Community Tasting Note

Vino Me wrote:

Monday, June 4, 2007 - I took a bottle of this to dinner with R2-D2 and our wives at an Northern Italian restaurant Saturday to celebrate Mrs. R2's birthday. This is a single vineyard wine from the Serralunga d'Alba region. Fontanafredda is one of the largest producers of Barolo. This wine is one of several vineyard designate wines at the top of this estates pecking order. The WA gave this 93 points. I decanted this bottle an hour before leaving for dinner. Crimson red color. Very little sediment. Aromas of crushed grape skins. This wine is made in a modern style using barriques but the oak is not overdone. It seemed approachable to me although the tannins were firm. This is a wine which should easily age for 20 years. Notes of kirsch, raw meat and cherry. A round texture with an earthy, somewhat rustic, finish. Very enjoyable and a very good food wine. 92+ points.

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