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Sunday, September 9, 2018 - Dinner at Ristorante Moda, Monforte d’Alba: A ‘darker’, more closed nose than the Cogno with notes of cherries, plums, minerals and violet florals. Relatively approachable on palate but very tannic. The tannic structure was serious and large scaled however the tannins were spherical, fat and a little softened. Rusty, ferrous metal, earth, barbequed meats, cherries and chalk. Long, finishing dry. A large volume of ripe, rich fruit in good balance with decent, integrated acidity, particularly for a 2011. Someone commented that the Massolino was “more raisiny on the second pour”. While I could see some of that very ripe 2011 character, I didn’t think this character was over-prominent. Give it a minimum of 3-5 more years. A class act.

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