February 3, 2024 - Remarkably deep color. A whiff of VA. Amazingly sweet dark cherry with a mineral base and not much tannin. Shorter finish. A real bolt from the blue and far better than the only other time I had it back in 2016.
November 11, 2023 - Still alive with a hint of sherried notes, fragrant nose. Light-medium bodied and medium finish. Palate was slightly simple despite the age.
May 2, 2023 - Return to Italy: Pio Cesare, Gaja, Oddero, Tignanello and more (Flour Shop, Charlotte, NC) (Charlotte, NC): 9 hours in advance, decanted for 30 minutes, back in the bottle and slo-ox in temperature controlled cellar. Nicely aromatic nose of dried rose petals. Very cloudy and hazy in the glass. Smooth and refined on the mouthfeel. Flavorful notes of dried raspberries. Great texture and tasty, soft finish. A deliciously elegant Barolo that can complement aged Red Burgundy.
October 3, 2022 - excellent again, my prior note applies... this one had a little more (surprisingly) tannin... actually -- at least when tasted after going into the decanter -- a bunch of tannin... settled from there with air and didn't impair the wines ability to shine!
September 16, 2022 - opened this at around 1pm (for dinner at 6)... nothing wrong, light body, not a lot there... super pumped when I drank the first sip at dinner, this opened up and had red / dark red fruit with a nice layer of spice on top, great acidity, just a lovely elegant old old barolo... just what you want, easy going with some subtlety and med plus body
February 5, 2022 - Beautiful nose & mouth feel, a great Barolo, one of the wines of the day
October 20, 2021 - texture is the best part full body, expansive plush mouthfeel, still bright acid, but the earthiness, compost and mushrooms have overtaken the fruit.
July 11, 2021 - Bottle in very good condition, small cork intact, no seepage. Medium brown core, medium garnet towards the rim, orange at the edges. Dried flowers, red fruit, cherry, plum, orange peel (or is it Grand Marnier?), earthy notes, light chocolate, light marzipan, sweet tobacco, intense spices, and balsamic notes, with lively acidity, mostly resolved tannin and superb length. Very salty. Light VA. Medium to full, and very lively and persistent. Became rich and smoothly textured with aeration. Very integrated and harmonious on day two. No need to hurry, not going down anytime soon. 92+
December 21, 2019 - Fantastic after 3 hours of being opened, without decanting. fresh red fruit, roses and completely silky tannins. incredible
January 15, 2019 - Old Barolo Night (Bar-a-Thym, Singapore): Somehow more advanced and a bit more tired than a fabulous 1958 Oddero from the same source - it was still good wine though, and certainly enjoyable in its own right. On the nose, this had more of the savoury saltiness and balsamic notes of an old Barolo than the 1958, with notes of meat and earth dancing about dark plummy fruit and more lifted smoke, spice and dried flower aromas. Very nice in an old Barolo way. The palate had a lovely liveliness to it still, with bright acidity and soft tannins draped over lovely round flavours of red fruit, earth, and some meat. Past the midpalate, a lovely blush of spice and just that tiny hint of flowers and orange peel drifted away into a decent finish. Enjoyable, if just starting to flag a bit in terms of depth. Drink up soon.