Cavalier Felice Abbona was a famous producer in Barolo in the 19th century and to be honest I though the label had disappeared.
Cav. Felice Abbona was the heritage that Emilio Pietro Abbona “il commendator Barolo” brought with him before he founded Marchesi
di Barolo. It seems like he kept the brand alive. Abbona died in 1966. This wine had a brown-red colour. Smokey nose. Some tartufi,
some perfume and lightly vegetal. It smells like a cooler and quite green vintage and I guess it was. Some complexity there. No
oxidative notes. Medium bodied Barbaresco in the mouth. Still full of life. Actually quite concentrated and almost some fat. Again
earthy, smokey, tartufi-notes. Some fine florality. Also a salty minerality. Medium acids. The finish is tannic and again shows
green vegetal notes. This was a surprisingly nice bottle from a difficult vintage. Great wine.
Arnt Egil Nordlien Tasting note: Aug-11
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