this wine did not turn out as I had hoped

At any rate

the greatest vintages from Bodegas Fernando Remirez de Ganuza in my opinion are 2004 and 2001

honey and chalk on the nose

The 2008 Barolo Bricco Sarmassa is fabulous

Pingus (Peter Sisseck), Psi other_regions_australia this wine did not turnA particularly dry and vintage, the old vines of the appellation resisted the heat well, but are extremely concentrated. The 95% Tempranillo, 5% Garnacha blend remains tightly closed up at this point. Needs carafing (first time I think I have ever done that for what is effectively a cooperative wine), and opens up to reveal the same tapenade and plump fruit frame of the 2010 vintage. Aged in a mix of differently sized oak casks and cement tanks, with