Tenuta Monolo
Riserva Bramaterra Nebbiolo Blend
Italy
Last of my bottles & a bit sad to see it go- these were soulful wines, demanding not just in managing & extracting their corks but in leaning in to taste what they have to say. After a double decant & cheesecloth/strainer, tasted over 2 days, using a half bottle for day 2. What I loved was the wholeness & evocativeness of the wine, with all the parts having melded; fairly closed on nose but by day 2 old forest floor, rose hips, & black tea leaves; on palate all that & rose petals, dried cherries. The drinking window is closing as previous Delectable users have noted, but what a cool sunset.
Last of my bottles & a bit sad to see it go- these were soulful wines, demanding not just in managing & extracting their corks but in leaning in to taste what they have to say. After a double decant & cheesecloth/strainer, tasted over 2 days, using a half bottle for day 2. What I loved was the wholeness & evocativeness of the wine, with all the parts having melded; fairly closed on nose but by day 2 old forest floor, rose hips, & black tea leaves; on palate all that & rose petals, dried cherries. The drinking window is closing as previous Delectable users have noted, but what a cool sunset.
Nov 24th, 2024
1989 | Red Blend
(60% Nebbiolo / 20% Croatina / 10% Vespolina / 10% Uva Rara)
Tenuta Monolo (Umberto Gilodi); Riserva Piedmont; Bramaterra, Italy
(90-92; Drink 2014-2024)
1989 | Red Blend
(60% Nebbiolo / 20% Croatina / 10% Vespolina / 10% Uva Rara)
Tenuta Monolo (Umberto Gilodi); Riserva Piedmont; Bramaterra, Italy
(90-92; Drink 2014-2024)
Now we’re talking—the acid hound’s (me) question answered of how much air/ decant does an ‘89 wine need? A lot, as in multiple hours. When the unfurling begins, this is a quiet, contemplative Nebbiolo blend with those rose petal & violet notes vibrating but at a lower ebb, like a star. It’s a very pretty star too, but you really need a dark sky to truly appreciate it. All kinds of tertiary things going on in background too (?), like dried porcini & beef jerky. Tasted over 5 days, with a half bottle used to store it.
Now we’re talking—the acid hound’s (me) question answered of how much air/ decant does an ‘89 wine need? A lot, as in multiple hours. When the unfurling begins, this is a quiet, contemplative Nebbiolo blend with those rose petal & violet notes vibrating but at a lower ebb, like a star. It’s a very pretty star too, but you really need a dark sky to truly appreciate it. All kinds of tertiary things going on in background too (?), like dried porcini & beef jerky. Tasted over 5 days, with a half bottle used to store it.
Jan 20th, 2024
Was worried for a sec but ultimately a solid showing
Was worried for a sec but ultimately a solid showing
Aug 20th, 2024
Roses, bright red cherry fruit, leather, earth, high acid, well preserved 😘
Roses, bright red cherry fruit, leather, earth, high acid, well preserved 😘
Oct 1st, 2023
Just a wonderful alto Piemonte with great age. Lots of sediment, needs a decant for that but not in general. Nose really leaps from the glass. Great acid and some very nice secondary fruit on the red end of the spectrum. Very long finish with just a hint of that slight menthol refreshing note. No need to wait on this.
Just a wonderful alto Piemonte with great age. Lots of sediment, needs a decant for that but not in general. Nose really leaps from the glass. Great acid and some very nice secondary fruit on the red end of the spectrum. Very long finish with just a hint of that slight menthol refreshing note. No need to wait on this.
Aug 19th, 2023
Really lovely and amazingly fresh, while still showing all the complexity that comes with maturity.
Really lovely and amazingly fresh, while still showing all the complexity that comes with maturity.
May 31st, 2023
1st bottle was corked, second bottle was so musty that I thought it was corked too but it came around in a limited way. Very musty like grandma’s attic, old books, dusty sour cherry & pomegranate, worn leather, very herbaceous and some incense. Light ruby, translucent, relatively lightweight, interesting but far from compelling. Still had some tannins and acidity but showed in fits & starts.
1st bottle was corked, second bottle was so musty that I thought it was corked too but it came around in a limited way. Very musty like grandma’s attic, old books, dusty sour cherry & pomegranate, worn leather, very herbaceous and some incense. Light ruby, translucent, relatively lightweight, interesting but far from compelling. Still had some tannins and acidity but showed in fits & starts.
May 30th, 2023