Saturday, September 24, 2016

Barolo (Nebbiolo) DOCG Tenuta Cappallotto 2011 - WSET Level2 Tasting (Week One)

APPEARANCE
Clarity: hazy
Intensity: deep

Colour: red: garnet/tawny

NOSE:
Condition:  clean
Intensity: medium
Aroma Characteristics: fruits (stewed fruit, cherries), flowers (rose petal, violets), oak (vanilla), other

PALATE
Sweetness: dry
Acidity: high
Tannin: high
Body medium/full
Flavour characteristics: fruits (bold stewed fruits and cherry), some chocolate, oak (vanilla)
Finish: medium
Balance: good (teacher - high acid and tannin balanced by reach fruits), personally I found it hard to drink

CONCLUSIONS
Quality: acceptable/good

My Notes:

  • Difficult to drink on its own
  • Need to balanced by heavy food, stews, beans and rich savory dishes (Grilled food, roasts, game, salty cheese … slightly difficult for vegans)


Here are some good tasting notes I found online:
Degustation notes:  Red garnet colour, a concentrated and fruity nose with scents of cloves and wood, which evolve with notes of tobacco, spicy in the mouth, characterized by aromas of cinnamon and a hint of licorice, aromatic and very powerful, with perceptible tannins.
Special notes: Barolo - a small area south of Alba, produces one of the best italian red wines. Production is concentrated in Castiglione Falletto, Monforte d'Alba, Serralunga d'Alba as well as in Barolo and La Morra. The required ageing is 3 years and 5 years for the Riserva.
https://www.coopathome.ch/en/promotions/vini-italiano/barolo-docg-tenuta-cappallotto/p/1000062011

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