Community Tasting Note
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Sarastro Likes this wine: 93 points
January 4, 2011 - New year's Eve bottle and well worth the choice.
Ugo Lequio has always had solid, correct and long lasting Barbarescos and this is the proof.
Decanted 3 hours in advance
Temperature of serving 19° C.
Color: Deep ruby with just a hint of mature dark orange on the outer nail
Nose: mature cherry, ribes, blackberries - the wood is perfectly balanced. long lasting, deep and evolving through the whole evening. A soft and "sexy" wine
Mouth: still a solid acidity, soft tannins, present but not intruding. Medium to long finish in mouth.
A traditional Gallina Barbaresco, well crafted, well made and that concentrates more on elegance than power. This is interesting considering that the Gallina area Barbaresco usually have a more "Barolo" approach.
Drink it before 2009 would have bene a crime, before 2011 a pity... it has reached the top now and will keep it for 5 years depending on the drinkers approach and habits.
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