Shared this w/ John ystrday:
1. GiovanniRosso Nebbiolo DOC: Langhe (14.0%; http://www.GiovanniRosso.com; http://www.TheSortingTable.com) Serralunga d'Alba 2012: Med.light color; pleasant floral/Nebbiolo/violets/lilacs/spicy light earthy bit alcoholic rustic nose; rather tart/tangy/metallic light floral/lilacs/Nebb quite austere/lean light earthy/rustic flavor w/ very hard/lean/bitey/astringent/bitter/gritty tannins; med. somewhat light/floral/Nebb/lilacs/violets some earthy/rustic/stony finish w/ hard/bitey/austere tannins; a pleasant enough Nebb/floral nose but very hard/astringent/austere on the palate that time is unlikely to remedy; a wine for tannin pigs only. $30.00
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. I really wanted to like this wine as stuff from TheSortingTable are generally pretty good. Frmtd for 29 days in cement tanks w/ daily punch-downs and aged several months in large Fr.oak ovals. "Made in an earlier-drinking style". It had a pretty Nebb nose that I liked but it was excruciatingly hard on the palate, even w/ food. Just couldn't bring myself to drink much of it. It would be laughed off the table at any of our NEB get-togethers. Breathed in the btl for over 8 hrs...to no avail.
Tom