Cantina Sociale di Sizzano e Ghemme Sizzano

A really fun wine to follow as it evolved. Spectacular for a $40 58 year old experience. Opened 4 hours pre-serving and decanted about an hour before first taste and it felt pretty tired. Another two hours in the decanter and it started to shed some of that fatigue and pick up steam. On night two (vacuumed overnight) the rose and cherry from my glass could be smelled from the other side of the table and it really had gained …

Spectacular for what it is: a 57 year old coop wine with 'only' about 60% Spanna (aka Nebbiolo) to fortify it. Mild tar, rose, earth and wild mushrooms, and plenty of delicious cherry. Bit thin on the finish. This was decanted about 9 hours before drinking and mainly consumed between two truffle courses. (Totally) Excellent.