An impromptu Barolo Cru tasting

I mentioned that this was one of the highlights of my Wine and Dine experiences this year. It just occurred to me whilst visitng the booth of one supplier inside the Grand Tasting Pavilion that this would be a nice thing to do, seeing as three wines made by the Marchesi di Barolo from three different sites were presented that day. Although the classification of vineyard sites in Barolo is not yet "official" ( as in defined by law, like say the Grand Cru sites in Burgundy), nevertheless they are wide accepted.

I tasted these three wines from the 2007 vintage from left to right. The Coste di Rose was ruby with a slightly sweet slightly acid slightly flowery and slightly berry nose. The palate was sweet fruity acid and tannic palate with an acid backbone finishing with a touch of tannin. The Sarmassa was similarly ruby in colour, with a sweet fruity vanilla wood nose. The palate was sweet acid a touch of tannin, well supported by an acid tannic backbone. The Cannubi was a deep ruby with a hint of garnet, and the nose was sweet rich and fruity nose. The palate was sweet fruity acid and tannic,  with a tannic acid backbone.