Name Gattinara
Vintage 1964
Producer Giancarlo Travaglini
Appelation Gattinara DOC
Grapes Nebbiolo
Alc./vol. 13%
Other info None
Price 238,- Dkr.


The wine had an light orange-brickred colour. Browning rim. The nose was fine, displaying mushrooms, leather and hints of truffel and roses. Perhaps a bit shy first, but showed more with some air. Medium bodied and nice and elegant in the mouth. Hints of anise and truffles. No oxidation. Fine acids, but not much tannins in the end. Fully resolved and needs to be drunk right now. A more elegant side of the nebbiolo. I liked this very much.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: Jan-05


Red colour with brownish rim. Fine and complex nose. Shockingly primary and still fruity. Hints of red berries, leather, old dust. Medium bodied in the mouth. Still quite concentrated with red fruits and a leathery, old dust-complexity. Some sweetness in the fruit. Good acids and resolved tannins in the finish. Good length. This showed surprisingly younger than previous bottles and can still take on some age. Great wine.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: Nov-06


Light brown-red colour. Pretty nose; tartufi, wet earth, anise and red berries. Evolved and complex. Medium bodied and mature fruit in the mouth. Still much fruit. A core of cherries with wet earth, tartufi and anise. Fine and evolved. Fine acidity. The tannins have melted and rounded off. Good length. Drinking fine now, but seems to be able to hold longer. Great wine.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: Sep-08


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