2008 Pizzini Il Barone (King Valley)
This wine should come with a warning. MUST be consumed over at
least two nights & well decanted. Blend of Cab Sauv, Shiraz, Nebbiolo & Sangiovese.
Day 1- Tasted with a Zanetti Pecorino Fioretto del Monte. Opens up
with an amazing fruit profile. Cabernet cassis & brooding dark red fruits.
Sangiovese roars through the middle with sour cherries, spices & saddlebag
leather. Some nebbiolo nuances & tight brisk tannins. Tar & licorice
with a sappy twang & vanilla bean.
Day 2- Masses of blue fruits & complex spices. Cumin, five
spice, white pepper & dried oregano. Velvet, violets & rose petals.
Matched beautifully with five spiced pork loin cutlets & roast veges.
Those
who judge this wine too quickly fail to understand the sum of its parts. They
miss out on the journey.
Tasted 24th & 25th September 2012
13.8% Alc Vol
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