Have had the 07 Pajana from various cases over the years, and this one, interestingly from a wooden case, was the best showing so far. Has none of the oxidization I was getting with bottles from cardboard cases earlier. Showing very dark fruit and tar notes, but also good acidity and freshness, this is a good Barolo if not my preferred style. Medium tannins are still there, not very polished but also not intrusive at this point in time. Short to medium finish.
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had this a few weeks ago - plums, anise, pretty mouthful and nice tannins - a great wine with the braised lamb shank osso bucco we slow cooked for 3+ hours!
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Decanted for an hour. Still a beautiful wine. Tannins still present but smoother. Remainder in the corked bottle held up for two days. Cork in great shape.
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At La Masseria in PBG. This was in a perfect spot. Well integrated with accents of black and green pepper. Great fragrance in the glass. Pop and pour after 30 minutes of air time.
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Cherry, menthol, bacon fat. Still medium + tannic structure, but the beauty of it has been lost behind all the oxidation. Would not hold if you have it in the cellar.
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Paired beautifully with Axis deer tenderloin and carbonara. Surprisingly big wine given the age. Notes of balsamic, strawberries, and tertiary notes of leather couch
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Compared to the Corino Giachini, this is more red fruited, with intense cherries, and menthol. More structured and floral as well. Ann preferred the Corino, and didn’t love this, but both were good in different styles. No need to rush with this one, where I feel like the Corino is at peak and will start a slow decline. I was sorry to see this bottle emptied. Both had a lot of sediment.
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beautiful wine; esp with the waygu strip steak we had with it! the tannins softened with the steak and it was in a great spot - rose infused dark cherry, earth/tar notes, good acidity, strong tannins. perfume is pretty but on the more muted side. didnt decant but did open the bottle about 45 to 60 minutes before we started to pour and drink from it. def not past its peak but probably will see the fruit diminish more each year so a good time to drink now.
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Blood red with heady aromas of red cherry, roses, rose hip, truffle and earth which fills the room, let alone the nose! The palate has red cherry, raspberry, Italian herbs and the tertiary, soil notes come through. Still has grip but not overwhelming and a very long finish. Perfect with a great meat dish.
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Decanted two hours floral nose and cherry with cherry and some other darker fruit on the palate. Balanced well. Has many years left but drinking well now with good fruit
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Excellent richer, darker (new world-ish?) style Barolo; Lovely darker dried rose petals, orange pith, black cassis/blackberry, coffee grounds/cacao. Rich, smooth, tannins leveling out, long. At Forma L's bday. Actually quite good with tangy, peppery cacio e pepe, but best with braised short ribs.
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In my cellar since release. Decanted about 2 hours before tasting over an additional 4 hours. Slightly translucent medium to dark garnet color. Nose is clearly oak influenced but mostly integrated with vanilla, tobacco, truffle, cherry and dark berries and perhaps a whiff of eucalyptus. Palate is modestly tannic but really shows fairly well balanced with nice bright acidity and a surprisingly soft texture (at about 2-3 hours open, then gets a bit sharper edged toward the end of the evening. There is much the same on the palate as the nose but there is a distinct charcoal element that was fine with grilled steaks and a lightly spicy (Asian) finish. No sign of bricking nor any oxidation to speak of so I would think this has many years of enjoyment left.
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I am still waiting to be blown away from a wine from Clerico. I'm not really happy with how the later vintages has shown. To modern and polished for my taste. Oak and extracted fruit. The 2007 vintage are very fruit driven and ripe in Piemonte, and that does not help this producer. Especially not with the winemaking style shown since around the new millennium. Not a bad wine in anyway, just not shaking my tree. Decent and went good with food tonight, but I want more from my Barolos.
