ParkHill
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I haven't tasted any of these, and the big names/big formats are expensive. The other problem is the aging requirements; you're just not going to get your pleasure for some time on any of the recent vintages.
This is an excellent producer that typically sells at a reasonable price. The 1999 is awesome, and the 2001 rates higher. WA's Galloni is much more careful with his ratings, and there is a big difference between his 93pt and 95pt. The style here will likely be tar and cherry now (but probably tannic or a bit harsh), moving to iron, mushroom, leather as it ages. 2001 is considered to be a good, structured year which requires at least another five or ten years of aging. More aromatic styles might not be closed down, but structured styles are no where near ready.
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$85. Cavallotto 2001 Barolo Riserva Bricco Boschis San Giuseppe
This is a very reputable, traditional-style producer, at a good price:
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$94 Conterno, Giacomo 2003 Barolo Cascina Francia
There's no '03 Monfortino, so all of the fruit went to the Cascina Francia - and it's a wine that transcends the vintage. When you have a wine that will age for 20+ years, who needs Monfortino? The wine is rich, dark, concentrated, but showed none of the aggressive tannin and tomato-y fruit that's so common in 2003. I think it's a classic in the making - but it needs a lot of time in your cellar. JW
1996 is a very good year, and Ceretto is a good producer. This one is an easy risk to take, without looking up the TNs:
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$74. Ceretto 1996 Barolo Prapo
You've got a shot at some older wines from G. Mascarello. He is viewed as another traditionalist, and I have really gotten tremendous pleasure out of his entry level wine which is as well-priced as Cavallotto. In my (modest) experience, "traditional" means that the wines lean to the muscular, tar and iron, rather than intense, aromatic, integrated fruit. 1997 is a warm, fruity year that should come into its drinking window earlier, so you might splurge this one, as the Ca d'Morissio is G. Mascarello's flagship vineyard:
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$225 Mascarello, Guiseppe 1997 Barolo Riserva Cà D'Morissio
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