2011 Antonio Vallana e Figlio Boca

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 90.2 points

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  7/20/2023 - PaulusLoZebra Likes this wine: 90 Points

  My first bottle in 4.5 years, the wine has not changed much during that time. Decanted one hour before dinner and consumed over three nights, this is a gentle, balanced food wine and not for cocktails, and is a wonderful 12.5% ABV. Translucent red, delicate aromas of red fruits and bitter orange, slight forest aromas, mid-weight, savory, with silky tannins and a hint of sweetness and a long sour cherry, mineral, bittersweet finish. Excellent QPR. Drink to 2028.

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  7/22/2022 - chefdilletante wrote:

  Bright red fruit, good acid. Charming. A bit of drying tannin on the finish but this is ready to drink.

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  8/9/2020 - chefdilletante wrote:

  Nose is cherry with a whiff of alcohol. Cherry sustained through palate. Overall, tannins resolved and sweet.

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  7/24/2019 - scott w Likes this wine:

  Bright raspberry and hints of cherry, nicely balanced between acid tannin and fruit. Hard to beat for the price.

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  5/10/2019 - nschmidt Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Another tasty wine in my exploration of alto piemonte. Enjoyed with bread and cheese. On the light side of nebbiolo. I enjoyed it though I would rank the Cantalupo Ghemme Anno Primo and the Monsecco Gattinara higher, though they are more expensive.

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