Barolo 2011 from Germano

When I visited Barolo last year I had the chance to buy some wines from producer Germano. They have a nice shop in Barolo while the winery is situated near La Morra. I could choose between two vintages and I bought only bottles from the 2011 vintage since I found the 2012 vintage to be a bit stronger and less elegant. I like elegant wine more than strong wines. If you have the time when visiting Barolo please walk between the different villages. It is very nice and one can walk in the vineyards and is very beautiful.

 The view from la Morra ins one of the best in the Barolo commune.

The wine is the vintage 2011 and has and ABV of 15,5%. It is a Barolo wine made from Nebbiolo grapes from the vineyard Vigna Rue. In the nose I get red fruits and some alcohol in a nice mixture. The taste is of tobacco, black currants, cherries and some dark chocolate. I think it is very complex and has an elegant character. It has tannins in the back of the mouth but they are quite well balanced. I like this wine quite a lot. I think this wine a great aging potential. An excellent Barolo.

Fontanafredda Barolo Serralunga d'Alba

Barolo, the district in the region of Piemonte Italy, famous for the wine Barolo made of the Nebbiolo grape. I had the pleasure to visit Barolo this year and the district is so beautiful. The vineyards are situated on the Langhe hills and everywhere there is small beautiful villages.

The Serralunga d'Abla village in the Barolo district has a beautiful castle and the village is situated in a circle around the castle.

From the castle tower all the vineyards around Serralunga d'Alba can be seen. The Barolo wines from Serralunga D'Alba is know to be complex and powerful.

Fontanafredda is a big producer in Barolo and the estate has approximately 100 hectares  of vinyards. They have a Barolo that comes from Serralunga d'Alba. This wine is made of 100% Nebbiolo that was harvested at the beginning and middle of October. After fermentation in steel jars the wine is stored for 12 months in barriques from Allier and two year in oak casks still from Allier (2000 lt). Then the wine is stored in a bottle for 12 months before being sold. the vintage that I have tried is the 2009 vintage. The ABV is 14%.
The colour is garnet-red with some ruby. The nose is complex. In the taste I get spices, liquorice, dark red berries tannins and sage. It is strong, full bodied but has an excellent balance. A wonderful wine that need food. I think that this wine would have increased in complexity with 5-7 years more of ageing.

Terredavino Barolo 2007

When in Liguria very close to Piemonte what should I try then? Yes a Barolo is a good choiCE. And it is a Terredavino from 2007. Before drinking it we had it decanted on hour before. Very nice smell and the taste of it is very fine. Yet again no sour notes that I dislike with normal red wines. I like this wine. Since it was easter we also had easter eggs, to much of it as can be seen in the pic. As a dessert wine I had a sweet dessert wine from Sicily made by malvasia grapes. Unfortunately my picturs of the label is so blurry I cannot see what name it was or type.