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I was invited to a small private tasting of the wines of Elio Altare
yesterday as this was my first tasting of these wines I had a little
notion of what they were about but was really stunned by the wines. I
made some cursory notes. Clearly Elio Altare's time in Burgundy is
reflected in his wines and while modern in style these wines really
showed the underlying structure of what Nebbiolo can be while
balancing the fruit, tannins and acid into a beautifully well rounded
wine that can stand some age.

We started with two non-Barolo

2011 Dolcetto d'Alba-Very deep purple inthe glass. Nose of ripe
berries. Plump and juicy with a nice tannic grip and acidity to
balance the intensisty. Perhaps the besst Dolcetto I've tasted.
Fruity and fun and a great buy for just under $20.

2010 Barbera d'Alba- As expected a bit more stuffing and grip than the
Dolcetto but still a very expressive wine with plenty of blackberry,
sage like herbal notes, firm tannins for just under $30

The Barolos

2007 Barolo (La Morra) This bottle was slightly corked and some fot it
more than others. My impression was mushroom and red fruits on the
nose, The wine still showed the purity and clarity of the fruit with
out being overwhelmingly flabby.

2007 Barolo Arborina-WOW. This wine really popped. Dark red in the
glass, medium bodied. Powerful aromas, tar, truffle, mint cherries
and berries. Rich on the palate with abundant fruit and layers of
complexity. Still a baby it was a bit tannic but clearly ten years
will turn this into a real beauty.

2005 Barolo Ceretta-Incredible finesse and power in a wine with ample
fruit and ripeness. A bit lighter in color than the Arborina but a
very complex nose of anise, mint, flowers blackberries and black
cherries. Much more elegant than the Arborina at this point. My
favorite of the bunch.

The Bianco:

2009Altare Campogrande Cinque Terra- We actually finished with
Altare's white wine from Liguria. A blend of Bosco and Albarola this
was the most interesting wine of the day. Pale golden, firm and tight
it was recommended that we decant the wine then we let it sit in the
glass through the tasting. Flinty, mineral driven a bit of lime and
citrus. Really cool wine but at $65 it didn't interest me that much.


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On Oct 14, 8:35*am, "Bi!!" > wrote:
> I was invited to a small private tasting of the wines of Elio Altare
> yesterday as this was my first tasting of these wines I had a little
> notion of what they were about but was really stunned by the wines. *I
> made some cursory notes. *Clearly Elio Altare's time in Burgundy is
> reflected in his wines and while modern in style these wines really
> showed the underlying structure of what Nebbiolo can be while
> balancing the fruit, tannins and acid into a beautifully well rounded
> wine that can stand some age.
>
> We started with two non-Barolo
>
> 2011 Dolcetto d'Alba-Very deep purple inthe glass. *Nose of ripe
> berries. *Plump and juicy with a nice tannic grip and acidity to
> balance the intensisty. *Perhaps the besst Dolcetto I've tasted.
> Fruity and fun and a great buy for just under $20.
>
> 2010 Barbera d'Alba- As expected a bit more stuffing and grip than the
> Dolcetto but still a very expressive wine with plenty of blackberry,
> sage like herbal notes, firm tannins for just under $30
>
> The Barolos
>
> 2007 Barolo (La Morra) This bottle was slightly corked and some fot it
> more than others. *My impression was mushroom and red fruits on the
> nose, The wine still showed the purity and clarity of the fruit with
> out being overwhelmingly flabby.
>
> 2007 Barolo Arborina-WOW. *This wine really popped. *Dark red in the
> glass, medium bodied. *Powerful aromas, tar, truffle, mint cherries
> and berries. *Rich on the palate with abundant fruit and layers of
> complexity. *Still a baby it was a bit tannic but clearly ten years
> will turn this into a real beauty.
>
> 2005 Barolo Ceretta-Incredible finesse and power in a wine with ample
> fruit and ripeness. *A bit lighter in color than the Arborina but a
> very complex nose of anise, mint, flowers blackberries and black
> cherries. *Much more elegant than the Arborina at this point. *My
> favorite of the bunch.
>
> The Bianco:
>
> 2009Altare Campogrande Cinque Terra- We actually finished with
> Altare's white wine from Liguria. *A blend of Bosco and Albarola this
> was the most interesting wine of the day. *Pale golden, firm and tight
> it was recommended that we decant the wine then we let it sit in the
> glass through the tasting. *Flinty, mineral driven a bit of lime and
> citrus. *Really cool wine but at $65 it didn't interest me that much.


