Really nice florals upon opening the bottle and everything was sound. Enjoyed it over the course of several hours. It would be interesting to understand what the blend from the various vineyards are for the normale. Do they use fruit that has been declassified for single cru bottlings?
While this will never be a great wine, it was quite satisfying and enjoyable to partake of its charms. Sour cherry (almost Burgundian in nature) with tasty tar accents. Not a lot of complexity but the tannins have melted nicely.
Before the Barbaresco, we served an '06 Lopez de Heredia Vina Gravonia Blanco, which was decanted and left to aerate for an hour or so. Still a youngster, its best years are ahead. Quite bright with nifty salinity. .. tropical honeyed fruit, exotic herbal notes and fascinating texture. Very attrractive petrol notes on the nose. 100% Viura. I love this stuff.
Popped and poured into decanter late in the evening, the '11 Donatella Cinelli Colombini Brunello di Montalcino is massive at this juncture, although quite drinkable with softer tannins and robust black fruit. Prominent licorice component and a nice balsam spice nose. It will be interesting to see how this evolves over the years. This wine has a lot of stuffing to carry it easily through another decade.
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