2003 Paolo Bea Montefalco Rosso Riserva Pipparello
Community Tasting Note
rocknroller wrote:
82 Points
Friday, August 8, 2014 - Italian Tasting with some Old Quintarelli and Emidio Pepe Wines (St. Paul, MN): Medium red color. 2oz tasting pour followed 15 minutes. Hot glycerin, port-like, over ripe faded fruit, hot sweet, tannic. Nose is a touch better than the palate. There was some discussion by a few about this wine needing more time, good luck with that....You know the Bad Co song, this was "Gone, Gone, Gone" 82pts.
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Comment posted by kevinacohn:
8/9/2014 12:55:00 PM - It sounds like you had a bad bottle. Although 2003 was a poor vintage for most of Italy, Bea prefers hotter growing seasons and all of his 2003s that I've had (including the Pipparello, for which I didn't write a tasting note) have been excellent. I wouldn't write Bea off because of your experience with this bottle.
Comment posted by rocknroller:
8/9/2014 1:24:00 PM - Thanks. Duly noted! And I hope you're rjght.