Are any of the wines listed below open for business?

WINE TALK
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Brunello

2010 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino
2010 Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino
2010 Castelgiocondo (Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi) Brunello di Montalcino
2010 Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona Brunello di Montalcino
2010 La Poderina Brunello di Montalcino
2010 Tenute Silvio Nardi Brunello di Montalcino
2010 Val di Suga (Angelini) Brunello di Montalcino Vigna del Lago

Barolo and Barbaresco

2009 Renato Ratti Barolo Marcenasco
2010 Vietti Barolo Castiglione
2010 Fontanafredda Barolo Serralunga d’Alba
2010 Marchesi di Barolo Barbaresco
2010 Parusso Barolo Mariondino

2010 Cavallotto Barolo Bricco Boschis


2010 G.D. Vajra Barolo Albe
2010 Alessandro e Gian Natale Fantino Barolo Bussia Cascina Dardi

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I would say the Ciacci Piccolimini may be reasonably approachable. Really the answer is none of these are ready.

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Decantation ?

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It is…or it was when I had it earlier this year. Just decant it…

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I would guess that the best bets are:

2009 Renato Ratti Barolo Marcenasco (probably the safest one among the Barolos; soft, more forward vintage and a modernist producer)

Possibly:
2010 Vietti Barolo Castiglione (their base bottling, made to be more approachable than the single-vineyard bottlings)
2010 G.D. Vajra Barolo Albe (ditto)

That said, 2010 was a vintage in Barolo that generally requires aging. Even if these were open when young (which I think I recall the Vietti being), they might have shut down some now.

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Not had any of these recently, but I’d guess:

2009 Renato Ratti Barolo Marcenasco

or

2010 Castelgiocondo (Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi) Brunello di Montalcino

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This is what I was going to suggest also. Why the preponderance of 2010? Birth year wines and becoming impatient? [cheers.gif]

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2010 La Poderina Brunello.

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More like I drank everything else . . . Truth is I only buy Italian wine sporadically. I have always been a French fan but recently, I have been purchasing a few bottle here and there.

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I had both the Albe and Castiglione recently and especially the Castiglione was impressive and opened up nicely with some air