Linganore, Central Piedmont

Giacomo Conterno

Cascina Francia Barolo Nebbiolo 2009

Medium pale ruby , wide garnet rim . This shows some development with porcini , sandalwood , bitumen , black tea and some sweet blackberry and red cherry . On the palate a bit more of the blackberry , cherry and sous bois , with herbal hints , quite rounded and juicy but with balanced acidity and still gritty tannin. Slightly warming alcohol , so would drink this a little on the cooler side . There is a liquorice and tar like tinge on the good length finish . This is drinking well now, though needs a bit of time in the glass, and will continue to show well over the next 5-10 years or so , perhaps longer . If not the most complex or structured Cascina Francia this makes up for it with its attractive , heart on sleeve personality, and is a great choice to open at the moment . This was still going the day after , bit more dark fruit on the nose and saline , mineral on the palate, still grippy tannins . — 3 hours ago

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Cantina Bartolo Mascarello

Barolo Nebbiolo 2020

AEL
9.0

A bit young. Bright, light red in color, crushed raspberry, cherries, dried flowers, dirt, maybe a mint/menthol note on the nose. Sharp on the palate. Traditional, and great. Bottle from Doug. — 4 days ago

Vietti

Roero Arneis 2022

Medium bodied, dry, fresh acidity with notes of apple, pear, lemon, passion fruit, persimmon minerals, apricot . Long finish — 11 hours ago

Massolino

Serralunga d'Alba Barolo Nebbiolo 2011

Ming L
9.1

No cru bottling in 2018, so this entry gets all the premium juice.
Beautiful nose of strawberry, sour cherry, raspberry, licorice, steeped tea, and rose petals. Lean medium body yet juicy. Tannins are still quite tight.
Good showing from a so-so vintage.
— 2 days ago

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Vietti

Castiglione Barolo Nebbiolo 2016

Youthful that will benefit with air, drinking beautifully with its bright red cherry, berry fruit, dried herbs, leather, savory spice, rose petal & tobacco notes — 10 days ago

Ira, Tom and 16 others liked this
Jamie Lauder

Jamie Lauder

Great producer, great cru and great vintage.
Well played Sir.
I hope you had some truffles from Piedmont close by.
Ron Siegel

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Ha, I wish! Cheers

Fontanafredda

Serralunga d'Alba Barolo Nebbiolo 2019

Light fruit dry floral smooth — 2 days ago

Andrew, Paul and 2 others liked this

Produttori del Barbaresco

Langhe Nebbiolo 2023

God bless those who bring this to a holiday party. — 17 days ago

John, Scott@Mister and 6 others liked this

Vietti

Perbacco Langhe Nebbiolo 2021

2021 vintage. Last tasted 7.17.24 (9.2). This "junior" Barolo continuing to bring the goods. Medium-heavy body. Likely best in another 7-10 years but showing nicely now. The nice price and a worthy choice while waiting for those big gun Barolos to come out of hibernation. 12.11.24. — 14 days ago

Ruud, Andrew and 13 others liked this

Gaja

DaGromis Barolo Nebbiolo 2016

DE
9.3

With the boys for the annual wine event...Great — 6 days ago

Ericsson, Martin and 3 others liked this

Damilano

Lecinquevigne Barolo Nebbiolo 2016

Parking Lot - Trader Joe’s 30$ Barolo. 14.5%. Tasted on the spot! With the mini snack cups from T.G. Brownish tinge, tealeaves and quite tart. Lacks classic Barolo flavors - will pass up on this one. Sad 😞 - Great vintage how can anyone screw this up? Might this needs hours of air and or a proper glass? Will add to these notes - in 3 hours. May be i am wrong? — 11 days ago

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Paul Masson

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Great idea but should have paired with samples of Trader Giotto’s meatballs or gnocchi
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Bummer. Will hafta See if I can score a bottle from the local TJ's to see if notes are consistent. This version usually pretty workmanlike and in the 9.1-9.2 zone.