Barbaresco Battle Royal

Barbaresco Battle Royal – Episode #527

August 26, 2008

Gary’s wine of choice is often the overlooked Barbaresco, today Gary tries 3 Barbaresco’s and sees what these awesome Italian red wines have to offer him!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2004 Icardi Barbaresco MontubertBarbaresco
2004 Paitin Barbaresco Sori PaitinBarbaresco
2005 Rocca Bric Ronchi BarbarescoBarbaresco

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August 26, 2008

ChezJim
GV – Love the Italian reds. I always seek out new Italian wines whenever I go to the wine shop. The key to Barbaresco Osso Bucco (sp?) has me planning a dinner.

QOTD: I’ve had 2 Barolos in the last month, but they were at a friend’s house and I didn’t copy down the names. Must have been the wine. Sorry. I did enjoy them.
August 26, 2008

Marc
QOTD: happen to be drinking a 2004 La Loggia Barola right now! A little thin, tart, tannic…doesn’t excite me at 12 bones. But works well with my world famous spaghetti sauce tonight!
August 26, 2008

Rick D
Great Italian show. Gotta give the Barolos and Barbarescos time to age. 2004 may be a little young. I have some 2001 Barolo that is going to hang in the wine fridge until 2011 or longer.

QOTD: 2001 Pio Cesare Barolo – very bold and delicious. Deep red fruit, hint of chocolate on the nose. Elegant flavors of plums, berries. Full bodied with smooth tannins on a long, 45 sec, delightful finish. Had for Christmas Eve dinner with the family. Allowed to breathe for several hours before serving. 96 points and a good QPR even at $70, but I gush.
August 26, 2008

Marshall
QOTD:2003 Boroli Barolo-89 pts.
Needs time to evolve. I suggest 24 hrs of decanting if you open it now. It was akward the first night, but on the second night the cherry fruit came through and it was much more balanced with the high acidity and tannins. Overall, I would have prefered more earth and structure from it, because it’s kind of one-dimensional, but it’s a tasty dimension of cherry pie.
August 26, 2008

sam
Again, the thundershow inspires and seduces! The wonderful, infinite world of wines is much more approachable thanks to GV and the gang.
August 26, 2008

Ryne Nelson
Gary, loved the schoolyard bully analogy. That really helped make the point!
August 26, 2008

Deano
Gary great episode.

QOTD:
-Haven’t had any that i can remember
August 26, 2008

billyg
From May:

1997 Alessandro e Gian Natale Fantino Barolo Vigna dei Dardi

Raspberry with cassis on the nose. Raspberry, prune, cassis, and a hint of basil followed by sour cherry and black pepper. After 2.5 hours getting some tomato and celery in the mid-palate and finish. Long finish yet medium bodied. 88 Points.
August 26, 2008

Derek F.
YAAA BOOOOY, great show Gary.

QOTD: Travaglini Gattinara which is 100% Nebbiolo, from the Piedmont region.
On the nose you get some red fruit, blackberry, plum with hints of vanilla and leather.

Full bodied wine with flavors of cherry, raspberry and spice, very long finish.
August 26, 2008

Rossodio
QOTD: 2006 Ferrando Canavese La Torrazza

My note:
Some astringency on the nose, with cherry and burnt pinestraw; on the palate, sour cherry, a small amount of tannic grip, noticable acidity, and slight grassiness. The finish is dominated by the burnt pinestraw that was on the nose but hid underneath the palate. The finish is simple and about 5 seconds long. 84-85.
August 26, 2008

manonthemoon
decent show,

Not really a big fan of italians though

QOTD: a 2000 barolo at a tasting that was nice, but even though i love me some morels and mushroom can’t really say that dried cherry excites me enough to get into these wines at their price points.
August 26, 2008

WineWoman
An armful of wristbands….

