Still fairly youthful, this doesn't seem to have evolved much since my last bottle five years ago. It feels like an in-between phase, with some enjoyment to be found but far from mature. Retasted from Boston round a week later, and with about 45 minutes of air and a slight chill this was delicious. Good freshness, a pretty nebbiolo texture, seems right at the early peak. Some leftovers that saw a lot of air were oxidized when revisited a few days later. So this may be closer to the pocket than I'd previously appreciated. Final bottle in 1-2 years.
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Very tight on opening. Decanted 2 hrs. Opened up nicely. Light nose of tart cherries and strawberries, medium light palate of same fruits. medium finish light on tannins. Nice QPR Langhe Nebbiolo. I don't thinkfurther aging will improve the wine, so drink over next 2-3 yrs.
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Decanted 1 hour in advance, enjoyed over 1.5 hours. Lots of character on the nose: cherry and tar sure, but also beef jerky and tomato leaf. A markedly masculine vibe to it. On the palate it has really good volume and a terrific structure. Dry and savory with awesome grip, this wine is rough and rugged and very charismatic. Indeed very much old school all the way, there is nothing polished nor smooth about it but it is authentic and delicious and clearly extremely well made. A true baby-Barolo with good depth and really firm mouthfeel, awesome length as well.
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Spent much more time with this vs. the taste a couple of weeks ago. Attractive, typical Burlotto nose of Amarena cherry and black olive. Lovely palate that follows the nose, with slightly chewy but very approachable and only gentle astringent tannins. This is very young still and should go another 5-7 or more years effortlessly. Based on my experience with the 2005 especially, this is years from peak. Only nit is there's a touch of heat at the back, but the unresolved tannin is probably contributing to this sensation. The astringence took on more prominence with time in the glass, so for me this is a clear hold unless consuming with fatty foods. I'll wait at least 3-4 years before opening another.
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Just a taste but this was lovely juice, fresh red fruits with that hint of saline and olive that is trademark Burlotto. In a great place for drinking but should hold nicely and also improve further.
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This 2012 Langhe Nebbiolo is already mature. Held since release, the color is a darker garnet>ruby. Aromas are classic Nebbiolo, but there's a signature spice/perfume thing going on that's rather unique; in a good way, of course. Medium-bodied the red fruits are juicy, almost plump by Nebbiolo standards, but there's plenty of natural acidity to keep this well-proportioned and tasting fresh. Take some time with this, the perfumes, subtle in a way, are great fun. That said, I don't see any reason to wait, this is ready. Enjoy now or over the next few years. 14,0% abv. recommended
PnP, served non-blind, the wine was linear throughout the course of a 2 hour lunch.
Nice showing, starting to take on more secondary aromas and resolution. Still with good freshness and while not completely devoid of sweetness, there is more of a savory, animale element starting to take hold. A nice pair with tri-tip.
Wonderful, balanced and fresh. Alive with red fruit, spice, firm fine tannin and acidity. Great on the table with our amateurish attempt at Portuguese rotisserie chicken.
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Visit to G.B. Burlotto (Verduno, Piemonte, Italy): Gorgeous nebbiolo nose of sweet cherry, rose, and balsamic notes. Elegant and nicely structured in the mouth, with delineated flavors of strawberry and a tart finish. Juicy acidity. I like this.
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Really nice perfumed nose erupted from the glass on initial PnP. Sadly my last bottle, as this is stupid good for the price. Despite not really having the room for it, I may have to locate more.
PnP, consumed over two nights. Starting to come apart a bit towards the end of the bottle, showing a little hot and tannic, where lithe balance was the order of the day on night one. So good for the price, remains a great weeknight dinner wine.
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Duft av lyse røde bær, bestemors parfyme, fioler, Provencekrydder og snev av alkohol. Smak av syrlige røde bær, litt svak rulletobakk og hint av gammelt tørt chillipulver. Lett støvete moderate tanniner, kraftig syre, litt skjemmende alkoholstikk (14%). Litt bitter avslutning og medium minus lengde. Ingen supervin dette enda. Litt kantete og pubertal i stilen. Håper denne tar seg sammen og blir bedre :)
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PnP, Consumed over 2 nights. Excellent QPR. Cherry and herbal notes on the nose and palate. Tannins are prominent but not oppressive, settling down a bit on Day 2. Light body, nice acidity. Really great weeknight dinner wine.
Five days in Barolo: A visit at Comm. G.B. Burlotto with winemaker Fabio Alessandria (Verduno, Piedmont): Quite rich on the nose, and very smooth and pretty, with lovely strawberry notes. Soft texture with an elegance to it. Very pretty palate entry, with a soft, smooth texture and a strong tart impression. Nice rich, smooth acid on the finish, but overall the impression is of a restrained richness. After a few seconds it does leave you puckering.
