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Barolo Perno Vigna Cappella di Santo Stefano

The 2015 Rocche dei Manzoni Barolo Perno Vigna Cappella di Santo Stefano has earned its place in The World of Fine Wine’s handpicked collection of tasting notes, featuring insights from the world’s foremost wine authorities. Explore in-depth commentary from wine experts Nicolas Belfrage, Bruno Besa and Andrew Jefford on Barolo Perno Vigna Cappella di Santo Stefano - an internationally acclaimed red from Piemonte.
Barolo Perno Vigna Cappella di Santo Stefano
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Wine Name
Barolo Perno Vigna Cappella di Santo Stefano

Wine Producer
Rocche dei Manzoni

Score
86

Wine Style
Red

Grape Type
Nebbiolo

Country
Italy

Vintage
2010

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Nicolas Belfrage: Medium deep with a garnet rim. Plenty of ripe, plummy fruit on the nose. Sweet and concentrated in the mouth, with just a hint of bitterness on the otherwise nicely balancing finish. Drink from 2015. 15.5

Bruno Besa: Deep garnet to tawny rim. Herbal, closed nose, with small black fruits and a hint of eucalyptus. Full body, with sweet black-fruit character, and a fairly long and clean finish. A very young wine that is difficult to judge at this stage. 16.5

Andrew Jefford: Deep, dark garnet with black hues. Powerfully aromatic, with lots of red-fruit force, but for me this also has a touch of herbaceousness, which I wasn’t hoping to find in 2010. There is also incense spice, cedar, tobacco, blackcurrant tips, Darjeeling tea: a head-turning combination. Masterful, deep, long, and complete in terms of its flavor spectrum, though there is not a lot of tannin or extract to it in the context of this tasting. Plenty of aromatic lift, plenty of personality—but that green element in the makeup is just not what I hope for. Others, though, may love the wine’s “freshness,” and it thus merits a good score. 13.5

Details

Wine expert Nicolas Belfrage
Bruno Besa
Andrew Jefford
Tastings year 2015
Region Piemonte
AppellationDOCG
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