We have 3 of these scheduled for a tasting tomorrow night. Would like
to see how our tastes synch on these.
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On Oct 14, 11:23*am, Mike Tommasi > wrote:
> On 14/10/2011 16:35, Bi!! wrote:
>
> > I was invited to a small private tasting of the wines of Elio Altare
> > yesterday as this was my first tasting of these wines I had a little
> > notion of what they were about but was really stunned by the wines. *I
> > made some cursory notes. *Clearly Elio Altare's time in Burgundy is
> > reflected in his wines and while modern in style these wines really
> > showed the underlying structure of what Nebbiolo can be while
> > balancing the fruit, tannins and acid into a beautifully well rounded
> > wine that can stand some age.

>
> Elio Altare makes remarkable wines.
>
> Modernist usually refers to a fairly heavy handed use of oak that was
> promoted at one point by Parker and, strangely, by other influential
> organizations like Slow Food.
>
> Elio uses oak with great intelligence, so he is not a modernist in the
> same sense...



Yes Mike you are correct I was just trying to convey the difference
between the "old school" style of somewhat under ripe grapes that
require 20 years of aging versus the riper style that the modernist
employ which in many cases involves the heavy handed use of oak.


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On Oct 14, 4:24*pm, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote:
> On Oct 14, 8:35*am, "Bi!!" > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > I was invited to a small private tasting of the wines of Elio Altare
> > yesterday as this was my first tasting of these wines I had a little
> > notion of what they were about but was really stunned by the wines. *I
> > made some cursory notes. *Clearly Elio Altare's time in Burgundy is
> > reflected in his wines and while modern in style these wines really
> > showed the underlying structure of what Nebbiolo can be while
> > balancing the fruit, tannins and acid into a beautifully well rounded
> > wine that can stand some age.

>
> > We started with two non-Barolo

>
> > 2011 Dolcetto d'Alba-Very deep purple inthe glass. *Nose of ripe
> > berries. *Plump and juicy with a nice tannic grip and acidity to
> > balance the intensisty. *Perhaps the besst Dolcetto I've tasted.
> > Fruity and fun and a great buy for just under $20.

>
> > 2010 Barbera d'Alba- As expected a bit more stuffing and grip than the
> > Dolcetto but still a very expressive wine with plenty of blackberry,
> > sage like herbal notes, firm tannins for just under $30

>
> > The Barolos

>
> > 2007 Barolo (La Morra) This bottle was slightly corked and some fot it
> > more than others. *My impression was mushroom and red fruits on the
> > nose, The wine still showed the purity and clarity of the fruit with
> > out being overwhelmingly flabby.

>
> > 2007 Barolo Arborina-WOW. *This wine really popped. *Dark red in the
> > glass, medium bodied. *Powerful aromas, tar, truffle, mint cherries
> > and berries. *Rich on the palate with abundant fruit and layers of
> > complexity. *Still a baby it was a bit tannic but clearly ten years
> > will turn this into a real beauty.

>
> > 2005 Barolo Ceretta-Incredible finesse and power in a wine with ample
> > fruit and ripeness. *A bit lighter in color than the Arborina but a
> > very complex nose of anise, mint, flowers blackberries and black
> > cherries. *Much more elegant than the Arborina at this point. *My
> > favorite of the bunch.

>
> > The Bianco:

>
> > 2009Altare Campogrande Cinque Terra- We actually finished with
> > Altare's white wine from Liguria. *A blend of Bosco and Albarola this
> > was the most interesting wine of the day. *Pale golden, firm and tight
> > it was recommended that we decant the wine then we let it sit in the
> > glass through the tasting. *Flinty, mineral driven a bit of lime and
> > citrus. *Really cool wine but at $65 it didn't interest me that much.

>
> We have 3 of these scheduled for a tasting tomorrow night. Would like
> to see how our tastes synch on these.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -


Yes. Please. Do you know which ones?
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On Oct 15, 8:38*am, "Bi!!" > wrote:
> On Oct 14, 4:24*pm, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Oct 14, 8:35*am, "Bi!!" > wrote:

>
> > > I was invited to a small private tasting of the wines of Elio Altare
> > > yesterday as this was my first tasting of these wines I had a little
> > > notion of what they were about but was really stunned by the wines. *I
> > > made some cursory notes. *Clearly Elio Altare's time in Burgundy is
> > > reflected in his wines and while modern in style these wines really
> > > showed the underlying structure of what Nebbiolo can be while
> > > balancing the fruit, tannins and acid into a beautifully well rounded
> > > wine that can stand some age.

