2015 La Ca' Növa Barbaresco Montestefano

Community Tasting Notes (37) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  8/2/2023 - tward Likes this wine:

  Very Good+, no notes, but though this was very pretty aromatically, it remained a bit tight. Do a proper decant or hold. I'll hold my next bottle off until ~2026.
  
  14.5% abv

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  6/30/2023 - WineKnurd Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Decanted for an hour; on par with my previous notes however this bottle showed some unique red apple notes, a sweet liqueur like quality, and a bit more black pepper and sassafras to go along with the bright cherries, anise, and cedar resin finish. Structure per the 2022 tasting note, tannins will need more time to fully integrate but my last 2 bottles might not make it to that point. Staying with the A- (92) evaluation especially now that WS is showing bottles at $80.

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  4/2/2023 - Dugis wrote: 90 Points

  Cherry Nebbiolo fruit. Some earthy notes. Quite grippy tannins, can be further cellared

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  10/6/2022 - WineKnurd Likes this wine: 92 Points

  I let this one breath for about an hour in the decanter even though greeted with perfumed red cherries and cola / anise / cardamom spices as it was decanted. Rewarded with a bright wine, juicy cherries and pommegranate with a black tea earthiness and a bark-like resinous tannic finsh (followed by a juicy, tart, acidic cranberry resurganece on the fade). Extended evaluation and retro-nasal olfaction (aka dignified slurping) uncovers a leathery textured tannic structure that grips the tongue and roof of the mouth followed with an almost instantaneous wave of acidity that re-wets and creates a palate development that promises more life ahead. Well structured with a clear demarcation between acid and tannin, but the harmonization should come with time. No reason to shy away form the original A- (92) evaluation.

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  2/26/2022 - guitarkim Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Young and tight. Beautiful and fruity with great structure and good length. Wait. (93)

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