Travaglini, Gattinara

10 years old, fruit is somewhat muted offering a dusty red cherry and some earthy tones. Enjoyable and might be better if consumed 2-3 years earlier.

2013 vintage

Lavender, cranberry, tar, and burning leaves to start, with some very pleasant tannins still hanging on 10 years after harvest and a cranberry-juice kind of acidity. As the glass decants, more leather, almost like a leatherbound book, and licorice come out, and the red fruits, rhubarb, sour cherry, pomegranate, and strawberry, are more at the fore. A nice before-the-fireplace sort of wine that I can imagine sitting well alongside some duck or pigeon.

2013 vintage

Very good Nebbiolo wine.

2013 vintage

Orangeröd, bra tannin o syra, viol, mörka bär, perfekt till svamprisotto, god

2013 vintage

Initially this wine was a bit muted and herbacious. I left half a bottle for the next day and then it showed a whole lot better. Usually I try to follow the development during a few hours, but I wasn’t able to do so in this case. One thing s for sure: this wine needs a fair bit of time to show its best! Medium-light ruby color. Full aromas of cherry, red berries, milk chocolate and a hint of violets. …

2013 vintage

The wine has not aged well. I drank my first bottle of this 2013 in 2008. At that time I noted that the wine was very fruit forward, but with aeration it became more balanced and pleasant. With the present bottle the fruit was mostly gone. Left was an unpleasant acidic backbone. With aeration some of the fruit returned but all and all this was a less than enjoyable drinking experience. The color was dark red and the wine did …

2013 vintage

Mit Chris

2013 vintage

Odd squarish warped bottle. Crystalline scarlet ruby with a garnet rim Soft bitter cherry opening, But gained quite a bit of leathery, tannic fruit with air. Lighter alcohol Persistent on the palate. Nice, but dry dry

2013 vintage

To be honest, the odd shape of the bottle attracted me most to this wine. And the fact that there is not a lot of Gattinara on the SG market. Led by previous CT reviews, I decanted this for 6 hours and even though I thought it was going to be enough, it still showed so much tightness. Nose was subtle, displaying mostly primary fruit at this stage complemented by hints of herbaceousness. Tannins and acidity are scorching high and …

2013 vintage

Fine Wines SG - Nebbiolo BYOB (Praelum Wine Bistro) : Medium ruby. Quite a good intensity on the nose and palate, and a good weight. Aromas and flavours of cherry, cloves, roses and tar. Good structure with intensity to boot

2013 vintage

Dusty stone cellar with everything else muted at first. Needs at least two hours of decanting. Then there’s lovely dried cherry and raspberry, roses, mushrooms, prune, spices, tar and tobacco. Complex nose. Simpler on the palate. Lighter body than barolo, more similar to Barbaresco but lacks intensity. A lot of mouth drying tannins and prominent acidity. Medium and fairly light finish. Note that this is not the riserva.

2013 vintage

Disappointing. No obvious faults but this was very pedestrian. Pleasant nose of cherry, rose, and tar and then meh. Poor QPR.

2013 vintage

Ruby garnet Fresh soft opening with a tannic finish Nice

2013 vintage

Shut down and had a funk bitterness that blew off after 1-2 hours really opened up well. Decant recommended. I opened a magnum so there was quite a bit of fruit but also some a little too much oak.

2010 vintage

Family dinner night, Farina LaFayette Village. Drinking so well right now, plenty of black cherry, anise, and sweet cedar-spice along with nice flora undertones. Food friendly acidity and a nice tannic structure. Definitely value @ $25 (Wine Library). A- (92) evaluation.

2013 vintage

Lots of berry and cherry flavors. Still little raw

2010 vintage

Medium full, very round, balanced, dusty, quite long.

2013 vintage

Light body. Lots of bricking. Plum, dried strawberry, clove, and a hint of dark cherry. A bit past its time with faded fruit and a fairly high acidity. Needs time in the decanter: ~2hours. Drink now.

2010 vintage

PnP in Leucadia. Decent and typical; not special. Mid+ body, mid acid, 13.5%

2013 vintage

Macerated with the skins for 15-18 days. Fermenting slowly in stainless steel until March, after which the wine is moved to age in oak. Aged for 2 years in huge (10000-liter) oak bottis (90%, all old) and small barriques (10%, approx. 1/5 new). 13,5% alcohol. Luminous, translucent and moderately deep cranberry red with a pale brick-orange rim. Dense and brooding yet not particularly expressive nose with dark-toned aromas of sour dark plums, some wizened black cherries, a little bit of …

2010 vintage

Clear medium light red. Nice secondary Nebbiolo nose, dark fruit, tar and mushrooms with some lively acid. Dry acid driven cherry flavours and the acid is taking over the finish.

2010 vintage

Easy-drinking Nebbiolo, acceptable QPR.

2013 vintage

Bu en succ. Bouteille de forme non-standard...dans le temps elle était givrée aussi. Pour le prix c'est correct, un peu trop sage et fin, manque de corps et finale trop courte.

2013 vintage

Medium bodied, good fruit, nice balance and complexity, riper than expected, enjoyed with Italian food, would drink again.

2013 vintage

You can taste the age. Still very full body, almost nutty and fermented flavor.

