On May 14, 5:36*pm, lleichtman > wrote:
> On May 13, 9:17*pm, Mark Lipton > wrote:
>
> > TOnight I took my research group out to dinner at a local Italian
> > restaurant, though I'd neglected to consider that this is graduation
> > weekend at Purdue. *In any event, with our main courses, I got a bottle of:
>
> > 2004 Produttori di Barbaresco Barbaresco
> > nose: reticent, red fruit, minerals, rose petals, a hint of tar
> > palate: light, high acids, smooth tannins
>
> > Still quite young in character, this wine nonetheless was not in a bad
> > place tonight. *It has begun developing tertiary characteristics and
> > should continue getting nicer for a good long while. *My students, only
> > one of whom knows much about wine, generally enjoyed this wine.
>
> > Mark Lipton
>
> Had their low end Nebbiolo last week. Pretty good and inexpensive.

I had the Nebbiolo last week also..it was being toted around by the
distributor here. I thought it was excellent especially at the price.