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The September 2026 Auction: Part 1
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Estimate: $40
Very lightly scuffed capsule.
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"Ferruccio Grimaldi's 2010 Barolo is an excellent introduction to the vintage. Dark red cherry, plum, cinnamon and new leather notes emerge from the glass in a distinctive, medium-bodied Barolo. The 2010 stands out for its energy, balance and poise. Freshly cut flowers and tobacco linger on the finish. The 2010 is showing beautifully at this stage, especially if given a little aeration. Dried flowers and spices linger on the lifted finish. I very much like the sense of energy and intensity here. Grimaldi's Barolo is made from plots in Ravera and Terlo, and aged in a combination of cask and smaller French oak barrels. Given the quality of his wines, I am amazed at how under the radar Ferruccio Grimaldi remains within the Barolo landscape. Grimaldi excels with juicy, fruit-driven Barolos endowed with terrific balance and harmony. As delicious as the wines are young, they have also developed gracefully in bottle. The straight Barolo is aged in both cask and French oak, while the single-vineyard bottlings only see barrique, but the oak influence is much lower than it was when Grimaldi first burst onto the scene in the late 1990s."
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"Ferruccio Grimaldi's 2010 Barolo is an excellent introduction to the vintage. Dark red cherry, plum, cinnamon and new leather notes emerge from the glass in a distinctive, medium-bodied Barolo. The 2010 stands out for its energy, balance and poise. Freshly cut flowers and tobacco linger on the finish. The 2010 is showing beautifully at this stage, especially if given a little aeration. Dried flowers and spices linger on the lifted finish. I very much like the sense of energy and intensity here. Grimaldi's Barolo is made from plots in Ravera and Terlo, and aged in a combination of cask and smaller French oak barrels. Given the quality of his wines, I am amazed at how under the radar Ferruccio Grimaldi remains within the Barolo landscape. Grimaldi excels with juicy, fruit-driven Barolos endowed with terrific balance and harmony. As delicious as the wines are young, they have also developed gracefully in bottle. The straight Barolo is aged in both cask and French oak, while the single-vineyard bottlings only see barrique, but the oak influence is much lower than it was when Grimaldi first burst onto the scene in the late 1990s."
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Italy grows more indigenous grape varieties than any other country and produces wine in all 20 of its regions. From Piedmont's Nebbiolo to Tuscany's Sangiovese, its finest wines pair structure and bright acidity with a strong sense of place.
In Italy's northwest, Piedmont is home to Nebbiolo, the grape behind the powerful, perfumed and long-lived reds of Barolo and Barbaresco. Fog-shrouded hills and calcareous soils define its greatest wines.
The 'King of Wines,' a powerful, tannic and perfumed Nebbiolo from Piedmont's Langhe hills, celebrated for tar-and-roses aromatics and extraordinary aging potential.
Produces pale but powerfully tannic and perfumed reds with tar, rose and cherry notes. The grape behind Barolo and Barbaresco, it is among the most age-worthy in the world.