Winery - Giacosa Fratelli
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This vibrant Roero Arneis from Northern Italy offers a very floral bouquet with layers of citrus blossom, melon and peach. There’s a slightly sweet note in the mouth matched by some natural creaminess.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Here’s an expression of Nebbiolo from the celebrated Bussia cru that opens with juicy fruit tones of cherry and blackberry backed by charred notes of campfire, cured beef, cigar box, leather and crushed granite. The tannins here boast a very polished, almost squeaky quality. Hold for five more years at least.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a sharply focused expression of the Bussia cru with a steady delivery of wild berry, underbrush, sour cherry, white mineral, anise and ginger. The aromatic intensity is understated but refined and the wine performs with the same elegance in the mouth. Age this wine for another five to eight years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Basarin (in the Neive area of Barbaresco) is a well-exposed, south-facing vineyard with sandy soils that can be hit or miss with Nebbiolo. Thankfully, the outstanding 2004 vintage shows the best of this special cru. This is a thick and highly tannic wine with alluring notes of beef jerky, hickory, root beer and black currant that would pair with important meat dishes. Drink after 2015.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This moderately oak-driven Barbaresco from the Basarin cru delivers rich layers of spice and vanilla lavished over wild berries and white cherries. The wine is silky and smooth with drying tannins on the close.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The nose on this burly red is disappointingly mute. Nonetheless, the palate shows intriguing flavors of earth and fall leaves that linger on the finish. Mouth-coating tannins will benefit from another year or two in bottle.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This muscular, tightly knit Barbaresco shows intriguing animal, rose and barnyard scents that promise to develop greater complexity over time. Intense and concentrated in the mouth, meaty tannins and searing acidity provide the backdrop for mushroom, charcoal and violet notes that carry over to the long finish. Drink 2010–2020.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
From the Basarin cru of Barbaresco, this compact wine offers aromas of cola, spice and mature fruit with a lactic touch of milk chocolate at the back. Aromatically, it’s slightly disjointed, but in the mouth the wine shows the crispness and tannic structure of classic Nebbiolo.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This vibrant Nebbiolo opens with inky, dark concentration and heavy oak notes that will soften and fall into place with a few more years of bottle aging. Ripe fruit, black cherry, dark spice, mesquite, leather, tobacco and soy sauce are all evident components of the layered bouquet.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Dolcetto San Rocco is a clean and elegant wine with a less obvious aromatic offering of forest berry, blueberry and spice. The wine is bright and tonic in the mouth with a touch of firmness on the close that helps keep the mouth refreshed.
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