2014 Castelli Vineyards Nebbiolo Estate Nebbiolo- USA, California, Sonoma County, Green Valley of Russian River Valley (3/1/2020)
Wow, this adds a depth and complexity to the Fosco, which itself is really excellent. This is a bit more concentrated, a bit tighter – some lovely tart cherry, with the acid and dusty tannins a bit more integrated than the Fosco. I am not sure this will last decades like the best Baroli, but boy is this good and I would love to find out. But it is so lovely to drink right now too.
Hmmmm…just no self-restraint, Ron???
Emilio does a great job of catching the floral aspects of Nebb w/ just a bit of the tar nuances.
I see no reason it wouldn’t go out 10 yrs, but decades?? Prolly not.
Tom
I did jot find it closed at all. It was a bit tight and austere, but not like a traditional Barolo at this age. I think Tom may be right about ten years. It definitely has a bit more heft than the Fosco. But boy they are both lovely wines.
Just opened a 2014 Estate Nebbiolo. The Fosco and Pinot Noir were too rustic for my liking–and I tolerate rustic wines reasonably well–but this was just right. Checked the Nebbiolo aromatic and structural boxes, without being aggressively tannic.
I do have qualms with the use of synthetic corks for an age-able wine. Especially one that already has some ‘lift’ to its character. While I suspect the engineering is improving, synthetic corks have had issues with elevated oxygen ingress. More O2 is a recipe for a rustic wine to cross the threshold of interesting to dirty or tired.
