Piedmont wine tasting: light translucent ruby, orange tinges, bricking at rim, prominent tearing • slow to open up, dried red cherry, rose petals, tar, barnyard notes, thyme • very tannic, 14% ABV, somewhat astringent finish * made from blend of Nebbiolo from six different small lots in the three villages of Treiso, Barbaresco, and Neive • would recommend a decant of 90 minutes to 2 hours — 6 years ago
On 19/12/17 — 8 years ago
Neive rules tonight...!! — 8 years ago
Jolly rancher, maraschino cherry, dried strawberry, sour, light, bright, smells of hibiscus and perfume, tannin and sour wrap it up quickly, beautiful light red and magenta — 8 years ago
Dolcetto, Barbera, Nebbiolo blend that's surprisingly approachable now. Gracious yet firm. Purple flowers, dried fruits, potpourri of spices. Would have been even better with food, but will absolutely buy again. — 10 years ago
My friend Andrea Sottimano is a master from Neive, I have tasted all of his wines, I always find his Barbaresco ( all of them) aproachable when young, this is the same here, my first 2011 though . This wine was opened three days before and then closed again. Nose thrilling and taste long a slightly tannic finish. Needs time at least 8 years. — 10 years ago
Très coloré! Nez iodé, de graphite! Intéressant... Bonne longueur. — 10 years ago
So pretty. — 6 years ago
Thursday - back to wine drinking! Take that work week. With a spritz if the Coravin, half a decanted bottle, here I come.
Smells of stress from a week of clients with their networks, and crushed dried berry blend baking between some river stone.
The initial wave of relief that flows over me, is relaxing and introspective. It also tastes like unripened fruit, rock struggled vine, persimmon and black cherry.
Like the emotions I have collected, the bitter tannins have tannins of their own. Good thing I like tannins, both in wines and in clients.
Thursday nights Nebbiolo
— 6 years ago
So fresh -- thought mid 90s — 8 years ago
Very nice and ready !! Lot of freshness dark berries, very smooth !! — 10 years ago
Bought at Metro. Drunk on Akula. Lovely!!! — 11 years ago
Tintero was founded in 1900 and produces about 50k cases a year. 45 of their 75 acres are planted to Moscato. $19.99 retail. Only made in exceptional vintages. Always snapped up before it hits inventory lists in this market. Sourced from 2 parcels that make up less than 2.5 acres in Neive, one planted in 1980 the other in 1990. 24 months in 10-20 year old 500L puncheons, bottled unfined and unfiltered. — 6 years ago
Wow. Fun, fun fun. Both the bottle and the wine. Really screwed with the drawer settings on my wine fridge though. Cherry and currants but enough tannins to stand up to Ragu or a piece of meat. — 7 years ago
Drank at restaurant l'Aromatario in Neive. Tasted too young and needs more decanting or cellaring. But great barolo with good balance, very good with braised meats. 40 euros at restaurant. — 8 years ago
Sour cherries for days! — 8 years ago
Cranberry hint and drinking pretty big . Great value — 10 years ago
Slightly vegetal. Souple, great acidity. Somewhat residual sweetness is present. Not exactly my time of wine but I appreciate the balance and mouthfeel. — 10 years ago
Killer - thanks Paolo! — 10 years ago
ready to try this with friends. — 11 years ago
Had this at La Contea in Neive. Wonderful white, the vineyard right next to the restaurant. Full flavored. — 12 years ago
Ebbe Bonde Soerensen
Tasted at dinner in Neive, no decant , nose was very fruity and delicious, taste like a wine from another time, no oak, no tannins just Plain seductive and charming , If this is old time Barbaresco give me more, like it. — 6 years ago