>
> > > We started with two non-Barolo

>
> > > 2011 Dolcetto d'Alba-Very deep purple inthe glass. *Nose of ripe
> > > berries. *Plump and juicy with a nice tannic grip and acidity to
> > > balance the intensisty. *Perhaps the besst Dolcetto I've tasted.
> > > Fruity and fun and a great buy for just under $20.

>
> > > 2010 Barbera d'Alba- As expected a bit more stuffing and grip than the
> > > Dolcetto but still a very expressive wine with plenty of blackberry,
> > > sage like herbal notes, firm tannins for just under $30

>
> > > The Barolos

>
> > > 2007 Barolo (La Morra) This bottle was slightly corked and some fot it
> > > more than others. *My impression was mushroom and red fruits on the
> > > nose, The wine still showed the purity and clarity of the fruit with
> > > out being overwhelmingly flabby.

>
> > > 2007 Barolo Arborina-WOW. *This wine really popped. *Dark red in the
> > > glass, medium bodied. *Powerful aromas, tar, truffle, mint cherries
> > > and berries. *Rich on the palate with abundant fruit and layers of
> > > complexity. *Still a baby it was a bit tannic but clearly ten years
> > > will turn this into a real beauty.

>
> > > 2005 Barolo Ceretta-Incredible finesse and power in a wine with ample
> > > fruit and ripeness. *A bit lighter in color than the Arborina but a
> > > very complex nose of anise, mint, flowers blackberries and black
> > > cherries. *Much more elegant than the Arborina at this point. *My
> > > favorite of the bunch.

>
> > > The Bianco:

>
> > > 2009Altare Campogrande Cinque Terra- We actually finished with
> > > Altare's white wine from Liguria. *A blend of Bosco and Albarola this
> > > was the most interesting wine of the day. *Pale golden, firm and tight
> > > it was recommended that we decant the wine then we let it sit in the
> > > glass through the tasting. *Flinty, mineral driven a bit of lime and
> > > citrus. *Really cool wine but at $65 it didn't interest me that much.

>
> > We have 3 of these scheduled for a tasting tomorrow night. Would like
> > to see how our tastes synch on these.- Hide quoted text -

>
> > - Show quoted text -

>
> Yes. *Please. *Do you know which ones?


Will find out tonight. It is a charity event and a distributor who
deals with Altare will be bringing 3 wines. We have not been told in
advance about any of the wines but there will be 50.


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i appreciate the costs of the wines, Lee, lurker
"Bi!!" > wrote in message
...
>I was invited to a small private tasting of the wines of Elio Altare
> yesterday as this was my first tasting of these wines I had a little
> notion of what they were about but was really stunned by the wines. I
> made some cursory notes. Clearly Elio Altare's time in Burgundy is
> reflected in his wines and while modern in style these wines really
> showed the underlying structure of what Nebbiolo can be while
> balancing the fruit, tannins and acid into a beautifully well rounded
> wine that can stand some age.
>
> We started with two non-Barolo
>
> 2011 Dolcetto d'Alba-Very deep purple inthe glass. Nose of ripe
> berries. Plump and juicy with a nice tannic grip and acidity to
> balance the intensisty. Perhaps the besst Dolcetto I've tasted.
> Fruity and fun and a great buy for just under $20.
>
> 2010 Barbera d'Alba- As expected a bit more stuffing and grip than the
> Dolcetto but still a very expressive wine with plenty of blackberry,
> sage like herbal notes, firm tannins for just under $30
>
> The Barolos
>
> 2007 Barolo (La Morra) This bottle was slightly corked and some fot it
> more than others. My impression was mushroom and red fruits on the
> nose, The wine still showed the purity and clarity of the fruit with
> out being overwhelmingly flabby.
>
> 2007 Barolo Arborina-WOW. This wine really popped. Dark red in the
> glass, medium bodied. Powerful aromas, tar, truffle, mint cherries
> and berries. Rich on the palate with abundant fruit and layers of
> complexity. Still a baby it was a bit tannic but clearly ten years
> will turn this into a real beauty.
>
> 2005 Barolo Ceretta-Incredible finesse and power in a wine with ample
> fruit and ripeness. A bit lighter in color than the Arborina but a
> very complex nose of anise, mint, flowers blackberries and black
> cherries. Much more elegant than the Arborina at this point. My
> favorite of the bunch.
>
> The Bianco:
>
> 2009Altare Campogrande Cinque Terra- We actually finished with
> Altare's white wine from Liguria. A blend of Bosco and Albarola this
> was the most interesting wine of the day. Pale golden, firm and tight
> it was recommended that we decant the wine then we let it sit in the
> glass through the tasting. Flinty, mineral driven a bit of lime and
> citrus. Really cool wine but at $65 it didn't interest me that much.
>
>