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{Visit to Burlotto} Fabio is a humble, soft-spoken man. And a grape is seemingly just a simple fruit, a creation of water and soil. Yet when you gaze into Fabio's wines, there's a brilliance to it all, to him. Take the color for example, these wines are like staring at rare gems, just gorgeous. And the nose, just wow. A budget friendly Langhe Nebbiolo, and yet the nose is fighting well above its weight class, packed with deeply pitched dark berries, and a spicy brilliance that keeps it from being anything linear or simple. Seamless entry, fills the mid-palate. Juicy to the point of mouthwatering. Medium+ persistence. Everything I want in a Langhe Nebbiolo. 14,0% abv., recommended
https://italianwine.blog/
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This isn't a good QPR. It's a great QPR! What a wonderful nose; I could smell it all night long. Floral and herbal, with an underlying spice. It's very easy to drink; focused, pure, simply lovely texture. It doesn't change much in the glass, and it's not complex -- just amazingly delicious!
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This is really great. The nose is amazing and can only be Piemonte nebbiolo. The purity of fruit is stunning, as well as the balance. Great focus, focus, fruit, acidity, herbal component, just wonderful. I need more!!
This will be even better with 3-5 years in the cellar.
8/24/2023 - 5laton wrote:
Still fairly youthful, this doesn't seem to have evolved much since my last bottle five years ago. It feels like an in-between phase, with some enjoyment to be found but far from mature.
Retasted from Boston round a week later, and with about 45 minutes of air and a slight chill this was delicious. Good freshness, a pretty nebbiolo texture, seems right at the early peak. Some leftovers that saw a lot of air were oxidized when revisited a few days later. So this may be closer to the pocket than I'd previously appreciated.
Final bottle in 1-2 years.
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6/18/2020 - floating_cellar wrote: 90 Points
Very tight on opening. Decanted 2 hrs. Opened up nicely. Light nose of tart cherries and strawberries, medium light palate of same fruits. medium finish light on tannins. Nice QPR Langhe Nebbiolo. I don't thinkfurther aging will improve the wine, so drink over next 2-3 yrs.
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4/20/2019 - kuumies wrote:
Decanted 1 hour in advance, enjoyed over 1.5 hours. Lots of character on the nose: cherry and tar sure, but also beef jerky and tomato leaf. A markedly masculine vibe to it. On the palate it has really good volume and a terrific structure. Dry and savory with awesome grip, this wine is rough and rugged and very charismatic. Indeed very much old school all the way, there is nothing polished nor smooth about it but it is authentic and delicious and clearly extremely well made. A true baby-Barolo with good depth and really firm mouthfeel, awesome length as well.
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9/13/2018 - 5laton wrote:
Spent much more time with this vs. the taste a couple of weeks ago. Attractive, typical Burlotto nose of Amarena cherry and black olive. Lovely palate that follows the nose, with slightly chewy but very approachable and only gentle astringent tannins. This is very young still and should go another 5-7 or more years effortlessly. Based on my experience with the 2005 especially, this is years from peak. Only nit is there's a touch of heat at the back, but the unresolved tannin is probably contributing to this sensation. The astringence took on more prominence with time in the glass, so for me this is a clear hold unless consuming with fatty foods. I'll wait at least 3-4 years before opening another.
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9/2/2018 - 5laton wrote:
Just a taste but this was lovely juice, fresh red fruits with that hint of saline and olive that is trademark Burlotto. In a great place for drinking but should hold nicely and also improve further.
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7/12/2017 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:
This 2012 Langhe Nebbiolo is already mature. Held since release, the color is a darker garnet>ruby. Aromas are classic Nebbiolo, but there's a signature spice/perfume thing going on that's rather unique; in a good way, of course. Medium-bodied the red fruits are juicy, almost plump by Nebbiolo standards, but there's plenty of natural acidity to keep this well-proportioned and tasting fresh. Take some time with this, the perfumes, subtle in a way, are great fun. That said, I don't see any reason to wait, this is ready. Enjoy now or over the next few years. 14,0% abv. recommended
PnP, served non-blind, the wine was linear throughout the course of a 2 hour lunch.
https://ItalianWine.blog
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1/24/2017 - Robert Pavlovich Likes this wine:
Nice showing, starting to take on more secondary aromas and resolution. Still with good freshness and while not completely devoid of sweetness, there is more of a savory, animale element starting to take hold. A nice pair with tri-tip.
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12/22/2015 - Robert Pavlovich wrote:
Good tannic energy remains, however I didn't enjoy this bottle as those from last year. I'll give the remaining bottles some additional years.
