2009 Rovellotti Ghemme Riserva Costa del Salmino

Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 92.9 points

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  12/10/2023 - aagrawal wrote: 93 Points

  Stood up for weeks and decanted off 2oz fine sediment. Light ruby, age-appropriate bricking for nebbiolo; soy, tamari, roses, some red cherry; palate is light bodied, elegant red and black cherries, soy/tamari, balanced alcohol (14%), medium-plus acidity, high tannins are a bit pronounced but perfect with pasta; medium length finish. Perfectly mature Rovellotti; I'm drinking up my bottles now though they will probably last 5+ years. 92-93

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  9/21/2023 - aagrawal wrote: 93 Points

  Same as my note a month ago. Great with a pasta dinner. More enjoyable for drinking now than a 2013 Chioso dei Pomi opened earlier this week. 93

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  8/23/2023 - aagrawal wrote: 93 Points

  Standing for 2 months, decanted with a small amount of well settled sediment in the last 1oz. Light ruby, age-appropriate bricking; aromatic, red fruit, roses, red cherry; palate is light bodied, medium-high alcohol (14%), medium-plus to high acidity, red fruited, some early tertiary character with some slight tamari; medium length finish. Well balanced, great food wines, and I'm drinking through the rest of mine at a fairly fast pace. 93

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  5/30/2023 - aagrawal wrote: 93 Points

  Stood up for weeks and decanted with sediment in the last 2-3oz. 30 min air prior to tasting. Light ruby; aromatic, red fruited, roses, balsamic; palate is light-medium bodied, high acidity, high tannin but approachable, medium-plus alcohol (14%) but holds it very well, mature fruit with balsamic and black cherry; finish is medium length. Not warm but perhaps a bit richer than in a typical year. 93, ready to drink these now and over the next 10 years. (Mine won't last that long...)

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  4/3/2023 - aagrawal wrote: 93 Points

  Stood up for weeks and decanted, surprisingly minimal sediment for nebbiolo. Will give this some air as right now it seems a bit closed.
  90 min decanted: Light ruby, slight bricking though youthful color for nebbiolo; aromatic, has definitely blown off some initial funk, showing mostly balsamic but also with some red cherry fruit; light bodied, high acidity, medium-plus alcohol (14%, very balanced for the vintage), tannins are approachable but still high throughout the palate, fruit is entering a more mature phase; finish is medium length. Very nice, seems like it's drinking well now but will also probably age for a while. Perhaps not as striking as my first few bottles in its youth, though with air this may continue to improve as it has since I opened it. 92-93 for now.
  5 hours decanted: This reached a plateau. Very nice food-friendly nebbiolo-based Ghemme, a bit less showy than my last bottle 2 years ago but showing the balsamic character of age that I enjoy, along with a bit of tar and red cherries. I'll probably start drinking these and finish in the next ~5 years.

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