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On Oct 15, 8:54*am, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote:
> On Oct 15, 8:38*am, "Bi!!" > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Oct 14, 4:24*pm, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote:

>
> > > On Oct 14, 8:35*am, "Bi!!" > wrote:

>
> > > > I was invited to a small private tasting of the wines of Elio Altare
> > > > yesterday as this was my first tasting of these wines I had a little
> > > > notion of what they were about but was really stunned by the wines. *I
> > > > made some cursory notes. *Clearly Elio Altare's time in Burgundy is
> > > > reflected in his wines and while modern in style these wines really
> > > > showed the underlying structure of what Nebbiolo can be while
> > > > balancing the fruit, tannins and acid into a beautifully well rounded
> > > > wine that can stand some age.

>
> > > > We started with two non-Barolo

>
> > > > 2011 Dolcetto d'Alba-Very deep purple inthe glass. *Nose of ripe
> > > > berries. *Plump and juicy with a nice tannic grip and acidity to
> > > > balance the intensisty. *Perhaps the besst Dolcetto I've tasted.
> > > > Fruity and fun and a great buy for just under $20.

>
> > > > 2010 Barbera d'Alba- As expected a bit more stuffing and grip than the
> > > > Dolcetto but still a very expressive wine with plenty of blackberry,
> > > > sage like herbal notes, firm tannins for just under $30

>
> > > > The Barolos

>
> > > > 2007 Barolo (La Morra) This bottle was slightly corked and some fot it
> > > > more than others. *My impression was mushroom and red fruits on the
> > > > nose, The wine still showed the purity and clarity of the fruit with
> > > > out being overwhelmingly flabby.

>
> > > > 2007 Barolo Arborina-WOW. *This wine really popped. *Dark red in the
> > > > glass, medium bodied. *Powerful aromas, tar, truffle, mint cherries
> > > > and berries. *Rich on the palate with abundant fruit and layers of
> > > > complexity. *Still a baby it was a bit tannic but clearly ten years
> > > > will turn this into a real beauty.

>
> > > > 2005 Barolo Ceretta-Incredible finesse and power in a wine with ample
> > > > fruit and ripeness. *A bit lighter in color than the Arborina but a
> > > > very complex nose of anise, mint, flowers blackberries and black
> > > > cherries. *Much more elegant than the Arborina at this point. *My
> > > > favorite of the bunch.

>
> > > > The Bianco:

>
> > > > 2009Altare Campogrande Cinque Terra- We actually finished with
> > > > Altare's white wine from Liguria. *A blend of Bosco and Albarola this
> > > > was the most interesting wine of the day. *Pale golden, firm and tight
> > > > it was recommended that we decant the wine then we let it sit in the
> > > > glass through the tasting. *Flinty, mineral driven a bit of lime and
> > > > citrus. *Really cool wine but at $65 it didn't interest me that much.

>
> > > We have 3 of these scheduled for a tasting tomorrow night. Would like
> > > to see how our tastes synch on these.- Hide quoted text -

>
> > > - Show quoted text -

>
> > Yes. *Please. *Do you know which ones?

>
> Will find out tonight. It is a charity event and a distributor who
> deals with Altare will be bringing 3 wines. We have not been told in
> advance about any of the wines but there will be 50.


