90 points. Decanted 2 hours and had with a turkey Wellington. Drank a bit dead. I think it’s in a period where the primary flavors have fallen off and the secondary and tertiary flavors are a bit obscure still. Walnut and tar, pleasant acidity, felt like it was just caught on the wrong foot.
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2013 Pecchenino Barolo San Guiseppe- elegant, poised on the palate with seamless tannins. A tad young but very seductive in the glass. Nose a but reticent but give it 5 more years and it should be singing.
Goûté dans les stations de dégustation à la SAQ il y a plus d’un an, je l’avais trouvé bien meilleur à l’époque. Tanins secs, fruits moyennement mûrs, le vin semble vert et un peu raide. A essayer dans plusieurs années, peut être a-t-il besoin de passer une décennie en bouteille.
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Drank over two days. Rustic Barolo to the core! While the wine features copious purple and black fruits, no element can be described as pretty, or charming. Instead, the wine features an appealing Sulphur, tar, creosote-like stink, ripe sap, herbal essences, and gripping mineral and metallic ore depth. It held form over both days, an indication of its youth. It needs several years to unwind and improvement is likely. 93-94.
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decanted for 2 hours, nice expression of rose and tar on the nose, structured, elegant power, tight, round core of dark fruit, nuances of dried cherries, herbs, stone and wood carry off the finish, this will be spectacular with some cellar time, right now it just continues to get better every minute with air, so you can take your time if consuming soon
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Bu en succ. Pas méchant mais leur Langue en donne autant pour la moitié! Nez fin sur les fleurs surtout. En bouche, un peu austère et asséchant, le fruit est en retrait. Long et un peu sur la chauffe. Possiblement un peu jeune...à revoir.
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Popped and poured; shared between four of us and therefore this really didn't get the time in the glass that this probably ought to have deserved. That being said, no reasonable amount of time would have helped considering how tight and unwilling this bottle seemed. After all, it is very young. However, the little that was on display was quite exciting. There is a powerful core of dark fruit and potentially the most obvious expression of roses I have yet encountered in a Barolo. Dark, zippy fruits on the palate but that's really about it right now. Long-ish finis. Structure for days. If I were going to open another bottle, I would probably allow myself several hours for contemplation. That being said, my remaining bottle won't be opened until well after 2020. This San Giuseppe should be really lovely stuff down the road.
Denne Baroloen fra den lille San Giuseppe-vinmarken er relativt konsentrert og fyrrig på nesen med mørkere frukt enn forventet med plommer, krydder og bittelitt søtladen lakris.
På paletten er vinen konsentrert og brer seg rundt med kraftig mørk frukt som er badet i mørk kaffe og lær. Ikke noe roser her nei, og skulle de ha vært der er de visnet i møte med de faste tanninene. Denne er en seriøs tradisjonsrik Barolo som ikke er for de sarte sjeler, men for de maskuline karene som vil ha Barolo til biffen. Bra vin, om ikke akkurat tidenes harmoniserte eksemplar.
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From the wine list at Renato e Luisa (Rome). This was enjoyable with the food, but probably way to young for optimal consumption yet. Dark fruits, (blackberries, plums and prunes), a bit of tar, tannins still very much at work with good acidity. Some depth to the flavors across the palate, which are promising but need more time to come together. First time with this producer but seems to be a good value.
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{Grandi Langhe, 2017} Wow, such an impressive wine. In the past, I've gravitated toward Le Coste as my favorite of their (two) Barolo wines, but it's becoming harder to choose a favorite, as the quality of their Barolo offerings just continues to get better, their touch is light, yet the result, substantive. An elegant wine that will need several years in the cellar before it's truly ready to face the world, and even then, it'll just be getting going. There are now 3 Barolo offerings: San Giuseppe, Le Coste and Bussia, and I'm an enthusiastic buyer of each one. highly recommended
11/26/2023 - Creaselesspants Likes this wine: 90 Points
90 points. Decanted 2 hours and had with a turkey Wellington. Drank a bit dead. I think it’s in a period where the primary flavors have fallen off and the secondary and tertiary flavors are a bit obscure still. Walnut and tar, pleasant acidity, felt like it was just caught on the wrong foot.
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11/4/2022 - mimik Likes this wine: 91 Points
2013 Pecchenino Barolo San Guiseppe- elegant, poised on the palate with seamless tannins. A tad young but very seductive in the glass. Nose a but reticent but give it 5 more years and it should be singing.
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4/15/2022 - mreinhard74@gmail.com Likes this wine: 92 Points
Can sit another decade
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2/27/2022 - LEEJV123 Does not like this wine: 88 Points
Medium full body, a bit austere, not much length.
