
  
  Less strikingly mature on the palate, but now with a fine balance where the fruit is still hanging in well on the back of juicy acidity, whilst the tertiary flavours evident on the nose are coming through. The tannins are quite faint now, but still give some nice additional grip.
  
  I'd say it was properly mature now, though could still provide interest over the next 5-10 years

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• Ian S wrote:

  December 24, 2014 - Still a good depth of colour (for nebbiolo that is) but not having sat this upright, the fine sediment is slightly dulling the colour.
  
  Wonderful nose of (xmas?) cinnamon spiced oranges and earth/truffle & chocolate, laid over subtle cherry fruit and some tar. A nose to linger over.
  
  On the palate there is darker cherry fruit leads with a little tar and spice. Still fresh acidity makes this still much better with food than without, and the tannins aren't obtrusive, though still remain and somewhat dry the wine out on the finish.
  
  There is enough there to suggest that further cellaring (5-10 years) could prove useful.

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• DoubleMagnum Likes this wine: 93 points

  March 3, 2013 - Impressive potent nose, rounded tannins and notes of forest, mushrooms, ancient cedar make this bottle an exquisite experience that went insanely well with Spaghetti Bolognese. Like, like, LIKE!

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• Mr T wrote:

  January 19, 2013 - similar in many ways to the first impresion....nicely mature...this time pretty on the nose and again slow to give on the palate.....still would suggest an hour or 2 decant

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1998
• Type Red
• Producer Cantina del Pino
• Varietal Nebbiolo
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Ovello
• Country Italy
• Region Piedmont
• SubRegion Langhe
• Appellation Barbaresco

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• In Cellars 31 (41%)
• Consumed 44 (59%)

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