ネッビオーロらしい華やかさと鉄っぽいニュアンス。
果実味は柔らかい甘さで、タンニンはなめらか。綺麗に熟成していて、まだまだフレッシュな感じもある。
味わいは自然派の作りらしく、透明感があって、染み込み系。癒し系バルバレスコ。
ただ、年末に飲んだジュゼッペコルテーゼの方が、より複雑で重心の低さと上質感を感じられるワインだったかな。 — 6 years ago
Wet pebbles — 7 years ago
This wine is such a pleasant surprise still so young but very well balanced with a long life ahead. Only Manferrari can make a wine like this in Friuli. — 7 years ago
Nice full bodied wine. Light enough for summer evenings but big enough for enjoying with red meat. Brought from karstad. — 8 years ago
Raspberry, tobacco, cinnamon. Really great. — 9 years ago
Matteo and Nicola got it for 160 EUR at Golfclub Rheinblick — 10 years ago
Beautiful, smooth, easy drinking. — 11 years ago
Delicious. Bitter as a homeless man's unwashed ballsack, but tasty — 11 years ago
At house of Mara and Nicola. Big fruit/oak corposo but short lasting. Very good even with spaghetti clams and mussels. — 6 years ago
Had another bottle, Wow! Laura Catena, 4th gen winemaker, grew up in Argentine-Italian winemaking family in Mendoza. Wines, named after her children - Luca, Dante & Nicola - background of the label is the McDermott coat of arms of her American husband, Daniel McDermott. Single-vineyard wine from land belonging to the Laborde family. Deep red with big ripe fruits & smoky oak. Palate plum & jammy blackberry, spice with nice earthy character. Tannins are a bit rustic, lingering ending with toasty oak & spice. — 6 years ago
Christmas lunch with Liz family. I think this bottle was given to me by Nicola Penn and Dan Cathers for marrying them — 8 years ago
First of all, go to Coquinarius in Florence. Nicola is a killer wine guy and friend. We had this our third and last time there (we were only in Florence for 3 days too...). This is still in a youthful and fruit-driven stage, with juicy and expressive sour cherries and a touch of orange peel. Score is for drinking now, but the structure and impression of density in the flavors make me want to check-in again at the 10 yr mark. — 10 years ago
@Nicola Gusella questa è una bollicina che devi provare assolutamente ! — 10 years ago
Valtellina Nice. — 11 years ago
2009 Toscano Rosso — 12 years ago
I really enjoyed this! Great recommendation as it was really different. Massive allspice, cloves, and chocolate. Super smooth and thick. Great value at £24, so much so that I bought a bottle for the road! Best thing was the guy was a Blue Jays fan! Not many of those in London! — 6 years ago
T4Bi Christmas Party — 6 years ago
2016 vintage. Light and fruity. Very drinkable — 7 years ago
NYE Nicola restaurant, chicken with eggplant and mozzarella and pasta pomodoro — 7 years ago
Very enjoyable, fresh, complex and easy to drink. — 8 years ago
Tangy and complex flavour. Very chatty wine. Stood up to some strong peppery flavours. — 9 years ago
Perfect wine to pair with Veal Osso Bucco and Pizza Nicola on the patio of Buona Forchetta. Medium body with soft tannins. Delicious. — 10 years ago
Excellent work by our friend Nicola, a talented young barolo winegrower — 11 years ago
Great meeting Domenico and Nicola Ocone. This aglianico was full of black cherry and easy drinking well made wine — 12 years ago
Matt

Unique expression. Considerable brett, right up to my threshold, meaty and animal, savory, tar and leather about. Its got time still, but the powerful Serralunga tannins hold strong despite their grace. Love this vintage and the spine of acid it carries, really lively and nervous wines. Solid by all means — 5 years ago