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Barolo Riserva Brunate DOCG 2005 - Borgogno Francesco
November 24, 2011
In the heart of the Langhe hills, from the Borgogno Francesco winery, we discover the Barolo Riserva Brunate D.o.c.g. 2005.
The Nebbiolo grapes, vinified in purity, come from the Brunate area, near La Morra (Cuneo), which terrain is ideal for the wine making.
As we well know the Barolo has a perfect longevity which allows it to mantain and improve over time, reaching that elegance and strenght that so much characterize it.
In this case this Barolo appears exemplary since it presents a good general structure but not yet defined in all its parts. It should, therefore, wait a minimum of 1-2 years more to really taste it in all its completeness, considering that the 2005 vintage promises significant results.
Let us analyze it in particular through the tasting notes:
The colour is clear, garnet with light orange highlights. It is quite dense showing those typical “tears” on the glass due to the amount of alcohol in it (14,5 degrees).
The aroma is delicate and slightly spicy with hints of small red fruit such as blackberries and currants.
The taste is dry, quite sapid and acid. It is a fruity wine and well tannic, a little spicy and very bitter.
Even if at the moment it is not so well balanced in all its parts, this is certainly a wine with great potentials that will reach its peak of development with the right expectation.
We can clearly combine it to rich and tasty dishes based on red meat and game such as: roasts, boiled meat, boar with Barolo, braised duck, roasted kid or with strong aged cheese like the castelmagno or the piedmontese toma.
It must be served at the middle temperature of 18/20 degrees after a right decantation.
