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Monday, December 25, 2023

2016 Chateau Vaudieu Chateauneuf-du-Pape


Humble entry wine from Vaudieu..
Sings on day 2 with prime rib. 
Green light for another 5 to 10 years of cellaring.
Very pretty fruit...


Sunday, December 10, 2023

2014 Fiorenzo Nada Barbaresco Manzola


A very elegantly structured, lithe and classic rendition of Nebbiolo. More open and improving on day 2. Wish I had more of this.

Saturday, December 2, 2023

Spain, Burgundy, Rhone and Barbaresco


Beautiful, aged Grenache from Spain, nice Volnay, very very nice Cote-Rotie, and delicious Barbaresco... paired with chicken and sausage jambalaya. Took some of the sting out of the Dawgs loss to Bama...
Volnay required a lot of aeration and was tasty. The Cote-Rotie was cranking from the start and just got better and better. It was my favorite of the night. The Barbaresco showed really really well after a couple of hours in a decanter.  I haven't tried any 2014 Barbaresco up until this one. My impression was of filigreed tannins and balanced fruit once it got some air. Needs another 5 years minimum. Nice potential. 
Cleaning up listening to Rolling Stones live at University of Leeds (1971) and finishing off the Barbaresco...

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