GINI Wine Tasting

VW: Gromis barolo is owned by Gaja but much more affordable than their top black and white labels. Sweet dark cherry and flowers jumping from the glass. Quite tight with mouth coating tannis initially but well resolved after an hour of decant. The palate is well balanced, medium to full of sweet fruits. The inner mouth [...]

AC: Don’t know if it’s because I haven’t had a nice red for about 2 months, this terrific wine comes at a good price and in a good time. It is leathery and oaky in the palate, much like most of good old reds. Well balanced. It lacks the tannin a young wine usually has [...]

AC: The 2001 Scanvino was so good that after a bit more than a year, when we see this 03 available at LCBO, we immediately bought it and tasted it the same night. Opened with a fruity nose, this full bodied wine didn’t lack any fruit in the mid-palate. Concentrated, this new world-like wine certainly [...]

AC: I guess ever since I’ve tried that Paolo Scavino at Paese I’ve started to think Barolo might just be second to Bordeaux as far as old world quality wine goes… well, we’ve tried a couple of Barolo since then and doesn’t seem to bring back the memory of the Paolo, including this Mauro Molino… [...]

VW: Dark ruby with brownish tint. Explosive floral aromas literally jump out of the decanter 10 feet away when it is being decanted. A mix of flowers especially roses on top of some sweet fruits. Silky palate is in total balance and wrap up in a memorably long finish. It just tasted so young with [...]

GINI 12 (June 1, 2007) wine# 3 – AC: I think I have forgotten about this wine already… From reading over my notes the only thing that triggered my memory was its short finish. Would this not appear tonight with the other strong competitors, this is definitely still a very drinkable food wine. 89 VW: [...]

GINI 12 (June 1, 2007) wine# 4 – AC: This medium bobied wine has a soft tanin. Closing off with a reasonably long finish. It is a tiny bit overly sweet as this is something I’ve noticed in both this one and the previous La Court who are both produced by Michele Chiarlo. I might [...]

About 20+% off from LCBO which made this become a sub-35 barolo from a well known producer. Some truffle, impression of tea. Moderately tannic but it was rather acidic. Nice oak finish. This traditionally styled barolo needs more fruit to stand up to all the acidity. It would have worked better with a fatty cut [...]