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Drinking great right now -- DRINK! This is classic Barolo with all the good things about it. Great structure, tons of minerialiness and that dried fruit ... loved it
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In der Nase kompakt und nicht sonderlich differenziert, vom ersten Eindruck her könnte es auch ein guter Sangiovese sein: Kirsche, rote Beeren, Erde. Mit mehr Luft kommt nach einiger Zeit auch etwas Nebbiolo mit getrockneten Rosenblättern, etwas Teer und medizinalen Anklängen. Am Gaumen fast schon rustikal, hohe Säure, intensive, rote Kirsche und Johannisbeere, das Tannin erschlägt einen nicht (mehr) aber ist präsent und adstringierend.
Im Moment irgendwo zwischen ok und gut, bin mir nicht ganz sicher wo die Reise hingeht. Da wird sicher noch mehr kommen. Einerseits für einen Modernisten in einem warmen Jahr und 13 Jahren auf der Flasche ziemlich verschlossen und echt rustikal, anderseits auch ein typischer Monforte. Ich mache meine nächste Flasche nicht vor 2025 auf.
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Ok, this was very nice and all, but probably the most modernist Barolo I've had in a long time. Dark ruby, deep concentration of color; whiff of oak on the nose, rich berry fruit, hardly any earth tones or medicinal notes I love in Barolo; on the palate, slick and soft, usual big tannins but these are long-chain caressing tannins alla Napa Valley. Ripe almost sweet black berry and cassis fruit as opposed to red fruits and rose petal, licorice, etc. Nice wine, but not really in character. Stunningly good however with lamb tamales! W/Ang. 91-92 Not quite sure how to square this with my previous notes.
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Blood red with aromas of earth, truffle and mushroom plus redcurrant and red cherry. The palate has lots of intensity with red cherry and redcurrant flavours, the savoury umami of mushroom and truffle come into play too and some damp forest floor. Tannins are still present but not obtrusive but this is after a four hour decant...
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This benefitted from a 7 hour decant and wow this has come a long way since 2012. The balance and finish have arrived. This has decades left and is finally starting to approach its prime. Revisit 2023
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Focused and tight, a nice, elegant experience from the nose to the finish. But I'd wait at least another 5 years, maybe 10 for this promising wine to loosen up.
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Vinous London dinner, January 2020 (La Trompette): Really enjoyed this, although some were of the view it was too modern. Nose was enticing and not too oaky. Fresh on the palate and with decent body and length, but perhaps a touch of over-extraction apparent on the finish.
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Excellent all around balance, hitting its stride agewise, and complex savory-iodine-like aromatics. Excellent concentration and stucture. Blind group Teviot. 2 days later still firing on all cylinders.
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Intense licorice and candied black cherries and heat! No elegance here, seemed overdone... not recognizable as a Barolo to me. Did not pair well w sausage pasta, maybe pair w grilled steak next time.
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nose-plum, gassy, mouth - nicely complex but a bit all over the place with fruit, tannin, and even some mild VA. evocative of a hypothetical mix one part napa, one part etna, one part barolo. Per daniele one of the few monforte tasted to actually show well the following day. Hold (or decant).
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Has acquired a lovely richness with dark plum, balsamic, and sweet tobacco notes. Tannins are still strong but not untamed and the fruit is glorious. A sort of elixir tonight.
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Small tasting glass @ VINEUM during service, so a brief note. Red fruit, cherry, flower and earthly flavors. A great Barolo indeed and coming in to the perfect drinking window now...
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As others have mentioned, color is pretty dark for a nebbiolo. It's got an equally dark fruit profile, too. Still mostly primary at this point with the ripe fruit taking the center stage, though there is also some florals, licorice, and oak spices present. Tannins are beginning to soften but will still need a few years to round out fully. Not sure what I would have pegged this for in a blind tasting - maybe an aglianico or a particularly aggressive young Burg.
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Balsamic notes, dark fruit, minerality, floral notes. Rather delicate at first, then quite grippy with powerful tannins. Good fruit and acidity throughout, long finish. Needs time. 92-93+
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young. could use another 3-5 years in the bottle. tar, dark red fruit on the nose. plenty of acidity in the mouthful and finish. very grippy tannins that arent as soft as i would like. but when those tannins soften, the finish will be long. has the stuffing to age.