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9/5/2020 - Vince_chip Likes this wine: 88 Points
Goûté dans les stations de dégustation à la SAQ il y a plus d’un an, je l’avais trouvé bien meilleur à l’époque.
Tanins secs, fruits moyennement mûrs, le vin semble vert et un peu raide.
A essayer dans plusieurs années, peut être a-t-il besoin de passer une décennie en bouteille.
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2/19/2020 - Rosebud-OH Likes this wine: 90 Points
Opened and let breath in bottle 15-20 minutes. Decanted for another 15-20 minutes.
Nice Barolo aroma.
Respectable well rounded Barolo.
Ready to drink, but could lay down for a while and possibly develop more.
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6/2/2019 - Andrew.Koss wrote: 91 Points
Decanted for 2 hours. Velvety smooth and very Italian. For me quite a bit of vanilla and soft sweetness in the finish. Definitely young but delicious.
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4/26/2019 - TannicBeast Likes this wine:
Had just a small tasting sample, so no formal TN. Good, but still too young to really show its best.
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3/17/2019 - Motz wrote: 93 Points
Drank over two days. Rustic Barolo to the core! While the wine features copious purple and black fruits, no element can be described as pretty, or charming. Instead, the wine features an appealing Sulphur, tar, creosote-like stink, ripe sap, herbal essences, and gripping mineral and metallic ore depth. It held form over both days, an indication of its youth. It needs several years to unwind and improvement is likely. 93-94.
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10/19/2018 - whits Likes this wine: 91 Points
decanted for 2 hours, nice expression of rose and tar on the nose, structured, elegant power, tight, round core of dark fruit, nuances of dried cherries, herbs, stone and wood carry off the finish, this will be spectacular with some cellar time, right now it just continues to get better every minute with air, so you can take your time if consuming soon
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8/30/2018 - maxima wrote: 89 Points
Bu en succ.
Pas méchant mais leur Langue en donne autant pour la moitié!
Nez fin sur les fleurs surtout.
En bouche, un peu austère et asséchant, le fruit est en retrait.
Long et un peu sur la chauffe.
Possiblement un peu jeune...à revoir.
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5/2/2018 - thesternowl Likes this wine:
Popped and poured; shared between four of us and therefore this really didn't get the time in the glass that this probably ought to have deserved. That being said, no reasonable amount of time would have helped considering how tight and unwilling this bottle seemed. After all, it is very young. However, the little that was on display was quite exciting. There is a powerful core of dark fruit and potentially the most obvious expression of roses I have yet encountered in a Barolo. Dark, zippy fruits on the palate but that's really about it right now. Long-ish finis. Structure for days. If I were going to open another bottle, I would probably allow myself several hours for contemplation. That being said, my remaining bottle won't be opened until well after 2020. This San Giuseppe should be really lovely stuff down the road.
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2/28/2018 - Andre Brattland wrote: 90 Points
Denne Baroloen fra den lille San Giuseppe-vinmarken er relativt konsentrert og fyrrig på nesen med mørkere frukt enn forventet med plommer, krydder og bittelitt søtladen lakris.
På paletten er vinen konsentrert og brer seg rundt med kraftig mørk frukt som er badet i mørk kaffe og lær. Ikke noe roser her nei, og skulle de ha vært der er de visnet i møte med de faste tanninene. Denne er en seriøs tradisjonsrik Barolo som ikke er for de sarte sjeler, men for de maskuline karene som vil ha Barolo til biffen. Bra vin, om ikke akkurat tidenes harmoniserte eksemplar.
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11/22/2017 - retired_and_roving wrote:
From the wine list at Renato e Luisa (Rome). This was enjoyable with the food, but probably way to young for optimal consumption yet. Dark fruits, (blackberries, plums and prunes), a bit of tar, tannins still very much at work with good acidity. Some depth to the flavors across the palate, which are promising but need more time to come together. First time with this producer but seems to be a good value.
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11/12/2017 - jyensan wrote: 87 Points
Not impressed. Im sure it just needs more time. Sour fruit and lack of depth or complexity. Just a flat wine at this time. Will revisit in 3-5 years.
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4/4/2017 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:
{Grandi Langhe, 2017} Wow, such an impressive wine. In the past, I've gravitated toward Le Coste as my favorite of their (two) Barolo wines, but it's becoming harder to choose a favorite, as the quality of their Barolo offerings just continues to get better, their touch is light, yet the result, substantive. An elegant wine that will need several years in the cellar before it's truly ready to face the world, and even then, it'll just be getting going. There are now 3 Barolo offerings: San Giuseppe, Le Coste and Bussia, and I'm an enthusiastic buyer of each one. highly recommended
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