Purchased with dinner at Vecchio Borgo here in Cuneo, northern Italy. Served cellar temperature, slightly chilled. Light in colour and weight. On the nose, fresh raspberries, cherries, strawberries and floral hints. Same fruits fresh and gentle on the palate. Discreet, soft, elegant, almost ethereal. A medium but lingering finish that slowly drifts away. A lovely and different take on Nebbiolo.
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I like PdP. It generally punches above its weight in both quality and price, and this one is quite a decent little wine on both counts. Taste wise, unlike the previous reviewer I find this to have low acidity and no bitterness at all. Florality and salinity we agree on. Found this on the shelf at the little Carrefour here in Les Carroz. Surprisingly good value.
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An immediately welcoming nose. I then gave it an hour's air. Dark, savory red fruits on the palate with a bold body, medium tannins and acidity. A pleasant finish on day one, but day 2 revealed considerable stemminess on the finish.
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2/26/2025 11:46:00 AM - The Clos la Coutale 22 would make an excellent restaurant wine as it is well balanced, has some decent heft, nice freshness and would marry with the food. You got it a stellar price at a +2 mark up!
10/29/2023 9:31:00 AM - A wonderful wine that 904 2010. I will have to try it soon! I have tried the 2005 already a couple of times and that was a classy wine and at around 40 Euros superb QPR.
10/28/2023 9:58:00 AM - Let me know how the 904 2010 dinner goes. I have 2 bottles of them and would like to see how they are and would welcome your advice.
8/2/2023 3:13:00 AM - Hi stoic warrior,
Thanks for your comment on my note for Ch.d’Aiguilhe 2015. For more detail consult my text under that wine-note.
6/4/2023 11:38:00 AM - A friend of mine bought two cases of 2019 Feytit Clinet. Supposed to be amazing. I haven’t bought much 18 or 19 Bordeaux yet because I’m concentrating on earlier drinking BDX in 14, 15 & 16. Feytit & Gazin seem like good value Pomerol’s. I buy more St Emilion now as prices are lower & many have high Merlot content. Cheers
12/24/2021 10:46:00 PM - Comrade, enjoyed your message re Miles and his piles (of albums) and your comment on Gigondas. I confess the region has never really excited me, but I'd be interested in any suggestions you may have. Grenache is not high on my list of most loved, but it does offer points of difference to the usual, which I respect. One might say something similar of Miles Davis.
11/24/2021 2:50:00 PM - Stoic, happy you are coming for a visit! Would be a blast to sit and share a few bottles while you're here. We are not the biggest Rhone people but pretty much everything else is fair game. Fair warning: I was born in the base hospital at Camp Pendleton......lol. My email is Mark1pt@aol.com Feel free to hit me up when you get here. Howellmountaincru is a good wine buddy here in Naples, too.
2024 Tenute Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi di Grésy Barbaresco Martinenga
9/3/2026 - Stoic Warrior Likes this wine:
Purchased with dinner at Vecchio Borgo here in Cuneo, northern Italy. Served cellar temperature, slightly chilled. Light in colour and weight. On the nose, fresh raspberries, cherries, strawberries and floral hints. Same fruits fresh and gentle on the palate. Discreet, soft, elegant, almost ethereal. A medium but lingering finish that slowly drifts away. A lovely and different take on Nebbiolo.
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2024 La Cave D'Augustin Florent Picpoul de Pinet
8/30/2026 - Stoic Warrior Likes this wine:
I like PdP. It generally punches above its weight in both quality and price, and this one is quite a decent little wine on both counts. Taste wise, unlike the previous reviewer I find this to have low acidity and no bitterness at all. Florality and salinity we agree on.
Found this on the shelf at the little Carrefour here in Les Carroz. Surprisingly good value.
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2021 Domaine de la Mordorée Lirac La Dame Rousse
8/25/2026 - Stoic Warrior Likes this wine:
An immediately welcoming nose. I then gave it an hour's air. Dark, savory red fruits on the palate with a bold body, medium tannins and acidity. A pleasant finish on day one, but day 2 revealed considerable stemminess on the finish.
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