Sørenga 5. mars 2026
Champagne Alfred Gratien Collection Memory 1998
Servert som aperitif, stram og korrekt. Lineær, presis, mye autolyse, toast og ingefær. Lagret lenge på bunnfall. Mangler litt frukt og noe anemisk. Non-malo. Ingen kosechampagne, men bra aperitif. 1999 på VP til kr. 2 997,-. 90-92 poeng.
Perlato del Bosco Rosso 2012, Tua Rita
Litt uren på nesa. Overraskende kjølig i stilen med moderat innslag av eik. Jordlig og snev av sjokolade. Usikker på om dette var en optimal flaske. 100% sangiovese. 89 poeng
Barolo Collina Rionda de Serralunga 1971, Bruno Giacosa
Transparent, tørr finish, noe medisinal, fragrant og eldet. Brent bål på nesa, røyk, fenalår og klassisk. Holder seg såvidt, trenger ikke ytterligere lagring. 90-92 poeng
Fra finewinegeeks.com :
Rionda is a vineyard in the commune of Serralunga d'Alba. As of 2010, it is the MGA Vignarionda aka VignaRionda
- It is widely considered one of the top vineyards in the Barolo region, in large part due to the wines Bruno Giacosa made from this vineyard starting in 1967 and ending with the 1993 vintage.
- The 1967 Giacosa Rionda and the 1967 Giacosa Rionda Riserva were the first single-vineyard Giacosa Barolos designated as such on the label.
- From 1967 through 1970, the white label Riondas were labeled Vigna Rionda, while the 1967 Rionda Riserva and all Giacosa Riondas from 1971 until 1993 were labeled Collina Rionda. Collina means hill in Italian, while vigna means vineyard.
- This wine came from a plot in Rionda owned by Aldo Canale. Some sources say that Canale did not sell Giacosa grapes, but rather fermented juice. I find that hard to believe given the inability of any other winemaker to make wine from these grapes that approaches the Barolo Rionda that Bruno Giacosa made.
- From 1998 until 2010, Aldo's son Tommaso Canale farmed this plot.
- In four vintages, 2003–2006, Canale sold fermented juice from his Rionda parcels to Roagna, who made a "Vigna Rionda" in each of these four vintages.
- Tommaso Canale died intestate in 2010. His parcel has been divided among 3 heirs. More than half of the holdings (about 1.2 hectares) were inherited by Aldo's niece Ester Canale Rosso whose son Davide Rosso is the winemaker at their winery Az. Agr. Giovanni Rosso. The remainder was split 0.41 hectares each to Guido Porro of Az. Agr. Guido Porro and Sergio Germano of Ettore Germano, who now have about 0.41 hectares each. The portion inherited by Ester Canale Rosso is the portion that was once owned by her father Amelio. He was the brother of Aldo Canale. When he died in 1963, Ester and her mother had to sell this parcel to Aldo. David Berry Green gives more detail here.
- Most of the Canale plot was not well-maintained. Guido Porro and Sergio Germano had to replant their entire parcels. Here is a photo of an old vine from Porro's parcel after it was ripped up. Davide Rosso replanted about 2/3 of his parcel.
Barolo Cascina Francia 1999, Giacomo Conterno
Streng og klassisk med jernfrukt og syrlig spiss. En god flaske. 93 poeng