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nose - baking spice, smoke, menthol, shoe polish mouth - lovely cornucopia of red and dark fruits while being lithe and restrained. I can see the analogy with a nice Burgundy, with the main difference that the tannins here are slightly more astringent that I'd expect for the later. A long complex and somewhat tannic finish of very pure cherry fruit, orange peel, and spice. excellent showing. drinks lovely now but has life.
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Delicious. Pretty young, would have benefited from a few hours of decant. Still, very tasty, great fruit with some strong tannins that will mello with age or decant. I’d give it 8-10 years.
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cherry, black licorice, higher acidity that i find in all italian reds and grippy tannins. a yummy wine that is terrific with red meat - in this case a grilled rib eye. i decanted it but only for 15 minutes and enjoyed it as it opened.
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The nose was dark and imposing with its ripe black fruits, spice orange and licorice, which were complemented by lifting notes of pine, menthol and minerals. On the palate, I found dense textures offset by brighter red berry bruit than expected, as the ‘07 Pajana came across as primary and still a bit disjointed. Youthful tannin saturated the senses through the finish with hints of minerals and spice lingering on.
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Bright red with orange tint. Lovely bouquet. Slightly sweet. Elegant, well balanced fruit, acidity, tannins. Real depth of flavour. Just lacks that extra dimension of complexity.
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Lovely classic Barolo with the tar and roses thing going on, dried pot-pouri, rose petals, cherry skin, licorice/anise, minerally rocks-slight medicinal thing, very savory; silky but great structure with full but not drying tannins, rather big as this is a '07, but really nice with rich red pasta sauce and sausage with spaghetti. Drinking well now, but still could use 5-8 years and more. 92-93
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At 10 years getting ready to drink. Slightly brickish at the rim. Stemmy tar and floral notes with touch of volatile acidity. Juicy cherry, toast, leather, walnut wood with solid core of tannins. Ages left to go.
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Nez mat, austère sans grande complexité à ce stade. Bouche puissante mais dynamique qui souffre malheureusement d'une sensation de sécheresse très marquée sur la finale.
Regoûté le soir, rien n'y fera, aucune évolution notable si ce n'est une aromatique encore moins sympathique avec quelques notes de vernis.
Aucun plaisir sur ce vin
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Tuesday Night Double Blind $40+: Darker core with lighter crimson rim; oak, fresh cherry, roses, high toned, cedary, wormwood; high toned palate, darker cherry, some herbs, depth, firm tannin, leather, long finish, some polish; nice wine but would like tannin to soften.
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Structured. Complex scents of mint, tobacco, funghi and earthy. High acidity. Relatively good now with decantation, but it will be better in the next 10 years.
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Granato intenso, luminoso. Naso esemplare del miglior approccio modernista: menta, cacao amaro, anice, chiodo di garofano, note pepate in evoluzione verso il goudron, acciuga. Bocca intensa, grande sapidità, esemplari tannino ed acidità. Chiude su note di liquirizia, anice, spezie orientali. Lunghissimo.
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Dark red with rose scented, well made I was impressed with this Clerico, full bodied excellent balance but still about 3-5 years to being ready, decanted for 6 hours 94+
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Första flaskan jag öppnar. Kommer att vänta med nästa i minst 5 år. Detta är ett väldigt bra vin med mörka körsbär, mint, lakrits, svamp, fat och rätt rustika toner. Känns fortfarande som att det har väl kärva tanniner men har verkligen frukten och syran som kan väga upp det, men behöver ytterligare 5-10 för att rundas av och mogna.
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Pnp, plenty of licorice, menthol nose almost like a CdP. Tannic and grippy on palate, almost like chewing thick dark grape skins, lightly bitter too, More oak than any fruit here, after 5 hrs in BT with cork, it tasted like Burgundy's Nuit St George's wines, earthy, rustic and firm tannin persisted. But luckily, this is my last BT, LOL.
