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Luigi Pira Barolo Marenca 1996

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Luigi Pira Barolo Marenca (1996)

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Winery:
E. Pira & Figli
Varietal:
Nebbiolo
Region:
Italy > Piedmont
Type:
Red Wine
Drink Dates:
2010 - 2027
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User Tags:  nose, cool, menthol, meat, snooth's 2nd birthday, acidic, red meat, game, chocolate, dessert 


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Nebbiolo is a fickle grape famed as much for its pale appearance as for its tannic character and produces some of the most perfumed and richly flavored wines. Though generally only medium-bodied, the wines possess rose and anise scented aromatics and deep flavors of cherry, orange peel and subtle green herb tones.

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Snooth User: Gregory Dal Piaz
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This has a nicely integrated sweet wood tone on the nose but plenty of slightly gamy, medicinal fruit backing it up with strong notes of beet, licorice and menthol. It comes off as well polished even though the tannins are a bit stiff and woody. It's got a great core of black cherry fruit and the acids keep it finely focused allowing it to unfurl on the backend with burnished wood tones, beet root and aromatic root tones that stay nicely nervous. Not in a great place right now but well put together. I would recommend giving this at least 3 more years in the cellar for the tannins to fully integrate. 91pts 2012-2025


June 2009

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Snooth User: solomania9
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Licorice on the nose. Dry and tart with some menthol notes.


June 2009

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Snooth User: mark
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Cherry, red licorice nose. Nice vegetal, herbal flavors with a red fruit edge. Hints of dark chocolate, spice, cedar box, and light leather.


June 2009

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Snooth User: adamlevin
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Wood, chocolate, and menthol on nose. Medicinal, acidic, and gamey in mouth. Good long tannins.


June 2009

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Snooth User: Philip
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Intense anise and licorice flavors on the nose. Even some menthol and mint. The wine is full of more anise and chocolate, menthol, all backed with a lots acids, and tannins. Finishes on a gamey flavor - strong and intense throughout.


June 2009

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Not a strong nose for me, but did smell a little spice. Not my favorite wine that night, but solid.


June 2009

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Rating: 87/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator on 01/01/00


 

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