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La Palazzina
Bramaterra
2010
4.3
Region
Italy › Piedmont › Bramaterra DOC
Type
red · still
Grapes
Croatina, Uva Rara, Nebbiolo, Vespolina
Alcohol
12.5%
Volume
750 mL
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Tasting Notes(2)
4.3
Blind, and Piemonte read clearly - the aromatics suggested Barbera or Nebbiolo, with VA, earth, horse-sweat, cherries, flowers, mushrooms. The nose reads 'older' before anything else. Palate is elegant, lean, very beautiful. Old-school in the strictest sense. Strict, in fact.
Compared to the 2015 vintage, this wine is decidedly more masculine and perhaps even more old-school, reflecting the distinct approach of two winemakers - father and son. The father, with his no-rush mentality, matured the wines for a longer period.
The wine presents a captivating nose of tea, wet wood, bay leaf, pickles, dried herbs, and bitter herbs (hey, amaro), along with notes of raw spiced meat reminiscent of steak tartare. A beautiful layer of hibiscus tea adds to the complexity. The powerful tannins are well-matured and integrated, supported by excellent acidity and juiciness. It's a neat and impressive wine.
About
La Palazzina's Bramaterra 2010 - the Roasio estate's flagship, made from approximately 80% Nebbiolo with the balance in Croatina, Vespolina, and Uva Rara, on iron-rich red porphyritic volcanic soils. Hand-harvested, native-yeast fermentation in stainless for ~20 days, then ~36 months in 35-hectolitre Slavonian botti, plus 6 months in bottle before release. Total annual estate production around 5,000 bottles.
Style sits between Gattinara's structured austerity and Lessona's perfumed elegance - the Alto Piemonte volcanic-soil signature with iron, spice, and salinity. 2010 was a legendary, classic Piedmont vintage: cool, long, balanced, the wines built for 30+ years - read in 2026, this should be drinking in its first plateau of maturity.
