2008 Bordeaux and Barolo 4-Pack
A Traditionalist’s Vintage
In both Bordeaux and Piedmont, the 2008 vintage yielded structured, muscular wines with lively acidity and firm tannins that are only now beginning to soften. A year that recalls an era before global warming and the prevalence of overripe, over-extracted, and downright overblown styles, it allowed traditionalists like the Fantino brothers of Monforte d’Alba and Château Gombaude-Guillot of Pomerol to craft seriously profound, perfumed, age-worthy wines. After all, Barolo is often compared to red Burgundy, but Nebbiolo from Monforte may actually have more in common with Merlot grown on the Pomerol plateau: both showcase plush fruit, powerful structure, and often develop notes of truffle with bottle age.
This discounted four-pack will allow you to dive in right away and also save a second bottle for ten or twenty years down the line. It may sound like a long time, but remember, time flies. –Anthony Lynch
2008 Bordeaux & Barolo 4-Pack
2 bottles of each
2008 Barolo Bussia Riserva “Cascina Dardi” • A. & G. Fantino $67.00
2008 Pomerol • Château Gombaude-Guillot $69.00
Normally $272.00
SPECIAL SAMPLER PRICE
$249
This item is not eligible for discounts |
Wine Type: | sampler |
Bottle Size: | 750mL |
Normally $272.00 SPECIAL SAMPLER PRICE $249.00 |