TN: 1999 Travaglini Gattinara

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1999 Travaglini Gattinara - Italy, Piedmont, Northern Piedmont, Gattinara (1/17/2011)
Pop & pour. Classic mature Nebbiolo nose of roses, tar, and forest floor. Silky in the mouth with smooth tannins and medium length. Somewhat drying on the finish. A lovely wine to drink tonight and for at least the next 5-8 years. For those who want to know some of what Nebbiolo has to offer without spending a lot of money or waiting decades for wines to mature, give this wine a try. (91 pts.)

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Love this wine. Thanks for the notes.

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Ken,

Have you had the '01 Riserva? If you have what’s your opinion on its drink window?

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It’s shed enough tannin by now that you can get a peek in for educational value, but it really needs another decade or two, closer to two.

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The `03 was one of my WOTY. a couple of years back.

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Cool. I’ll put in the back corner for 15 years, or so. Thanks. [basic-smile.gif]

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If you can figure out a way to store those crazy bottles.

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FWIW, the PA State Store has the 04 Gattinara normale for $30 and the 04 riserva for $40.

I drank the 01 “Tre Vigne” a few months ago and it was fabulous and still youthful. dc.

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I think there’s a crazy fucked-up warped corner of the cellar wall that it will fit up next to quite nicely … yeah, these bottles suck.

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C’mon, they fit just fine and this are mags by the way [cheers.gif]