2010 vintage

Quite underwhelmed by this, especially given the price. It has all the given Nebbiolo signatures, but lacks energy and intensity.

2013 vintage

Lovely, easy to drink Nebbiolo.

2013 vintage

Deux bouteilles bu récemment. L'une droite, nette sur des notes minerales et de cerises. L'autre, plus boisée et épicée. Dans les deux cas, le vin est très sec, l'acidité relevée et la finale longue quoique rêche. Noyau de cerises et amertume en fin be bouche. Attendre!

2013 vintage

After decant, opens with floral aromas followed by spicies and tart. Well balanced, light body, smooth tanins, good acidity. Read to drink!

2010 vintage

Buy again

2010 vintage

In a great place. Balanced, pretty, floral, spicy. No sharp edges. Airy, nice perfume.

2010 vintage

Light, easy drinking, with a surprisingly nice finish.

2013 vintage

Nose of red fruits , spices, earth , toasted, on palate round , savory, nice acidity and long finish. Very good for the price I paid

2013 vintage

Black cherries, anise, earth, and tarry notes on the finish. Leathery tannins. Fruit became brighter near the end of the bottle, thinking a quick decant before serving wouldn't hurt at all. Travaglini always delivers. A- (91) evaluation.

2010 vintage

Tart black cherries with baking spices and hints of tar. Faded leather tannin adding nice structure on the finish. Pretty consistent with my 1/20/17 note. Can see this dropping off in the next few years, thinking I need to finish my last 3 bottles off early 2019. Sticking with the A- (90) evaluation.

2010 vintage

Surely Gattinara is one of the best kept secrets of the wine world. Relatively obscure, and overshadowed by the global reputation of Barolo and Barbaresco, this little region grows amazing Nebbiolo, and Travaglini in particular makes stunning wines. In spite of the eccentric and decidedly clumsy bottle shape. This is the entry-level red I think, and therefore the most accessible, but it is absolutely delicious. You'll want more and more of it. And it evolves in bottle over an hour …

2013 vintage

Another nice wine that falls short on mid-palette and finish. Thoroughly enjoyable, just missing the follow through.

2010 vintage

Consistently one of my favorite wines for pizza or red gravy pasta. Peaking well now with bright acidity and tart cherry and red currant fruit. Lighter weight but still well-structured.

2010 vintage

From a bottle opened last night - a light translucent ruby in the glass, with red fruit and menthol on the primary nose. Sweet and sour cherry fruit, with good acidity and decent persistence - I haven't started to dig in to my Barolo from this vintage yet, but if this entry-level bottling is a harbinger of things to come, definitely something to look forward to.

2010 vintage

Some orange browning on the rim. Cooked fruits (in a tired way) on the nose, tannins softened and fine grained along with quite high acidity as well as spices. Hopefully just this bottle... Medium long finish.

2010 vintage

Great with a heavy Pasta Sauce

2010 vintage

Typical Nebbiolo; nicely balanced, tart, floral, mild tar. The tannins are clearly present, but not overpowering.

2010 vintage

PnP, tart black cherry aroma with wonderful allspice-cinnamon hints initially that reveals more earthy, tarry depth as you get deeper into the bottle. Softer woody tannins at this point, sweet cedar notes have started to develop. Love to see the development here (see previous notes); glad I have at least 4 more bottles. Overall Evaluation: A-.

2010 vintage

Light translucent ruby in the glass; reticent on the nose, with red fruits in the background. Light-bodied, ripe red fruit, good acidity. Not a bell-ringer, but not bad on a Monday night with pasta.

2010 vintage

Beastly bouquet of roses, anise, and cherries. Dark cherries/strawberries followed by leather and dirt. Grippy tannin and tar. Long finish. Still somewhat wound -up.

2010 vintage

Ruby red with a brick orange hue. Nose of black cherry, roses, violet, and leather. More flavors of red fruit and spice. Strong tannins but well integrated and not overpowering or disruptive. A generous wine that stays relatively true to its genes.

2010 vintage

Travaglini's Gattinara is nothing if not consistent: balanced, lightish for a red, with a fair bit of structure too. Thin in color, with spryly acidic red fruit, shortish finish, notably light tannins. Perhaps a little too reserved to be a crowd pleaser, and a little light on distinctive personality to really delight the wine nerds, but it's hard to find fault in any element. Super food friendly, but NB its nuance could be drowned out by bolder dishes. Very good.

2010 vintage

A classic Gattinara style with lots of strawberry and very mellow tanins. Absolute Nebbiolo bargain.

2010 vintage

This was beautiful, served with meatballs and a simple pasta sauce. Light bodied, high acidity, and on the nose floral scents lead into, tar, and dried red fruits. Red fruits dominate the palate with a hint of rustic earth and mushrooms. This was one heck of a screaming deal...buy more. Excellent+

2010 vintage

2010 Travaglini Gattinara Oransjerosa med vandig kant. Sjarmerende nese med sure kirsebær, søte jordbær, rosevann. Fruktig anslag med jordbær og kirsebær, blomster. Medium til lav konsentrasjon, elegant med presise aromaer. Krydret, fast lang avslutning med litt fatpreg. Drikker meget bra etter et par timer luft. 90

2010 vintage

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