Community Tasting Note

ParkHill wrote:

Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - Pale rose colored; Delicately serious. Very pleasant but without much intensity at 24 hours. More spice-box than fruity, but nothing strong is really coming forward. I'm guessing we get a bunch more fruit at 48 hours; let's see. Two years since my last taste which was quite muted.

[48 hours]. Yep, some nice cherry comes forward, plus more complexity and a bit of supporting tannin. Light acids & modest tannins, but that merely adds to the restrained-not-fresh impressions. The flavors changed from light-spicy to a little more earthy-spicy, not the tar you often get, more woody or fall forest-floor than iron. Very nice in a rich, complex but not intense way. I keep savoring my memories of this wine, which implies we have something special here.

Very interesting to compare with Colle dei Venti (actually Icardi) Barolo 2000. The CdV is so fruity and forward, while the Monprivato is so elegant and restrained. The former is certainly a nice wine, but the latter is almost magical. I had to move it to 93 pts.

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