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- VouvrayHead - 07-19-2009 $18 13.5% abv While a bit lighter and less complex than the few Barolo/Barbaresco I've had, this wine provides a lot for the money. The nose starts out as a beguiling sweet cherry and tar blast, which fades into dried flowers and smoke after a while in the glass. Light to Middle-weight body, but fully flavored with red cherries and deep dark smokey chocolate. Bright acidity, lots of fine-grained tannin. The tannin and acid structure makes me think it will age a while longer, but I'm not sure how flavors will hold up. The way it's drinking now though, I'm not planning on finding out with my other bottle! - hotwine - 07-19-2009 Interesting datapoint. I've not had any Nebbiolo (Nebbioli?) from '03, only sangio- based wines. But suspect this one might have quite a few years ahead of it. Wouldn't be in any hurry to pop that second bottle. - VouvrayHead - 07-19-2009 Thanks for the input! It certainly has the acid structures, but I worry about the fruit dropping off and the tar taking over entirely. That said, I have so little experience with this stuff. I think I'll buy a half case of these guys and try to do one a year until gone. It would be educational, and isn't education good?! [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img] Anyone else have experience with aging junior piemontese? [This message has been edited by VouvrayHead (edited 07-19-2009).] - hotwine - 07-20-2009 Would lean more toward a full case, and sample at six-month intervals. All in the interest of research, of course. - VouvrayHead - 07-20-2009 That seems like sage advice! - TheEngineer - 07-30-2009 I would suggest that he ensure that this was a double blind experiment and purchase one case for each of us and we can support his "findings". - VouvrayHead - 08-02-2009 That makes a lot of sense, Engineer [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img] You all are so wise! - Thomas - 08-03-2009 VV, In my experience, the juniors don't age nearly as well as the big guys. I was under the impression that 2003 was an extremely hot vintage in Europe--that would likely make the aromatics and the acidity levels problematic. What gives? - VouvrayHead - 08-03-2009 I don't have enough experience with the region to say much about how this stacks up compared to other vintages of this wine or other wines from the same rather crummy year. I can only say this wine managed to make it out in good shape. I actually tasted it blind at the wine store and was really impressed. My initial positive reaction to it was supported by having it over two nights with dinner. For $18, it has plenty of aromatics, and lack of acidity is not a problem at this age. Now I think you may be right about it aging much longer, but it is in a good place now. - VouvrayHead - 05-15-2010 Just had another. Nice enough on the nose, but none too exciting beyond that. Is it going downhill? Is it an off bottle? I don't know!!! hmm.... Only one thing to do... Open my last bottle soon. |