Barolo Cerreta Vigna Bricco 2005 amazingly powerful wine that went on
for 10 minutes after I finished drinking it but had been opened for
almost 2 hours before we had it, Dolcetto, 2008 very nice version of
this fairly lush nose for a Dolcetto, had with a tamale of corn and
pork, Barbera d' Alba 2007, this is one incredible wine best of the
night for me and went well with duck empanadas. The event was at the
home of the owners of Rice a Roni and Ghiradelli chocolate.
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On Oct 15, 9:35*pm, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote:
> On Oct 15, 8:54*am, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Oct 15, 8:38*am, "Bi!!" > wrote:

>
> > > On Oct 14, 4:24*pm, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote:

>
> > > > On Oct 14, 8:35*am, "Bi!!" > wrote:

>
> > > > > I was invited to a small private tasting of the wines of Elio Altare
> > > > > yesterday as this was my first tasting of these wines I had a little
> > > > > notion of what they were about but was really stunned by the wines. *I
> > > > > made some cursory notes. *Clearly Elio Altare's time in Burgundy is
> > > > > reflected in his wines and while modern in style these wines really
> > > > > showed the underlying structure of what Nebbiolo can be while
> > > > > balancing the fruit, tannins and acid into a beautifully well rounded
> > > > > wine that can stand some age.

>
> > > > > We started with two non-Barolo

>
> > > > > 2011 Dolcetto d'Alba-Very deep purple inthe glass. *Nose of ripe
> > > > > berries. *Plump and juicy with a nice tannic grip and acidity to
> > > > > balance the intensisty. *Perhaps the besst Dolcetto I've tasted..
> > > > > Fruity and fun and a great buy for just under $20.

>
> > > > > 2010 Barbera d'Alba- As expected a bit more stuffing and grip than the
> > > > > Dolcetto but still a very expressive wine with plenty of blackberry,
> > > > > sage like herbal notes, firm tannins for just under $30

>
> > > > > The Barolos

>
> > > > > 2007 Barolo (La Morra) This bottle was slightly corked and some fot it
> > > > > more than others. *My impression was mushroom and red fruits on the
> > > > > nose, The wine still showed the purity and clarity of the fruit with
> > > > > out being overwhelmingly flabby.

>
> > > > > 2007 Barolo Arborina-WOW. *This wine really popped. *Dark red in the
> > > > > glass, medium bodied. *Powerful aromas, tar, truffle, mint cherries
> > > > > and berries. *Rich on the palate with abundant fruit and layers of
> > > > > complexity. *Still a baby it was a bit tannic but clearly ten years
> > > > > will turn this into a real beauty.

>
> > > > > 2005 Barolo Ceretta-Incredible finesse and power in a wine with ample
> > > > > fruit and ripeness. *A bit lighter in color than the Arborina but a
> > > > > very complex nose of anise, mint, flowers blackberries and black
> > > > > cherries. *Much more elegant than the Arborina at this point. *My
> > > > > favorite of the bunch.

>
> > > > > The Bianco:

>
> > > > > 2009Altare Campogrande Cinque Terra- We actually finished with
> > > > > Altare's white wine from Liguria. *A blend of Bosco and Albarola this
> > > > > was the most interesting wine of the day. *Pale golden, firm and tight
> > > > > it was recommended that we decant the wine then we let it sit in the
> > > > > glass through the tasting. *Flinty, mineral driven a bit of lime and
> > > > > citrus. *Really cool wine but at $65 it didn't interest me that much.

>
> > > > We have 3 of these scheduled for a tasting tomorrow night. Would like
> > > > to see how our tastes synch on these.- Hide quoted text -

>
> > > > - Show quoted text -

>
> > > Yes. *Please. *Do you know which ones?

>
> > Will find out tonight. It is a charity event and a distributor who
> > deals with Altare will be bringing 3 wines. We have not been told in
> > advance about any of the wines but there will be 50.

>
> Barolo Cerreta Vigna Bricco 2005 amazingly powerful wine that went on
> for 10 minutes after I finished drinking it but had been opened for
> almost 2 hours before we had it, Dolcetto, 2008 very nice version of
> this fairly lush nose for a Dolcetto, had with a tamale of corn and
> pork, Barbera d' Alba 2007, this is one incredible wine best of the
> night for me and went well with duck empanadas. The event was at the
> home of the owners of Rice a Roni and Ghiradelli chocolate.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -


Thanks for the notes...sounds pretty similar on the Barbera and the
Cerretto. I always thought that Docetto was a wine best enjoyed on
release and the 2010 bears that out as it was juicy and delicious.
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