QOTD: Was eyeing up a 1998 Principiano Boscareto Barbaresco in the cellar but chose something else. Have not had a lot of Italian wine recently except for a dynamite Barbera. Did have the Travaglini Gattinara a while back. A nice food-friendly wine–don’t think it was the same vintage you trashed. Can’t remember the last Barolo I drank—therefore, I lack any tasting notes.
August 26, 2008

DaveyDonut
Yummy. I’m definitely more of a fan of Barolo than Barbaresco, but my most recent Nebbiolo was a Barbaresco:

QOTD: 2004 Montaribaldi Barbaresco Palazzina
Very nice price for a 2004 Barbaresco ($26). Wine was in glass for two and a half hours before note. Nose is very typical Nebbiolo with sour cranberries, graphite, a hit of licorice, and some pine needles. Mid palate shows plenty of sour red fruits and is very drying in the mouth. Finishes with a huge mouth coating dryness, but not necessarily very big tannins. The wine is so dry that it feels almost like there’s sediment sticking to the whole of my mouth, but this is not the case (there is no sediment). On day two the fruit is much more at the forefront throughout, including raspberry fruit roll up on the nose. The mid palate is now showing little balls of fruit, and the finish is still primarily dried up powder, but some of the fruit shows through. If there was more on the finish this could be special. A nice effort, and something that in a few years will likely prove to be a fine wine. (90 Points)

David
August 26, 2008

Tooch
2005 Mario Marengo Nebbiolo d’Alba Valmaggiore was the last bottle I tried. Scored it an 88; would have been a bit higher but I felt it was a bit thin for a 90+ type bottle of nebbiolo. Finish had some spice which I did like.
August 26, 2008

John Farrin
QOTD: Oberto Barolo Vigneto Albarella 2000 on your recommendation, thank you.
Delicious, velvety mouth feel, really nice transition. Almost everything you would want in a mature wine. I wanted to and did really savor this bottle.
August 26, 2008

Tommasino de BoBo of WI
Excellent ep! heading to Piedmonte in October..
QOTD: Prunotto Barbaresco Bric Turot 2000 Complex aromas of blackberry, clove, plum and black licorice. Full-bodied, with big, velvety tannins and a long, rich finish. Decanted for 3 hours prior to enjoying….
August 26, 2008

David Dadekian
QOTD: Can’t think of one, I know I’ve had them. Sad of me.
August 26, 2008

Lawrence Leichtman
Actually it was an Il Mino Cantalupo a rosato from Nebbiolo that I had over the weekend and that I still have two bottles of. Rate it 87 points and that is high for me for a rosé. A little frizzante and good acid.
August 26, 2008

Daniel Durham
Great show!!
August 26, 2008

gotsha
QOTD…I had a Barola this past winter. Sorry, I forget the name and the tasting notes. I do remember it being a tough wine, ie I felt like I got slapped in the face after a few sips. The score for the phantom wine would be 88.

GV…Thanks for wearing a real shirt!!! We’ll make a man out of you yet.
August 26, 2008

hugh
Damilano Barolo 2001..nice red fruits, soft, some earthiness, nice with cheese, but not memorable…87
August 26, 2008

Scott EJ
With Fall coming up, I’ve been looking at some reds to pick up and being an Italian lover, this ep. is perfect.

QOTD: Oddly enough, my last Nebbiolo was that Traviglini Gatinnara you killed recently. My notes are that is was silky smooth and mouth-coating, solid fruits of dark cherry and ripe plum, very drinkable now & expansive with a good finish. 90+ pts.
August 26, 2008

Herm
Great show……I have a La Loggia Barolo in my wine rack…..I’ll let you know when I try it out…..I’ve read reviews on this wine and many people said it wasn’t a classic Barolo style…Have you tried it?
August 26, 2008

Joe Tom
nice timing on the Piedmont feature…just had a Nebbiolo last night.

Rainoldo Nebbiolo 06 — cherry juice, subtle tobacco, a little olive, decent tannins, very drinkable.
good price too!!!

Panthro would be proud.
ez GV
August 26, 2008

Kdawg
I had a Barolo last night actually, here is my note on it:

1998 Ferdinando Principiano Barolo Boscareto – Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo (8/25/2008)
nose: wonderfully pungent nose of roasted herbs, sour cherry, lavender, and some wood smoke tones. wonderfully balanced and sweet aromatics that just linger in your nose

taste: nice bold flavors of sour cherry, roasted herbs, and tar with hints of lavender starting to creep in with delicious balance

overall: a really pretty Barolo with tart acidity and still firm tannins that provide a tasty roasted herb attack and tar based finish. The nose on this is the real winner as it is just sumptuous and slowly changes and reveals more and more (90 pts.)