Winery - Poderi Luigi Einaudi
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Nei Cannubi from Poderi Einaudi is textbook Barolo; the kind of wine you can bank on for an elegant and enlightening drinking experience. You see that, here, all the elements are perfectly in place and stacked for maximum pleasure. Aromas of blue flower, berry and shaved mineral build in intensity and the wine is determined and persistent on the palate.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
An equiproportioned blend of Nebbiolo, Barbera, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, you can taste each of the components in the finished wine: earth, cherries, tobacco and cassis, and plums, respectively. It’s deceptively easy to drink, with broad, expansive tannins on the finish. You could drink it now, but it should be even better in a few years’ time.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Elegant and supple upfront, then hits you with masses of rich, soft tannins on the finish that alleviate any initial concerns about ageability. Aromas and flavors run the gamut from earth and tobacco, to cherry and plum, to cedar and vanilla. Drink 2010–2020.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Deep and plummy on the nose, this fine Dolcetto delivers bass notes of earth and chocolate on the palate, with lingering notes of coffee and anise on the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Einaudi’s 2000 Barolo is a big, mouthfilling wine, in keeping with the ripeness achieved that vintage. Boatloads of cherries and plums balance hints of vanilla and spice. Finishes with firm, yet fully ripe and supple tannins. Try after 2010.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a solid Dolcetto, beginning with bold scents of plums and hints of sur-maturité that are followed up on the palate by black, earthy flavors and more plummy fruit. Finishes long, with a dusting of fine tannins.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This was somewhat disappointing, lots of structure but little or no fruit. On the palate the flavors were muted; the wine seemed dull, and it finished softly and with little impact.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This wine needed time in the glass to really show its stuff. At first, a touch volatile and funky, this soon blew off, and the wine showed plenty of sweet fruit, rose petal and licorice. Fairly evolved, this is a wine that should be enjoyed over the next five years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Measured use of barrique (20%) means this wine retains all of its essential Barolo-ness. It’s taut and a little hard-edged in its youth, with aromas and flavors of sour cherry, leather, citrus and just hints of flowers and underbrush. Should develop well in time; try in 2010 or later.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Costa Grimaldi is a spectacular wine that surprises with every sip thanks to its intensity and the extraordinary quality of its mouthfeel. Initially, the wine is soft and yielding with tones of red cherry, chocolate, cola, licorice and mineral. It grows even more opulent and velvety in the mouth thanks to its fine texture and tannins. Keep this wine in your cellar ten years plus.
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