March 11, 2022 - Sultry and delicious and chewy. No rush
March 4, 2022 - The age is showing - but still a good acidity - both tannins and acidity are medium plus - both are good integrated - the wine has a fine balance - you are getting lots of mature fruit - its cherries, mature plums and hints of blackberries - we are also getting menthols and leather - also forrest floor. We tried 1998 before opening this bottle - 1998 was flawed (dead) - this wine is clearly drinking well and ready to drink. We are ending on 93 - but was talking about 92.
March 30, 2019 - Slow ox over 3 hours and drank over 2 hours. Age is showing in color. Edge is brown'ish, core is red/brown'ish. Nose was a bit old/bad at first but improved and became nice. Palate is mostly ageing notes. Still tanings, good balance and acidity. Very pleasent notes of forest floor, mushrooms, wet?. Medium to long finish. Very nice.
June 9, 2014 - Once again completely overoaked nebbiolo. One of my most stupid purchase. Not entirely unexpectedly after the having 36 months in barrique. A little more elasticity than carrobric 1997. And as in the carrobric you can clearly see that there was good grape material from the very beginning.
March 21, 2014 - A magnifficent Barolo. Medium to dark garnet. Continuously evolving nose of cherry, leather, violets and minerality. Medium to full-bodied with smooth tannins, bright fruit and balancing acidity. Complex and refined. Long aftertaste. At a great stage to enjoy but decanting is suggested.
March 21, 2014 - Constantly evolving aromas in the glass, if a little tight at first. Amazingly smooth texture and mellow tannins, especially for a Barolo. This wine would have benefited with decanting which I didn't do, but it's ok - last glass was the best... Dark cherry fruit, mineral and graphite notes, leather, floral elements, some volatility and after some time in the glass a hint of vanilla oak notes. Palate was amazing with its mellowness and depth of flavor. A great wine at peak probably, but with time left.
February 20, 2014 - Wow ! This is in a perfect place with a great core of fruit but more than enough acidity to keep this fresh and lively. Great now but has a few years left before it starts to fade
June 2, 2012 - Painfully young and for me hard to evaluate. .
February 17, 2011 - The initial nose heavy with sweet strawberries, along with alcohol, left me in anticipation. Unfortunately, the palate doesn't live up to the expectation. Good but not great and seems quite narrow in focus. 50+8+9+17+7=91
October 23, 2010 - RUSSK WWiz Barolo Tasting at Primavera. Mid-tier. Group's 2nd WOTN. Still tight and bitter.