2016 Proprietà Sperino Uvaggio
Community Tasting Note
blcarter3 Likes this wine:
Sunday, September 12, 2021 - First of a case purchase. For Nebbiolo, it's tough to imagine a better QPR wine. Beautifully translucent. Rich cherry, berries (raspberries?), licorice/menthol, cloves/cinnamon/brown spices, tea, a slight bit of tar, orange pith on the finish. There's a coolness, a freshness to this wine that gives away its Alto Piemonte origin. Strong acid backbone, but very fine tannins. That, to me, is really the striking feature of this wine: The tannins are so fine that the wine itself is really quite open. I have no doubt it will age beautifully over the next 10 or 15 years, but it's enjoyable now, and it's great to have a baseline to follow it.
Proprieta Sperino's Uvaggio and rosato are so consistently delicious, and so modestly priced. Very excited for the 2016 Lessona.
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Comment posted by Tim Heaton:
9/13/2021 6:46:00 AM - lovely note, thanks. I, too, am looking forward to the 2016 Lessona; what a wine!
Comment posted by blcarter3:
9/13/2021 12:27:00 PM - Thanks, Tim! Have you tasted the 2016 Lessona? If so, any first impressions? Your note on the 2016 Uvaggio was great too; agree with everything you wrote.
Comment posted by Tim Heaton:
9/13/2021 12:32:00 PM - have not yet tasted the 2016 Lessona - was set to, then the Covid decree came down and I got trapped in my Greve apartment for 45 days , (and a few hundred bottles), and was unable to drive up to see Luca at the cantina. sigh. Supposed to fly there in 2 weeks, but a last minute back surgery (last week) might screw that up. Slow recovery so far. I hope I get to go, it's another 3 month trip. Cheers
Comment posted by blcarter3:
9/13/2021 5:03:00 PM - Terribly sorry to hear about the back. Fingers tightly crossed for a speedy recovery. I spent an afternoon with Paolo at Isole e Olena in late 2019, not too far before things fell apart. Would really love to visit Luca soon.
Comment posted by Tim Heaton:
9/13/2021 5:36:00 PM - Thanks for your words. It's the third time I've herniated the same disc, and the event, and recovery have been brutal. Re: Paolo, small world. I split my time evenly between CO and Hutchinson Island, and Italy each year - if you're passing through, please reach out.
Comment posted by blcarter3:
9/13/2021 8:50:00 PM - Absolutely, would love that. My family and I usually spend the summers in Montalcino, but we love the area around Greve. Would be great to get together. Btw, your site is tremendous: great work! I think we have very similar palates.