2011 Alessandro e Gian Natale Fantino Laboro Dissubbediente

Community Tasting Notes (22) Avg Score: 90.9 points

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  11/18/2023 - drwine2001 wrote:

  Light garnet center with watery rim. Fragrant red fruits. Lighter weight, really a wisp of a wine today that reminded me of Alto Piemonte for its delicacy. Discretely sweet red fruit without any heat, some tobacco in the background, excellent acidity, a light sprinkling of soil, and just a little remaining tannin. Delightful, flowing, and very easy to enjoy now, but it has the balance to last several more years. Much better than the last time I had it a year ago when it was headier and felt more ripe and alcoholic.

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  9/12/2023 - Fractalage Likes this wine:

  Mon dieu, que c'est excellent!
  
  I did not know anything about this wine before I opened it. It was clear, rested and ready, so I decanted. It had about 3oz of sediment laden juice left.
  
  Not much nose, but tasted like Nebbiolo to me.
  It had a distinct crunch and its color looked Barolo-esc.
  Nose started to show of roses and tars, and the palate held stars that lingered on my mouth for a long time. It was elegant. It had power. There were herbs and fine cakes with cherries, raspberries and some tart of rhubarb and lime. Excellent texture with levity and then the crunchy tars holding it all down to my tongue. Delightful!
  
  Perfect for pairing with pan seared lamb t-bone.
  
  Great energy, superb crunch. Love this and could drink this every night.
  
  Kermit Lynch site says:
  Vino Rosso “Laboro Disobedient”:
  • Fermented for 25 to 30 days in Slavonian oak
  • A declassified Riserva, aged in large, old, Slavonian oak barrels for five and a half years
  • Aged in bottle for 12 months before release
  
  I bought this from Rare Wine Company, and wow, so glad that I did. Shoulda bought more bottles.

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  8/21/2022 - drwine2001 wrote:

  Decanted 3 hours in advance. Clear red. Exuberant, heady aromatics of ripe cherry. Big, full, and glycerine. Forward red fruit and herbs with some bark lurking underneath. Not overly alcoholic as the nose might suggest. Hardly the final word in Nebbiolo complexity, but a strong effort from this warm vintage that is in a good drinking window.

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  7/22/2022 - liber wrote: 87 Points

  5th of 6, decanted 30 minutes, perfect cork and level, pitched against an Elena Ascheri 10, it revealed to its disadvantage a leaner, edgier mouthfeel with less as yet going on, may be that it has closed down a little, but felt like harder work than last bottle, hopefully upside, no rush. G+ (15.5).

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  2/11/2022 - chbeaumont wrote: 93 Points

  Garnet core, brick red rim. A smart lifted, rose bud bouquet, fragrant; soft red fruits, supple tannins, an attractive bite; palate cleansing grip on the extended finish. Drink now & next 10 years.
  (Corked pull 6+ hours before, not decanted).

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