1961 Ermete Franchino Gattinara

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  5/8/2020 - avp wrote:

  A bottling by a Gattinara based wine seller if I've understood correctly.
  
  Rightaway upon opening a stunning nose with floral aromas and dark but surprisingly fresh fruit notes flying out of the glass. Unfortunately the palate seems disjointed and lacking precision.
  
  After a while the aromatic burst settles and notes of tobacco, tar, incense and wood oil take the limelight. A balsamic lift appears as well as some licorice and the dark fruit makes way for a more peachy character. After an hour the nose slowly starts to wear. On the mid-weight palate the fruit keeps on focusing and there's actually rather nice balance after some half an hour of decanting. Some lift and a touch of sweet bandaid-y brett. Even if the palate strenghtens while the nose is going down, the aftertaste never gets beyond the uninteresting mid-length old-wine figgy sameness.
  
  So, the nose and palate never really sang together in full harmony. Still definitely a nice bottle of wine!

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