2000 Burlotto Monvigliero

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Cristian Dezso

Cristian Dezso
A late night - finished teaching at 9:40 - celebration of my wife's and my (what's grammatically correct?) 10th year anniversary.

What a wine!!! I have had this with DC group (including Rahsaan at that time) a year or so back and it was a very nice, understated wine. Tonight, this was the Verset of Piedmont. Rustic, meaty and savory, and with angular tannins, but with an incredibly elegant flowery nose of fleshy cherries sprinkled with cocoa, camphor and olives. Considering that this was my only 2000 barolo (OK I have a few Monprivatos) I could not have wished for a better wine to celebrate. Just a wonderful wine. I wish the 89, 95 and 96 show at least as well.

Bob, Cole, any interest in trying the 89?

Ciao,
Cristian
 
Glad to see others out there appreciating the wines of Verduno, and especially Monvigliero -- the Volnays or Chambolles of Barolo. Alessandria Fratelli (not to be confused with Gianfranco Alessandria) and, not quite on the same level, Castello di Verduno are also excellent sources, IMO.
 
originally posted by Cristian Dezso:

Bob, Cole, any interest in trying the 89?

Ciao,
Cristian
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It's been a bit warm for Barolo in recent days but I am certainly available when conditions are right (but I lack a biodynamic calendar).
 
originally posted by Cristian Dezso:
2000 Burlotto MonviglieroA late night - finished teaching at 9:40 - celebration of my wife's and my (what's grammatically correct?) 10th year anniversary.

What a wine!!! I have had this with DC group (including Rahsaan at that time) a year or so back and it was a very nice, understated wine. Tonight, this was the Verset of Piedmont. Rustic, meaty and savory, and with angular tannins, but with an incredibly elegant flowery nose of fleshy cherries sprinkled with cocoa, camphor and olives. Considering that this was my only 2000 barolo (OK I have a few Monprivatos) I could not have wished for a better wine to celebrate. Just a wonderful wine. I wish the 89, 95 and 96 show at least as well.

Bob, Cole, any interest in trying the 89?

Ciao,
Cristian
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This is a crazy and unique wine. IIRC, it is crushed by foot and receives a very long maceration leading to the super light color, sometimes almost like a rose.

Distinctive and not for everyone (I don't cellar it), but everyone should try it at least once. I find that it shows well at a young age.
 
originally posted by VLM:
originally posted by Cristian Dezso:
2000 Burlotto MonviglieroA late night - finished teaching at 9:40 - celebration of my wife's and my (what's grammatically correct?) 10th year anniversary.

What a wine!!! I have had this with DC group (including Rahsaan at that time) a year or so back and it was a very nice, understated wine. Tonight, this was the Verset of Piedmont. Rustic, meaty and savory, and with angular tannins, but with an incredibly elegant flowery nose of fleshy cherries sprinkled with cocoa, camphor and olives. Considering that this was my only 2000 barolo (OK I have a few Monprivatos) I could not have wished for a better wine to celebrate. Just a wonderful wine. I wish the 89, 95 and 96 show at least as well.

Bob, Cole, any interest in trying the 89?

Ciao,
Cristian
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This is a crazy and unique wine. IIRC, it is crushed by foot and receives a very long maceration leading to the super light color, sometimes almost like a rose.

Distinctive and not for everyone (I don't cellar it), but everyone should try it at least once. I find that it shows well at a young age.
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Do you mean just the 2000? I visited Burlotto in 2006 and recall no such thing when I tasted through the lineup.
 
Sorry for the slight thread drift, but do you think 2000 G. Mascarello Monprivato is drinkable right now or does it need a few years?
 
originally posted by Claude Kolm:
originally posted by VLM:
originally posted by Cristian Dezso:
2000 Burlotto MonviglieroA late night - finished teaching at 9:40 - celebration of my wife's and my (what's grammatically correct?) 10th year anniversary.

What a wine!!! I have had this with DC group (including Rahsaan at that time) a year or so back and it was a very nice, understated wine. Tonight, this was the Verset of Piedmont. Rustic, meaty and savory, and with angular tannins, but with an incredibly elegant flowery nose of fleshy cherries sprinkled with cocoa, camphor and olives. Considering that this was my only 2000 barolo (OK I have a few Monprivatos) I could not have wished for a better wine to celebrate. Just a wonderful wine. I wish the 89, 95 and 96 show at least as well.

Bob, Cole, any interest in trying the 89?

Ciao,
Cristian
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This is a crazy and unique wine. IIRC, it is crushed by foot and receives a very long maceration leading to the super light color, sometimes almost like a rose.

Distinctive and not for everyone (I don't cellar it), but everyone should try it at least once. I find that it shows well at a young age.
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Do you mean just the 2000? I visited Burlotto in 2006 and recall no such thing when I tasted through the lineup.
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So, in general. I was told this by John Downing at Hi-Times wine who has visited them. It is not first hand knowledge on my part.
 
This is a crazy and unique wine. IIRC, it is crushed by foot and receives a very long maceration leading to the super light color, sometimes almost like a rose.

Distinctive and not for everyone (I don't cellar it), but everyone should try it at least once. I find that it shows well at a young age.

Do you mean just the 2000? I visited Burlotto in 2006 and recall no such thing when I tasted through the lineup.

So, in general. I was told this by John Downing at Hi-Times wine who has visited them. It is not first hand knowledge on my part.
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Yeah, I wasn't referring to the foot stomping or the long maceration (they may be rare these days, but I haven't found them to be unique as writeup this makes them out to be), I just don't recall the Monvigliero as a wine that looked like ros (although Burlotto does make a very tasty Nebbiolo ros as the article mentions).
 
originally posted by scottreiner:
This is a crazy and unique wine. IIRC, it is crushed by foot and receives a very long maceration leading to the super light color, sometimes almost like a rose.

Distinctive and not for everyone (I don't cellar it), but everyone should try it at least once. I find that it shows well at a young age.
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Do you mean just the 2000? I visited Burlotto in 2006 and recall no such thing when I tasted through the lineup.
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So, in general. I was told this by John Downing at Hi-Times wine who has visited them. It is not first hand knowledge on my part.

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Yeah, I wasn't referring to the foot stomping or the long maceration (they may be rare these days, but I haven't found them to be unique as this writeup makes them out to be), I just don't recall the Monvigliero as a wine that looked like ros (although Burlotto does make a very tasty Nebbiolo ros as the article mentions).
 
I think all three of my big Nebbiolo producers (Elio Grasso, Sergio Germano and Castello di Verduno) use long macerations, some over 30 days. Not a representative sample, probably...
 
I'm a little confused by the Burlotto Monvigliero as rose notation. This doesn't square with my experience of the wine. Perhaps I missed something when I recently tasted through.
 
Yes, and I think it starts in your post with the rarewineco link. Check your open/close quote tags.
 
originally posted by Levi Dalton:
I'm a little confused by the Burlotto Monvigliero as rose notation. This doesn't square with my experience of the wine. Perhaps I missed something when I recently tasted through.
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The color can be very light. That was the rose comment.
 
originally posted by Yule Kim:
Sorry for the slight thread drift, but do you think 2000 G. Mascarello Monprivato is drinkable right now or does it need a few years?
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Yule,

sorry for the late response but I was down with a virus and did not feel like doing anything at all...

I have not had the 2000 Monprivato yet, but I have had the 1997, also from a warm year, and while it was nice, I don't think it was near what I expect Monprivato to be with solid age on it. So I would wait, unless you have the extra funds, in which case I think it is worth experimenting.
 
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