Bruno Rocca Barbaresco 2005

Posted in July 22nd, 2009

by Ray in Barbaresco, Italy, Nebbiolo, Piemonte

Bruno Rocca, Barbaresco DOCG 2005 This is a very ripe Nebbiolo with a healthy dollop of oaky sweetness making this accessible now despite its infancy. 80% of the wine was aged in French barriques and the remainder in botti for 15-18 months. An additional 10-12 months of aging in bottle also took place. Estate bottled [...]

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Sottimano Barbaresco Fausoni 2000

Posted in April 15th, 2009

by Ray in Barbaresco, Italy, Nebbiolo, Piemonte

Sottimano, Barbaresco, Fausoni 2000 This wine has developed a beautiful sense of raisined fruit but the cork taint is absolutely horrific. Again our nemesis TCA raises its ugly head to spoil the fun. The grapes are 100% Nebbiolo from the cru Fausoni. Estate bottled by R. Sottimano in Cotta in the township of Neive 14% [...]

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Moccagatta Barbaresco Bric Balin 2004

Posted in March 31st, 2009

by Ray in Barbaresco, Italy, Nebbiolo, Piemonte

Moccagatta, Barbaresco, Bric Balin 2004 There’s a classic sense of licorice in the nose burnished by the sweetness of oak. The structure is a whopper like you would expect yet the extract is there, keeping up with the structure – the wine is big and at the same time it is balanced. This baby would [...]

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Big Wine Show Part 2

Posted in October 10th, 2007

by Ray in Barbaresco, Barolo, Italy, Nebbiolo, Piemonte

Fratelli Revello Barolo DOCG 2003
This is the Revello’s regional bottling and it’s no slouch. Tasted earlier in the year, I wrote: spot on for the price, with new world styling of chocolaty oak and ripe fruit along with massive tannin and classic licorice. Now in September this wine still shows its licorice in a very [...]

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A Big Wine Production Starring Nebbiolo

Posted in September 24th, 2007

by Ray in Barbaresco, Barolo, Italy, Nebbiolo, Piemonte

Fratelli Revello Barolo DOCG 2003
This is the Revello’s regional bottling and it’s no slouch. Tasted earlier in the year, I wrote: spot on for the price, with new world styling of chocolaty oak and ripe fruit along with massive tannin and classic licorice. Now in September this wine still shows its licorice in a very [...]

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