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12/3/2015 - greenblanket Likes this wine:
Wonderful, balanced and fresh. Alive with red fruit, spice, firm fine tannin and acidity. Great on the table with our amateurish attempt at Portuguese rotisserie chicken.
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11/20/2015 - rlove wrote: 90 Points
Visit to G.B. Burlotto (Verduno, Piemonte, Italy): Gorgeous nebbiolo nose of sweet cherry, rose, and balsamic notes. Elegant and nicely structured in the mouth, with delineated flavors of strawberry and a tart finish. Juicy acidity. I like this.
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9/16/2015 - Fugu Me Likes this wine:
Really nice perfumed nose erupted from the glass on initial PnP. Sadly my last bottle, as this is stupid good for the price. Despite not really having the room for it, I may have to locate more.
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5/7/2015 - Fugu Me Likes this wine:
PnP, consumed over two nights. Starting to come apart a bit towards the end of the bottle, showing a little hot and tannic, where lithe balance was the order of the day on night one. So good for the price, remains a great weeknight dinner wine.
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4/22/2015 - henrygjeffreys wrote:
pretty nose, oranges
tangy, tannic,
I like this. Needs food
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3/1/2015 - ttholst wrote:
Luftet 2 timer. Dette var en kjip flaske uten særlig fruktighet, men drikkbar. Flaskefeil.
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12/25/2014 - vilepotabissabinum wrote:
Light, fresh berry on nose and body, but some grip. Very good!
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11/24/2014 - nschmidt Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drank with Joe C while watching "Stop Making Sense". Great concert and very tasty wine.
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10/12/2014 - nschmidt Likes this wine: 92 Points
One of the best Langhe nebbiolo's I have had. Just delicious.
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8/18/2014 - ttholst wrote:
Duft av lyse røde bær, bestemors parfyme, fioler, Provencekrydder og snev av alkohol. Smak av syrlige røde bær, litt svak rulletobakk og hint av gammelt tørt chillipulver. Lett støvete moderate tanniner, kraftig syre, litt skjemmende alkoholstikk (14%). Litt bitter avslutning og medium minus lengde.
Ingen supervin dette enda. Litt kantete og pubertal i stilen. Håper denne tar seg sammen og blir bedre :)
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7/15/2014 - Fugu Me Likes this wine:
PnP, Consumed over 2 nights. Excellent QPR. Cherry and herbal notes on the nose and palate. Tannins are prominent but not oppressive, settling down a bit on Day 2. Light body, nice acidity. Really great weeknight dinner wine.
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7/4/2014 - David Paris (dbp) wrote: 90 Points
Five days in Barolo: A visit at Comm. G.B. Burlotto with winemaker Fabio Alessandria (Verduno, Piedmont): Quite rich on the nose, and very smooth and pretty, with lovely strawberry notes. Soft texture with an elegance to it. Very pretty palate entry, with a soft, smooth texture and a strong tart impression. Nice rich, smooth acid on the finish, but overall the impression is of a restrained richness. After a few seconds it does leave you puckering.
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5/10/2014 - xwine wrote:
Another lovely bottle of this stellar QPR. To my last note on this I'll add a bit of licorice on the nose.
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4/25/2014 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:
{Visit to Burlotto} Fabio is a humble, soft-spoken man. And a grape is seemingly just a simple fruit, a creation of water and soil. Yet when you gaze into Fabio's wines, there's a brilliance to it all, to him. Take the color for example, these wines are like staring at rare gems, just gorgeous. And the nose, just wow. A budget friendly Langhe Nebbiolo, and yet the nose is fighting well above its weight class, packed with deeply pitched dark berries, and a spicy brilliance that keeps it from being anything linear or simple. Seamless entry, fills the mid-palate. Juicy to the point of mouthwatering. Medium+ persistence. Everything I want in a Langhe Nebbiolo. 14,0% abv., recommended
https://italianwine.blog/
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4/16/2014 - chatters wrote:
Gourmet Traveller wine nebbiolo tasting (8 Danks street, Sydney): Slight farmyard, cream, toast, red plum, .leather. Oxidised mouth and slightly astringent. Meh.
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4/15/2014 - xwine wrote:
This isn't a good QPR. It's a great QPR! What a wonderful nose; I could smell it all night long. Floral and herbal, with an underlying spice. It's very easy to drink; focused, pure, simply lovely texture. It doesn't change much in the glass, and it's not complex -- just amazingly delicious!
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11/14/2013 - Sheila62 Likes this wine:
This is really great. The nose is amazing and can only be Piemonte nebbiolo. The purity of fruit is stunning, as well as the balance. Great focus, focus, fruit, acidity, herbal component, just wonderful. I need more!!
This will be even better with 3-5 years in the cellar.
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