This is the third year in a row where the Barolo Boys cook dinner for the Pira & Marengo families. We cook and bring wine that we think would suffice, but both Gianpaolo and Marco keeps popping bottles during the dinner. But we are not complaining.
2018 Sorangeon, Christian Gosset
A new producer for me and a very good one. This Blanc de Blancs offers up a crisp, handsome nose with notes of yellow plums, dry fudge, oranges and freshly washed linens. Lovely.
The taste is young and fresh as a daisy with notes of tangerines, nougat and fudge. A very fine acidity, long and juicy. Non dosage.
93p (tasted 2025/01)
2023 Pittermännchen Riesling Kabinett, Joh. Bapt. Schäfer
A high, stern nose with lots of chrushed rocks, pear ice cream and lime peel. Very young and impressive.
The taste is pure and racy with great fruit, a cleansing acidity and a long, intense finish. 6+ years.
92p (tasted 2025/01)
2012 Abtserde, Keller
A tight, refined nose with notes of sweet minerals, lemon cream, lemon licorice and dried flowers. Very, very deep.
The taste is intense and complex with boatloads of fruit, acidity and structure. Still young. The finish goes on and on and on. 5+ years.
96p (tasted 2025/01)
2008 Barbera d´Alba Pugnane, M. Marengo
A deep, forest filled nose with notes of sweet violets, smoke, Lily of the Valley and Finnish licorice. Very, very good.
The taste is open and fine with lots of ripe raspberries, licorice and smoke. A fine warmth in the finish. Some maturity.
91p (tasted 2025/01)
1974 Barolo, Oddero
A mature, soft nose with notes of dried red fruits, sugared coffee and root vegetables. A tad thin in the middle.
The taste is old school with still firm tannins, dry red fruit and a long, dry finish. Still hanging in there but past its prime.
86p (tasted 2025/01)
2007 Barbera d´Alba, Luigi Pira
A deep, tight nose with notes of raspberry cake, fir smoke, earth and licorice. Very, very good.
The taste is rich and focused with notes of ink, ripe raspberries, licorice and smoke. Still on the young side of things.
91p (tasted 2025/01)
2009 Nebbiolo d´Alba Valmaggiore, M. Marengo
A round, maturing nose with notes of herbs, violets and cooked cherries. Very good.
The taste is open and soft with a warm cherry fruit, a fine acidity and a medium long finish.
86p (tasted 2025/01)
1988 Dolcetto d´Alba Bussia Soprana, Aldo Conterno
Who said that Dolcetto can´t age? A deep, forest filled nose with notes of dried blueberries, dry tobacco and ink. Very, very good.
The taste is mature and warm with notes of dried up bluberry jam, scorched earth and tobacco. Could go on for 5+ years.
89p (tasted 2025/01)
2008 Barolo Riserva Vigna Delle Brunate, M. Marengo
A rich, intense nose with notes of hard cherry candy, asphalt, rosehips and shoe polish. Lovely.
The taste is structured and refined, still young, and filled to the brim with gorgeous cherry fruit. The finish goes on and on. 6+ years.
95p (tasted 2025/01)
1993 Barolo Romirasco, Aldo Conterno
A very deep, perfectly mature Barolo with stunning notes of bay leaves, milk chocolate, dried strawberries and soft Langhe earth.
The taste is layered and delicate with notes of dry licorice, wild strawberries, rosehips and paint. A lovely dried up sweetness. Great wine.
95p (tasted 2025/01)
2007 Barolo Margheria, Luigi Pira
A still young, potent nose with notes of licorice, violets, iron and coffee powder. Very fine.
The taste is polished and concentrated with taut tannins and a lip smacking fine cherry fruit. 5+ years.
93p (tasted 2025/01)
1998 Barolo Brunate, Vietti
A deep, brilliant nose with notes of hard cherry candy, warm gravel, tobacco and a hint of mint. A lovely sweetness to the fruit. Almost fully mature.
The taste is focused and balanced with intense cherry fruit, silky tannins and a long, warm finish. Very handsome.
94p (tasted 2025/01)
1998 Barolo Brunate, M. Marengo
A deep, smoky nose with notes of dried up cherry jam, herbs, fir wood and iron. Very fine.
The taste is still on the young side of things with notes of hard cherry candy, ink, tobacco and undergrowth. Very long. 4+ years.
93p (tasted 2025/01)
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