1988 Bartolo Mascarello Barolo

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92 Points

Wednesday, July 26, 2023 - A few epic bottles in July: This pours very light garnet in the glass, medium plus bricking, with significant yellow/orange toward the rim. The nose initially comes across a tad tired showing brown sugar and autumn foliage turning to beef broth, dried red cherry, lemon peel, sautéed porcini, and mulchy earth. The palate is light and silky with medium tannin and medium plus acid. The finish closes on significant brothy character. Unfortunately this really didn't live up to the producer reputation and while there were redeeming qualities to it, overall it came across as too tertiary to merit a higher a score. This could be a sub-optimal bottle, but everything about it looked sound visually.

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