Winery - Poderi Colla
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Here’s a thick and dark style of Barolo with a concentrated focus on red currant, leather, roasted almonds, spice and tobacco. Its flavors are broad, far - reaching and are well supported by the wine’s firm but not intrusive tannins. It’s almost ready to drink now (give it three more years) and would taste fantastic with steak in pepper sauce.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Despite its young age now, the 2006 Dardi Le Rose Bussia Barolo will go on record as a classy, charming wine with long aging potential. The mineral tones are well etched and are followed by luscious layers of red fruit and spice. The tannins still need time to soften.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a big, mouthfilling wine, and one that suggests good things to come from the 2001 vintage in Piedmont. Starts off with clean, pure scents of cherries, plums and vanilla, with flavors that lean toward Queen Anne cherry, black-skinned plum, earth and cedar. Lush tannins cushion the long finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Aromas on this Barbaresco from the Roncaglie cru are perfumed and fragrant and recall bee’s wax, lavender, potpourri, violet, anise, cinnamon and ginger. This is a delicate and feminine expression with sour notes of cherry and wild berry on the close and firm, dusty tannins.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A bit herbal on the nose, with other scents of cherries and dusty spices. It’s more powerful in the mouth, where the cherries seem to expand and flow silkily across the palate. Finishes long and elegant, with a hint of chocolate. Uncommonly supple for Barolo, suggesting early drinkability.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This blend of 85% Dolcetto and 15% Nebbiolo is certainly soft and lush, but ends up tasting more like expensive oak than fruit. If vanilla, toast and dried spices ring your chimes, go for it.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Aromas of grilled steak with A-1 sauce. The flavors are complex: black pepper accented with clove, cooked cherries and a hint of tar. The wine has a nice balance of earth, fruit and tannins, which finish long but soft.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Has some pretty, floral aromas to go along with scents of plums, anise and tobacco. The palate is clean and fruit-driven, picking up hints of black tea on the finish. Nicely done.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Immediately attractive, with black cherries laced with vanilla and a hint of cinnamon on the nose. Similar on the palate, but it turns a bit herbal and astringent on the finish, keeping the score relatively modest for a wine that started off so well.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is an extremely distinctive and site-specific expression of Barbaresco from the celebrated Roncaglie cru. The wine is characterized by feminine, delicate tones of subtle Indian spice, pressed rose petal, violets and light vanilla or white chocolate. It boasts well-integrated freshness and finely polished tannins.
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