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• WeintrinkerinNH Likes this wine: 94 points

  March 30, 2024 - Tremendous nose, floral, fruity, minty, medicinal. Wine coats the mouth with red fruit and some heat. Appears to be close to peak, maybe a couple years left for blending of fruit and heat. Beautiful finish with herbal accents.

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• Rafa01 wrote: 93 points

  December 30, 2023 - Cranberries, red cherries, fennel, tea leaves
  
  Brick colour is evident, tannins very much present but not aggressive. It coats the mouth like cream.
  
  It’s a big wine however it shows the elegance of Nebbiolo.
  
  It fills the palate, nose has moved on to bouquet garni, beef stock , intense floral notes, violets, camphor, iron.
  
  Intense nose, finish medium +, within its drinking window but will benefit from further ageing
  
  Easily 20 years left

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• Tannatastic Likes this wine: 91 points

  December 29, 2023 - 4 hours decant (I’d advise more I think at the moment).
  
  More relaxed than this time 5 years ago, but this is most certainly a wine built for the ages. It centres on cherry, but there’s definitely a savoury edge, and a spice (pepper? Mint even?). Plenty of acidity, but tannins still much more prominent than it's (more feminine?) stablemate.
  
  Much, much more stuffing than La Serra (although, in mitigation, I'm a bigger fan of the La Serra style).
  There’s something else on the finish that I can’t quite put my finger on, it’s almost like the paint box aspect I get with some vintages of La Serra).
  
  In conclusion - this is going to depend how you like 'em. The potential is off the charts but, for me, I think another 5 years is going to be hugely beneficial (rather like my other half predicted a few years ago!)

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• Michael T. Zoppo Likes this wine:

  December 4, 2023 - This wine is in a perfect spot (for me). Beautiful fruit is still there, and tertiary notes are present, but not in the forefront. Textbook classic Barolo.

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• hankj wrote: 91 points

  December 2, 2023 - This is about peak drinking right now if your palate doesn't want to trade thinner acidity for remaining fruit. I'd give the aromatics a 93 and mouth 89 if I could split the score.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2008
• Type Red
• Producer Marcarini
• Varietal Nebbiolo
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Brunate
• Country Italy
• Region Piedmont
• SubRegion Langhe
• Appellation Barolo
• UPC Codes 726452010670, 726452011172, 726452014371

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• Pending Delivery 24 (2%)
• In Cellars 819 (70%)
• Consumed 320 (28%)

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