ITALY : PIEDMONTE : BARBARESCO Nebbiolo MEDIUM BODIED, RED FRUIT, AROMATIC, SUPPLE, OAK PRESENT Bright cherry, strawberry, floral, licorice, and herbal aromas and flavors highlight this fragrant, elegant red. Silky and pure, with fine, ripe tannins for support. Lingering notes of dried fruit and savory spice. ECOLOGY: Sustainable FOOD PAIRING: Roasted Pork with Truffles
Peter van den Besselaar
Vintage 2013 | magnum | elegant smell, much bitters in taste imo
Vintage 2013 | magnum | elegant smell, much bitters in taste imo
9.0Bob McDonald
A little closed after decanting. Aromas of red cherry, menthol, pepper and also wet nappy. Just Medium bodied - a great food wine with home made pasta. Very Italian with a savoury balsamic note but I thought it might give more at 10 years. On the 2nd night very skinnsy with bitter notes. Will probably have the last one in around a year. Had the last bottle 40 weeks later on 7th January 2024. Not showing as well as previous note here. Menthol still very noticeable. 88 points.
A little closed after decanting. Aromas of red cherry, menthol, pepper and also wet nappy. Just Medium bodied - a great food wine with home made pasta. Very Italian with a savoury balsamic note but I thought it might give more at 10 years. On the 2nd night very skinnsy with bitter notes. Will probably have the last one in around a year. Had the last bottle 40 weeks later on 7th January 2024. Not showing as well as previous note here. Menthol still very noticeable. 88 points.
9.0Andrew S
Strawberry, tart cherries, spice,
Strawberry, tart cherries, spice,
8.7Jay Kline
From a 3L bottle that I have cellared since release. I always hesitate to open these large format bottles, instead making excuses to hold them for longer since they tend to age at a glacial pace. However, we were hosting a large group of people for my 40th birthday dinner and since we were having lamb and rice, and big bottles are meant for big parties, and the world hasn’t been able to enjoy many big parties over the last 14 months, I figured WTFN. In an attempt to maximize the potential of the bottle, I pulled the cork almost 30 hours prior, a recommendation from by buddy Tim who tends to know a lot more about these things. I left the bottle in my cellar, allowing it to slow-ox. By dinner the following evening, this was absolutely singing. Gorgeous, translucent ruby color with a slight brownish rim. Ripe red fruits just ever so slightly stewed, red flowers, dry earth, and dried Mediterranean herbs. This bottle was positively bursting with energy! Bone dry. Medium+ tannin; medium+ acid. The finish was long and somewhat saline and was an absolutely sublime pairing with our Khaleeji fare. A fabulous bottle and a much better showing than the 2013 (standard format) that I recall drinking a few years back.
From a 3L bottle that I have cellared since release. I always hesitate to open these large format bottles, instead making excuses to hold them for longer since they tend to age at a glacial pace. However, we were hosting a large group of people for my 40th birthday dinner and since we were having lamb and rice, and big bottles are meant for big parties, and the world hasn’t been able to enjoy many big parties over the last 14 months, I figured WTFN. In an attempt to maximize the potential of the bottle, I pulled the cork almost 30 hours prior, a recommendation from by buddy Tim who tends to know a lot more about these things. I left the bottle in my cellar, allowing it to slow-ox. By dinner the following evening, this was absolutely singing. Gorgeous, translucent ruby color with a slight brownish rim. Ripe red fruits just ever so slightly stewed, red flowers, dry earth, and dried Mediterranean herbs. This bottle was positively bursting with energy! Bone dry. Medium+ tannin; medium+ acid. The finish was long and somewhat saline and was an absolutely sublime pairing with our Khaleeji fare. A fabulous bottle and a much better showing than the 2013 (standard format) that I recall drinking a few years back.
9.2Evan Bienstock
This is perfect tonight. 2013 Barbaresco is so pretty right now and it being night 2 on this bottle it is even better. I really love this wine in this vintage.
This is perfect tonight. 2013 Barbaresco is so pretty right now and it being night 2 on this bottle it is even better. I really love this wine in this vintage.
9.3Tracy Hall
Easy drinking. No fuss no muss just pop pour and drink! SM
Easy drinking. No fuss no muss just pop pour and drink! SM
9.2James Forsyth
Open, fruit driven, sustaining. Just delicious.
Open, fruit driven, sustaining. Just delicious.
9.2Boris Mathiszik
Just as nice as the 2012. Medium body, good structure.
Just as nice as the 2012. Medium body, good structure.
9.0Selfvingster
Good but could wrest 10 more years
Good but could wrest 10 more years
8.6Joe Weinberger
Tight. Still needs time.
Tight. Still needs time.
9.1Location
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