A poem, an immense wine. The duration on the palate is measured in minutes, with autumnal, balsamic, and fruity notes of macerated strawberries. Charisma and drinkability, it's impossible not to be drawn to a wine like this. Pure Perfection.
Una poesia, vino immenso. La durata sul palato si misura in minuti, note autunnali, balsamiche e fruttate di fragoline in macerazione. Carisma e beva, impossibile non essere attratti da un vino del genere. Pura perfezione.
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Vietti Rocche Vertical: PnP over an hour. Served blind. It was immediately apartment when this was brought out that it would be the star of the evening. Beautiful violet, red ruby in the glass. Aromas of dried leather, pomegranate, florals, cooked cherries, and smoked meats. The palate was smooth as velvet with layers and layers of brighter, powerful red fruits, with a fresh level of saline and acidity to round out this incredible wine. My WOTN and my WOTY so far! 96-97
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La Festa del Barolo Masterclass (The Pool, NYC): The '15 Crichet Paje was the wine of the tasting that blew me away. Haunting aromatics of sweet red berry fruit and red florals w/ iron, smoke, and a hint of leather, a perfect combo of fruit & savory characteristics. Such a pretty wine with incredible sweetness on the palate, very fine grained tannins that are already integrating nicely, medium high acidity. Perfectly balanced. Seems like you could easily drink a bottle of this today, and my only question is if it will get better with age.
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Oh my. A lung filling nose. It's deep with balsam, cooler nebbiolo fruit, spice and savory notes. On the palate, sapid and expansive without weight. Powerful yet effortless. Graceful. Deep. Very long. Seamless, effortlessly gorgeous wine. Very long on the back end with the usually coarser tannins of Paje yet finer. Effortless. Harmonious. Fantastic. 98
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Vinous 2019 Barolo Masterclass (The Pool Restaurant, NYC): [“I’m the sorbeto.” -Luca Roagna] Herbal red fruit in the nose. Ethereal from start to finish. A wine of such finesse and quality. Explosive in the mouth. Amazing, a show stopper. I wanted to cry at the beauty of this wine. Sadly it is well over $1000 here in the US.
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2019 Barolo Masterclass at La Festa del Barolo (The Pool, New York): Light ruby with fading outer quarter. Translucent. High toned aromas with savory notes of bark and tar. Gorgeous, subtly expressed red fruit and citrus, a unifying, long thread of soil, and gentle, lingering tannins that impart some youthful bitterness but don’t detract from the lovely persistence. Savory and so refined. A terroir wine that has exquisite lightness. Oh man, I’d never tasted a Crichët Pajé before, and now I know what all the fuss is about. Early days for this but easily the wine of the tasting for me-whoops, it wasn’t even a 2019 Barolo!
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3/26/2024 - Bolognese Diner Likes this wine: 100 Points
A poem, an immense wine. The duration on the palate is measured in minutes, with autumnal, balsamic, and fruity notes of macerated strawberries. Charisma and drinkability, it's impossible not to be drawn to a wine like this. Pure Perfection.
Una poesia, vino immenso. La durata sul palato si misura in minuti, note autunnali, balsamiche e fruttate di fragoline in macerazione. Carisma e beva, impossibile non essere attratti da un vino del genere. Pura perfezione.
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3/2/2024 - connorpksmith Likes this wine: 97 Points
Vietti Rocche Vertical: PnP over an hour. Served blind. It was immediately apartment when this was brought out that it would be the star of the evening. Beautiful violet, red ruby in the glass. Aromas of dried leather, pomegranate, florals, cooked cherries, and smoked meats. The palate was smooth as velvet with layers and layers of brighter, powerful red fruits, with a fresh level of saline and acidity to round out this incredible wine. My WOTN and my WOTY so far! 96-97
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2/4/2024 - Robmcl920 Likes this wine: 97 Points
La Festa del Barolo Masterclass (The Pool, NYC): The '15 Crichet Paje was the wine of the tasting that blew me away. Haunting aromatics of sweet red berry fruit and red florals w/ iron, smoke, and a hint of leather, a perfect combo of fruit & savory characteristics. Such a pretty wine with incredible sweetness on the palate, very fine grained tannins that are already integrating nicely, medium high acidity. Perfectly balanced. Seems like you could easily drink a bottle of this today, and my only question is if it will get better with age.
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2/3/2024 - cct wrote: 98 Points
Festa dal Barolo 2019 Masterclass (The Pool, Manhattan): Festa dal Barolo Masterclass
Oh my. A lung filling nose. It's deep with balsam, cooler nebbiolo fruit, spice and savory notes. On the palate, sapid and expansive without weight. Powerful yet effortless. Graceful. Deep. Very long. Seamless, effortlessly gorgeous wine. Very long on the back end with the usually coarser tannins of Paje yet finer. Effortless. Harmonious. Fantastic. 98
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2/3/2024 - kenv Likes this wine: 100 Points
Vinous 2019 Barolo Masterclass (The Pool Restaurant, NYC): [“I’m the sorbeto.” -Luca Roagna]
Herbal red fruit in the nose. Ethereal from start to finish. A wine of such finesse and quality. Explosive in the mouth. Amazing, a show stopper. I wanted to cry at the beauty of this wine. Sadly it is well over $1000 here in the US.
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2/3/2024 - drwine2001 wrote:
2019 Barolo Masterclass at La Festa del Barolo (The Pool, New York): Light ruby with fading outer quarter. Translucent. High toned aromas with savory notes of bark and tar. Gorgeous, subtly expressed red fruit and citrus, a unifying, long thread of soil, and gentle, lingering tannins that impart some youthful bitterness but don’t detract from the lovely persistence. Savory and so refined. A terroir wine that has exquisite lightness. Oh man, I’d never tasted a Crichët Pajé before, and now I know what all the fuss is about. Early days for this but easily the wine of the tasting for me-whoops, it wasn’t even a 2019 Barolo!
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