2015 Travaglini Gattinara

Community Tasting Notes (17) Avg Score: 89.5 points

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  5/29/2022 - Z1nnfull wrote: 88 Points

  Varietally correct Nebbiolo. The appearance was more like a thinner Pinot, but not a thin wine. A bolder style, but we felt the acidity was a bit overwhelming, although it stood up to red sauce. The presence of too much acidity led us to a lower rating than we otherwise would have given.
  Definitely has a few years left and maybe that will address the acidity.

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  5/25/2022 - forceberry wrote: 91 Points

  Macerated with the skins for 15-18 days. Fermenting slowly in stainless steel until March, after which the wine is moved to age in oak. Aged for 2 years in huge (10000-liter) oak bottis (90%, all old) and small barriques (10%, approx. 1/5 new). 13,5% alcohol. Tasted blind.
  
  Luminous and very translucent cherry-red color with a youthful garnet hue. The nose feels youthful and obviously very Nebbiolo with classic aromas of cherries, some licorice root, a little bit of brambly raspberry, light sweeter notes of boysenberries, a hint of gravelly minerality and a touch of smoke or pine tar. The wine is clean, firm and balanced on the palate with a medium body and somewhat ripe yet still very firm flavors of juicy cherries and raspberries, some old leathery notes, light nuances of earth, a little bit of tar, a hint of savory wood spice and a sweeter yet tart touch of lingonberry jam. The overall feel is firm and structured, thanks to the quite high acidity and the ample and quite noticeably grippy tannins. The finish is dry, savory and tannic with lengthy flavors of crunchy cranberries, sour cherry bitterness, some brambly notes of fresh raspberries, a little bit of old wood spice, light gravelly mineral notes, a hint of tar and a touch of sweeter dark-toned fruit.
  
  A very nice, classically built and harmonious Nebbiolo, where the emphasis is on the purity of fruit and structure, not on easy drinkability. I was immediately sure that this was a Nebbiolo, because it was aromatically so obvious from the get-go, but as the wine seemed to be a bit more ripe, concentrated and weighty than is typical for Travaglini's normale Gattinara, I was guessing Barbaresco. However, it didn't take much longer to arrive at Alto Piemonte and Gattinara soon followed. All in all, a very impressive and well-made effort - although with hearty enough dishes the wine is perfectly drinkable already, but to me this wine is more about aging potential than immediate drinkability. I'd let the wine evolve for at least another 10-12 years, just to let it blossom fully. This is definitely built for the long haul.

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  9/11/2021 - Nyllet wrote: 88 Points

  Quite dark and warm fruit with notes of ripe cherries and violet. Fine tannins and nice acidity.

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  11/23/2020 - Dave Dewar wrote:

  Great with steak, but would not recommend as a sipper.

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  8/12/2020 - AudunG wrote: 89 Points

  Light red color. Fruity and elegant Nebbiolo aromas with tar, flowers and some forest floor. Structured and elegant in the mouth with fine tannins.

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