Community Tasting Note
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dcwino wrote: 96 points
November 26, 2013 - I wonder if it is bottle variation or the cold and damp weather but this bottle showed incredibly well compare to the last. Pop and pour, expressive nose of intensely sweet dry red fruits, fig newton, licorice, anise, fig newton, tar, leather, soy, ash and mineral. Much more generous fruit expression which nicely counter balances the tannins, silky, mineral and cool palate impression and long seamless finish. Masculine overall impression yet beautiful fruit makes the wine much less austere than the last bottle. This is a classic Barolo with strong presence of mineral, iron, tar and smoke. Very much Monfortino like but less balsamic note. Based on this bottle, I highly recommend. Serving with white truffle, egg and cream didn't hurt.
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