1955 Antonio Vallana e Figlio Spanna Montalbano
Community Tasting Note
Tim Heaton Likes this wine:
Friday, April 11, 2014 - Antonio Vallana e Figlio: extensive vineyard(s) tour and vertical tasting (The Family's Cellar, Maggiora, Italia): {in cantina} Fascinatingly dark color, with just a minimum of bricking. After 2 hours of aeration in decanter, this was poured to my glass, though I was not at all ready for what followed. Still amazingly fresh on the nose, with a repeating confluence of fresh berries, soil and flowers. The palate is full, precise, seamless; the texture/mouthfeel is singular. Still full of grip and tension, the wine clearly has a few decades of excellent drinking yet ahead (some more positive evolution, too). Beautiful, complete, with a finish that lasts for minutes. I concluded my note with "hauntingly good". very highly recommended
Served non-blind.
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Comment posted by Barry Notes:
1/5/2015 1:14:00 PM - My birth year to boot. Lucky you, I'm envious.
Comment posted by Michael T. Zoppo:
12/30/2019 4:54:00 PM - Great note. Thanks to your and Ken’s note, I picked up a bottle. Will report....
Comment posted by Tim Heaton:
1/3/2020 7:25:00 PM - this wine haunts me to this day, as does Antonio - both in a good way. I'll be in Italia again 12 febb - 5 magg, with 3 nights in NYC before my departure. A chance to meet you would be awesome.