Special dinner lineup

Had a very nice selection a few days ago and wanted to share
we drank in that order

Maison Valette Pouilly Fuisse 2015 :
very nice wine but I came a bit late so I had only the very last drops. Only ever had younger Valette before but the age felt perfect

Bartolo Mascarello Barbera d’Alba 2017:
relatively intense but flavourwise very typical for Barbera d’alba. A bit on the harsher side. Fits the style of his other wines

Roagna Barbaresco Faset 2018:
without any doubt the best wine of the evening! Lighter and more delicate than most barbaresco with heavy tannins on top. Felt very alive! If you never had a good bottle of Roagna it should be on everybody’s bucket list. Truly outstanding wine!

Philine Isabelle Barolo Preda 2021:
was shocked how ready to drink this was( we left it open in a carafe for 1.5 h before drinking) even with this age. Of course it is still too young but it’s my first barolo from her and we all wanted to try her stuff because I heard only good things(I believe she is the partner of the daughter of Rinaldi and learnt how to do barolo there) was expecting this to be less fruit driven than it was but still a very very good wine.

Envinate Lousas Parcela Rosende 2023:
Didn’t know the wine/ producer before but it was a recommendation from the sommelier. Very nice and fresh. 100% Ready to drink even at that age and a perfect refresher after all those tannins.

Chateau le puy Emilien 2013:
As the last bottle it was a blast. While 2013 was officially a very bad year for Bordeaux it made the wine very fresh and more fine and sharp. Not at all what a standard wine drinker would expect when hearing Bordeaux but a truly great wine nonetheless. I had “better”(more powerful ) vintages from le puy Emilien but I think this “bad” 2013 was my favourite