October 2008
October 27, 2008
Bodega Chacra
It takes an incredible amount of courage, vision, and conviction to extend yourself and your reputation beyond the safe and revered confines of what you know. When you are Piero Incisa della Rochetta and your family produces Sassicaia, one of the world's most famous red wines, this becomes even more magnified.
Bodega Chacra produces delicate, soulful Pinot Noir from Patagonia, the southeastern wilderness of Argentina. Having tasted them several times, I can say with authority that they are easily the most impressive, most finessed and transparent (the most Burgundian!) Pinot Noirs outside of Burgundy. Piero never doubted the quality here because he found an incredibly tiny, very special vineyard with ancient pre-phylloxera vines. It's ironic that something which is so "new" is in fact very old.
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October 15, 2008
Young Lions
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October 2, 2008
2000 Cavallotto Barolo Riserva
This is a SINGING(!) duo of Cavallotto Barolo Riservas with the crackling purity of a summer thunderstorm: One Bricco Boschis San Giuseppe Riserva and one Vignolo Riserva.
The 2000 vintage produced Barolos of great ripeness and exuberance. While the initial critical acclaim was by all counts exaggerated, the best Barolos of 2000 are proving to have great intensity of fruit, complexity and structure. Antonio Galloni, Robert Parker's Piedmont ambassador, has given both of these wines exceptional praise. (See below for full reviews.)
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