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Vietti Barolo Rocche 1996

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Vietti Barolo Rocche (1996)

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Winery:
Vietti
Varietal:
Nebbiolo
Region:
Italy > Piedmont
Type:
Red Wine
Drink Dates:
2012 - 2040
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User Tags:  stone fruits, pork, serve chilled, nose, red, smokey, spicy, nettle, plum, fruity 


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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 is the last bottle that iI really sat with before dinner. Obviously youthful red color. Smoky pork fat nose is spicy and peppery with cool, crisp stone fruits. Very fresh but very reserved. After 3 hours this had opened nicely with seared plum fruit on the nose joined by nettles, cardamom, faint curry spice, a touch of wood, butchers wax and prosciutto notes. The entry is cool and restrained with very feminine power, fine balance of ripe tannin and acidity. This is sexy and surprisingly gentle with a solid core of fruit offering classic licorice and tar tones but not really ready. the nose is offering read more...


February 2008

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This is the last bottle that iI really sat with before dinner. Obviously youthful red color. Smoky pork fat nose is spicy and peppery with cool, crisp stone fruits. Very fresh but very reserved. After 3 hours this had opened nicely with seared plum fruit on the nose joined by nettles, cardamom, faint curry spice, a touch of wood, butchers wax and prosciutto notes. The entry is cool and restrained with very feminine power, fine balance of ripe tannin and acidity. This is sexy and surprisingly gentle with a solid core of fruit offering classic licorice and tar tones but not really ready. the nose is offering read more...


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Rating: (88-90) - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 124 on Aug-99


 

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