Final bottle was wonderful. Roses and dark fruit on the nose. Palate is leathery, bright with dark fruit, with good acidity. The tannins are less aggressive than before. Finish just carries on.
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Stunning presentation. Even within 15 min of opening this nebbiolo sings. Classic roses and dark fruit on the nose that just keeps on giving. Palate is leathery, bright yet dark fruit. Acidity is in that "sweet" spot that balances all the fruit. The tannins are aggressive in a good way -- still seems young and alive. Finish just carries on. I'm moving back the drink date by a couple years, because this thing is just not even near any peak situation.
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Dust and earth and tar on the nose. Drying tannins, dark Nebbiolo fruit, bright balanced acidity, long finish. This is drinking quite well now, still has some life in it.
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Slightly more closed than the last bottle, but still a big nose of roses and dark cherry. The palate is with leather and dark nebbiolo fruit and some tar. Bright and balanced acid profile along with a good hit of tannins that is well integrated. Still youngish, so I'm pushing this back from 2013 to 2014.
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A fascinating comparison to the 2003 we had yesterday. This one comes jumping right out the bottle with a huge nose of roses and dark cherry. And the palate is brimming with dark nebbiolo fruit and leather and some tar. Bright and balanced acid profile along with a prominent bit of tannins that draws out the finish. The 2003, eventually opened up and became a 92, but was very closed for most of an hour, and then grew for quite a while after that. This 2002 is just a killer (in the best sense) from the get go.
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Another incredible nose of roses, other floral notes. Dark berries on the palate with earth and leather, and light tannins. A luscious bottle of incredibly balanced nebbiolo.
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Sourced from a PA state store – so storage is automatically in question.
A good wine, not as good as the 2001 though. Captivating “nebbiolo nose” – rose, tar, the works. While this wine has always seemed more on the light and delicate side compared to its Barolo big brothers, the acidity in this bottle seemed a little out of balance with the fruit which was frankly a bit washed out. Nice palate impression though, some good flavor impact and secondary flavors in the more delicate style that defines the appellation. As always with these wines, a wonderful sense of place is conveyed. Perhaps an off-vintage or on off bottle, but this just seemed to a lack that touch of balance and integration that would make this really good. When consumed with food, the integration seems to improve. No worries drinking now if you have any in the cellar. Seems to be in a nice place.
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The most intense floral, rosey Carema I've ever had. Really is developing intensely from earlier bottles of this vintage. Earth, leather, berries on the palate, with moderate tannins.
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Has developed wonderfully since 2007. Lots of earth and tar on the nose. Palate is rich with earth, leather, berries, with moderate tannins. Much more balanced than before.
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Still very young, so a little hard to see what's developing. But seems lighter and less pronounced compared to some recent vintages. Nose was fairly soft and seemed tight at opening. However, an hour or so later, it started to open up. Flavors were also closed though there was clearly good full fruit deeply locked in there. After a couple of hours the tar and floral notes typical of Ferrando's Carema started to show, along with quite a bit of tanning developing at the end. Still seems a little unintegrated, but overall a pleasurable drink. I can't give it the usual higher marks I've given to some other Caremas of 95 or 96 or 2001, but may need a couple of years before I can see if it really integrates and blossoms.
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3/9/2018 - acorelli Likes this wine: 92 Points
Needed much more than the 2 hour decant it received. Fabulous the next morning.
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10/8/2017 - JWG wrote: 95 Points
Final bottle was wonderful. Roses and dark fruit on the nose. Palate is leathery, bright with dark fruit, with good acidity. The tannins are less aggressive than before. Finish just carries on.
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1/16/2017 - doggman Likes this wine: 90 Points
Probably near the peak, maybe a little past. Perfumed nose. Tannins still front and center but fruit is moving back.
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10/9/2016 - JWG wrote: 94 Points
Very much like the 2011 bottle we had (see notes). Luscious. No sign of going downhill, so I'm changing drink date to 2017.
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9/29/2014 - JWG wrote: 95 Points
Stunning presentation. Even within 15 min of opening this nebbiolo sings. Classic roses and dark fruit on the nose that just keeps on giving. Palate is leathery, bright yet dark fruit. Acidity is in that "sweet" spot that balances all the fruit. The tannins are aggressive in a good way -- still seems young and alive. Finish just carries on. I'm moving back the drink date by a couple years, because this thing is just not even near any peak situation.
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3/1/2013 - Richhanna wrote: 91 Points
Dust and earth and tar on the nose. Drying tannins, dark Nebbiolo fruit, bright balanced acidity, long finish. This is drinking quite well now, still has some life in it.
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5/25/2012 - JWG wrote: 93 Points
Slightly more closed than the last bottle, but still a big nose of roses and dark cherry. The palate is with leather and dark nebbiolo fruit and some tar. Bright and balanced acid profile along with a good hit of tannins that is well integrated. Still youngish, so I'm pushing this back from 2013 to 2014.
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8/26/2011 - JWG wrote: 94 Points
A fascinating comparison to the 2003 we had yesterday. This one comes jumping right out the bottle with a huge nose of roses and dark cherry. And the palate is brimming with dark nebbiolo fruit and leather and some tar. Bright and balanced acid profile along with a prominent bit of tannins that draws out the finish.
The 2003, eventually opened up and became a 92, but was very closed for most of an hour, and then grew for quite a while after that. This 2002 is just a killer (in the best sense) from the get go.
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11/1/2010 - JWG wrote: 93 Points
Another incredible nose of roses, other floral notes. Dark berries on the palate with earth and leather, and light tannins. A luscious bottle of incredibly balanced nebbiolo.
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10/14/2010 - Chris Newport wrote:
Sourced from a PA state store – so storage is automatically in question.
A good wine, not as good as the 2001 though. Captivating “nebbiolo nose” – rose, tar, the works. While this wine has always seemed more on the light and delicate side compared to its Barolo big brothers, the acidity in this bottle seemed a little out of balance with the fruit which was frankly a bit washed out. Nice palate impression though, some good flavor impact and secondary flavors in the more delicate style that defines the appellation. As always with these wines, a wonderful sense of place is conveyed. Perhaps an off-vintage or on off bottle, but this just seemed to a lack that touch of balance and integration that would make this really good. When consumed with food, the integration seems to improve. No worries drinking now if you have any in the cellar. Seems to be in a nice place.
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1/17/2010 - JWG wrote: 93 Points
The most intense floral, rosey Carema I've ever had. Really is developing intensely from earlier bottles of this vintage. Earth, leather, berries on the palate, with moderate tannins.
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11/2/2009 - JWG wrote: 91 Points
Has developed wonderfully since 2007. Lots of earth and tar on the nose. Palate is rich with earth, leather, berries, with moderate tannins. Much more balanced than before.
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2/7/2008 - foodandwineblog wrote: flawed
Terribly corked!
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6/7/2007 - JWG wrote: 89 Points
Still very young, so a little hard to see what's developing. But seems lighter and less pronounced compared to some recent vintages. Nose was fairly soft and seemed tight at opening. However, an hour or so later, it started to open up. Flavors were also closed though there was clearly good full fruit deeply locked in there. After a couple of hours the tar and floral notes typical of Ferrando's Carema started to show, along with quite a bit of tanning developing at the end. Still seems a little unintegrated, but overall a pleasurable drink. I can't give it the usual higher marks I've given to some other Caremas of 95 or 96 or 2001, but may need a couple of years before I can see if it really integrates and blossoms.
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