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Saturday, December 12, 2020 - I decanted this for 20+ hours; still a young wine, but with the extended decant, this drinks well. Complex nose - hold if you only have one or two, but this is worth taking a look at now if you have more than a couple.

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  • Comment posted by KillerJones:

    12/12/2020 7:32:00 PM - Wow, Bob - a 20 hour decant? Is there a story here or simply respect of a legendary wine?

    I imagine this was Barolo heaven - I mean, didn't WS list this as a top ten wine? 🍷

  • Comment posted by Bob H:

    12/13/2020 5:32:00 AM - The previous time I had tried it, I only decanted for 3+ hours and the wine was still too tight, so at this point, with a wine of this caliber in a classic vintage, I think the long decant served it well. We paired it with a dry aged filet in a Vietti Barolo reduction with mushrooms and shaved white truffle and it was a pretty awesome pairing 👍

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1999 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino

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