Hey Russell--Sarah tells me you read this thing?? WTF? I'm surprised it doesn't put you to sleep...anyways, next time you and Marc come out here, we'll drink some good wine--whatever you want--and I'll cook you guys dinner.
Picked this up for 29$ off of Garagiste. The whole reason that I picked this wine up is that this is where the Dante Scaglione, formerly the enologist for Giacosa, went off too after he quit Giacosa. This wine is a blend of Nebbiolo, Barbera, and Petit Verdot. For the life of me, I don't know why there is Petit Verdot in this wine. I guess this is the modern influence of guys like Gaja in Piedmont? Who knows, I am by no means an expert...
I don't normally pay any attention to color whatsoever, but this wine is quite a bit darker red than your typical nebbiolo based wine, probably from the Barbera and the Petit Verdot. Anyways, this wine has a killer nose--strawberry, lots of spices, cherry, roses, earth, a smidgeon of chocolate, and eventually licorice. I'd even go so far as to say that initially, this wine smelled a lot like apple-cinnamon oatmeal. Well balanced cherry flavors with accents of oak lead into a somewhat tannic finish. I really liked the nose on this wine--really complex. Overall, a pretty good package, if perhaps a bit spendy for a Langhe Rosso (afterall, you can get decent Barolo and Barbaresco for less than this). I've got a couple more bottles of this; it will be interesting to see how they evolve. B/B+
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