San Giovanni

• September 2012

  As many of you already know, Barolo is my favorite wine. I look forward to my annual visits to the region, where I taste several hundred wines each year. As can be the case with such repetitive visits, I have pretty much settled on my favorite producers, those who can turn out wines each year that are representative of the soil from which they s... Read More

  From the article The Best of 2008 Barolo

  
  

• June 2012

  There hasn't been one of these threads here in quite some time so I thought I'd start it up again. Weather is warm here so I popped a Rosé.What are you drinking? Read More

  Forum post in the topic Whatcha drinking tonight?

  
  

• November 2011

  While updating the wine notes I wrote during this year’s Nebbiolo Prima, in this case for the 2007 Barolo of the village of La Morra, I was struck again by the variability of this year’s crop of wines.La Morra is known as a region to produce a softer style of Barolo, one that plays into the hands of the many modernist producers there. The modern... Read More

  From the article 2007 Barolo, part 2

  
  
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  November 2010

  Castello Della Sala San Giovanni Orvieto Classico 2006

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  Wine review by sutha

  
  

• September 2010

  If one looks to Castiglione, as I did last week, for indications regarding the ... the ... Alessandria "San Giovanni" -- Heavy, sweet nose, floral extract, jammy, indistinct fruit, spicy, charry, drying, extracted feel, tactile wine, heavy tannic load, compressed, some vague fruit, massive but terribly indistinct.Parusso "Bussia" -- Passionfr... Read More

  From the article Monforte d'Alba - Barolo 2006

  
  

• December 2009

  Last evening I was in Rome, at Città del Gusto to attend at the presentation of the guide whose original title is "berebene low cost 2010". In other words a guide to more than four thousands wine whose price on the shelf is less than 8 euro.Among this thousands wine there are 678 of them which received the "oscar" to mean that they have the best... Read More

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• May 2009

  Well the 2005 Barolos are tasted, and I cant help but think back to what I said ... 86 -87Gianfranco Alessandria San Giovanni (Monforte)  -  smells like wood flooring, sweet, then menthol,  nice focus, a bit of an extracted feel, nice slightly medicinal fruit, a bit woody feeling, nice cool fruit, very good ripeness, quite drying but flavorful,... Read More

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• May 2009

  Well the 2005 Barolos are tasted and I can’t help but think back to what ... -87 Gianfranco Alessandria San Giovanni (Monforte)  -  smells like wood flooring, sweet, then menthol,  nice focus, a bit of an extracted feel, nice slightly medicinal fruit, a bit woody feeling, nice cool fruit, very good ripeness, quite drying but flavorful, 86-87 M... Read More

  From the article Alba Wine Exhibition 2005 Barolo tasting notes

  
  
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  May 2009

  Gianfranco Alessandria Barolo San Giovanni 2005

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  AWE blind tasting - smells like wood flooring, sweet, then menthol, nice focus, a bit of an extracted feel, nice slightly medicinal fruit, a bit woody feeling, nice cool fruit, very good ripeness, quite drying but flavorful, 86-87 Read More

  Wine review by Gregory Dal Piaz

  
  

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