Community Tasting Note

jrufusj wrote:

Thursday, December 1, 2005 - Truffle Dinner, Pinot Tasting, and Piemonte (3x DRC, 2x Gaja, and more): Very, very deep color for nebbiolo. Nose immediately shows that root beer/sassafrass/anise character that I associate with modern Barolo and that I find in every young Clerico wine. There's also what should be there -- some violet floral scent and a bit of tarry scent. There's also a supersweet, superdark plum fruit that hides whatever lighter and brighter fruit may be there. Palate benefits from earth and is surprisingly approachable with soft tannins. Less sweet than the nose, the palate matches surprisingly well with the truffled risotto and the Bolognese-like ragu. A further confirmation that new-style, young Baroli are not on my buying list, but it was quite enjoyable nonetheless and presents reasonable value around $55. My first experience with this producer. Clearly modern, but not entirely over the top as long as one can look past the Barq's.

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