I had a lot of fun raiding our cellar last month. With the excuse of the holidays, and because we are running out of room, I pulled twenty bottles over the course of December from vintages spanning 2001-2013.
I focused on Rosso and Brunello di Montalcino and on Nebbiolo – mostly Barolo and Barbaresco but also one lovely Gattinara.
As always, I opened the wines a couple hours earlier before tasting them and did not decant as I want to witness the entire evolution.
Happily, all but two of the wines proved to be gems.
Enjoy!
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Kerin O’Keefe January 2024 ©kerinokeefe.com