Degustazione Antonio Galloni Vinous 2016
Eccoci qui ad informarVi sui risultati usciti sul portale online di Antonio Galloni VINOUS a seguito della sua degustazione dei nostri vini. This is another set of gorgeous wines from Giorgio Pelissero. The 2013 Nebbiolos were brought in between October 18 and 26, which is very much on the late side by the estate’s standards. Pelissero is among the growers who gives his wines longer aging than is now the custom. The 2013 Barbarescos spent two full years in oak (a combination of cask and barriques) and then two months in steel prior to bottling, with the Vanotu seeing the highest percentage of new French oak. Pelissero’s flagship Nebbiolo/Barbera Long Now is aged exclusively in French oak, most of it new. I also tasted a few 2014s from barrel. Those wines point to another highly promising vintage at Pelissero. From Barbaresco: Worlds Apart (Oct 2016) by Antonio Galloni 2013 Giorgio Pelissero Barbaresco Nubiola The 2013 Barbaresco Nubiola is soft, succulent and open-knit. Crushed flowers, mint, anise and dried cherries all lift from the glass in a surprisingly accessible, silky Barbaresco that can be enjoyed with minimal cellaring. The 2013 is not especially complex, but it is delicious and approachable, especially with some air. The Nubiola is a blend of fruit from six different sites. The youngest vines are 20 years old. — Antonio Galloni 91 2013 Giorgio Pelissero Barbaresco Tulin The 2013 Barbaresco Tulin is deep and layered in the glass, but also quite shut down today. There is plenty of intensity in the glass, but the wine still needs time to come together, as it is a bit nervous today. With air, the wine starts to show some of its pedigree, but readers are best off cellaring the 2013 for at least a few years. Sweet red cherry, plum rose petal and blood orange infuse the expressive finish. This is the wine that shows the energy of the late harvest the most. — Antonio Galloni 94 2013 Giorgio Pelissero Barbaresco Vanotu The 2013 Barbaresco Vanotu is the most spherical and succulent of the Pelissero Barbarescos. Black cherry, plum, mocha, espresso and licorice wrap around the palate. Deep, unctuous and highly expressive, all the Vanotu needs is a few more years in bottle to come into its own. The 70% new oak softens the contours and gives the wine much of its voluptuous personality. — Antonio Galloni 94 2014 Giorgio Pelissero Barbaresco Tulin The 2014 Barbaresco Tulin is bright, focused and bristling with energy. A host of dark red cherry, plum, pomegranate and rose petal nuances are laced together in this young, pulsating Barbaresco from Giorgio Pelissero. There is plenty to look forward to. — Antonio Galloni (91-94) 2014 Giorgio Pelissero Barbaresco Vanotu The 2014 Barbaresco Vanotu is young, vibrant and beautifully focused. Even though the 2014 is still in oak, it has absorbed its new oak better than some other vintages at a similar stage, which is one of the signs of a wine with tremendous structure as well as potential. The wine’s energy, focus and cut are all a marvel to behold. I can’t wait to taste this from bottle. — Antonio Galloni (93-95) 2013 Giorgio Pelissero Long Now Pelissero’s 2013 Long Now is rich, explosive and powerful, with all the pedigree of the Barbera coming through first. Nebbiolo tannins hit the mid-palate and finish, rounding things out nicely. Scents of black cherry jam, mocha, espresso and menthol add nuance throughout. The French oak needs time to settle down. Otherwise, this is a fine effort. The creamy, voluptuous finish is striking. — Antonio Galloni 93 2014 Giorgio Pelissero Long Now The 2014 Long Now, Pelissero’s Barbera/Nebbiolo blend, is superb. Deep, intense Barbera fruit takes center stage in this release. Graphite, smoke, licorice, blackberry jam and dark spices emerge from the 2014, a wine that is rich and unctuous yet also linear in structure. Giorgio Pelissero won’t bottle the 2014 until 2017, but even today, it is striking and also highly promising. It will be interesting to see how the 2014 responds to the last phase of aging. — Antonio Galloni (91-94)