Monday, July 3, 2023 - No notes taken. Highly intense nose full of tar and roses, menthol and herbs. Dark fruit. Well defined. On the palate so round and smooth, full of fine red berries, tar, roses, herbs, crushed rocks. Complex, precise, elegant, airy with lots of intensity and very harmonious. A quintessential Barbaresco with all the telltale aromas and the fine structure and necessary textural depth.
Decanting: At first, I thought this might be over the hill but all that musty and soy aromas blew off with a bit of air. The wine got actually fresher, so some decanting is advised.