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2000 Fontanabianca Barbaresco - Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco (7/15/2009)
What a simply enjoyable wine. Lush sweet red fruit (need to try more Fontanabianca to disambiguate the 2000 vintage from what may be their style), ample tannin (though sweet and round), ample acidity, lots of chalk / talcum character, a hint of multivitamin, lots of flowers. Youthful but not austere, a pretty finish that is somewhat clamped by structure. This wine has miles to go in the tank, but that doesn’t in any way hamper the enjoyment of current consumption. This bottle way overperforms its very modest price tag (~$25 as I recall?). While it doesn’t have the ethereal weightlessness of a great Giacosa or Conterno nor the endless character of a Giuseppi Rinaldi or Giuseppi Mascarello, it has hints of what make great Barolo and Barbaresco great, and I think those hints will show even more in 3, 5 or perhaps even 10 years. One of if not the best Nebbiolo at the price I have had, actually.
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