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Nose: Lavishly aromatic. Dark watermelon aromas and sporty male perfume towards Aqua di Gio. Decidedly fragrant and refined, however rather unusual from the wine POV. Wet cement and licorice as well.
Superbly balanced with M-body, laser-sharp +++ tannins, licorice galore and still very young. There are a lot of unrealized potentials just waiting to come out. Has enough umpa-umpa to develop for at least ten more years and live long after that.
After 5 hrs decant, the aromatics refined themselves towards dried leaves, some smoked meat and away with the perfume. Palate stayed tight (Som hos flickan från Gränna) throughout the evening and married all foods.
Two more btls to go, next one ~2025.
At overperforming Restaurant Tani.
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Tasted blind. Minty and menthol, red cherry nose. The palate has a smooth entry of sour red cherry, black pepper and big, drying tannins. Very good wine that needs a long decant and more time to unfurl those big tannins.
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Dark and concentrated on the eye for a Barolo. Floral and elegant nose which gives way to red berry fruit and black liquorice. Very concentrated, intense red currant and berry flavours, tannins and acidity still pronounced but bearable and certainly works with food. Nice long finish. This is excellent and will improve as those tannins and acidity calm down. In the meantime decant an hour prior to tucking in.
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This was something else - on opening it was wildly aromatic with bright cranberry and menthol with a strong floral component. In the mouth it was tart and vibrant for just a few seconds and then the acids and tannins completely blew up, dominating everything. Five hours passed before dinner and by then the wine calmed down. The flavors became darker but the fine-grained tannins much tighter. The aromatics were more calm but just as compelling. Late in the day, open 10 hours by then, the wine stayed tight. Not sure what that means for aging - perhaps that there is a long future ahead. In any event, while not a brilliant wine it was certainly memorable.
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A great wine for the money. I bought 6 @ $74 each. They are well worth it. Fully developed and ready to drink. Great aromas and taste. Pretty color. Nothing to be said negative about this one.
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Decanted and allowed to breath for half an hour before the first taste. Medium-bodied, and light-medium ruby red color in the glass. First thought was this is reminiscent of an elegant Burgundy. Not highly fruit-driven albeit somewhat shut down at this stage. Nose is lightly floral yet somewhat withdrawn. Needs more bottle-aging. Smooth tannins (I didn’t get anything really intense or harsh) and good acidity levels. Long acidic finish.
After 2 hours, the floral aromas are more pronounced although as yet not too complex. It had bodied up in the decanter and had a smoother, more velvety finish. Good accompaniment for roast lamb.
Enjoyable now, but definitely needs a few more years of cellaring before I try the next bottle. 90 for now. Potential to be a point or two higher in a few years.
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S&E Wine Club - Italian Blind Wine Tasting (Our House): A slightly lighter Barolo by my estimation - Nice moderately long finish - This bottle had not had much decanting and it would have been interesting to have tasted after a long decanting.
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Blind Italian Reds at the Ballingtons' (Great Falls, VA): tasted blind; had not been decanted and clearly needed it - but it was quite smooth with intense drying tannins. A little caramel appearing on the front palate. Would have loved to have had this with more air to see where it could go.
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Tight as a drum. Only opened up a little bit on day 3. Tannic. Classic flower and tar profile, red berry fruits, well balanced, long finish. Give future bottles a long time in the cellar.
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First taste was a little harsh, bitter and tanic. Decanted and waited 2-3 hours before drinking and ended up enjoying it quite a bit. Definitely needs some time. ate with pizza in the wood fired oven.
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Tightening up on the nose, this shows better on the palate where it reveals layers of dried cherry, rose petal, and sweet berry fruit flavors. Mouthfilling, but ripe tannins; needs time.
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This wine wins it on all points compared to the 2007 Ciabot Mentin Ginestra; better fruit juice, more exclusive oak. Also earthy and rustic and a mouth full of good wine. Wait for another 5+ years is probably a wise thing to do.
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3/22/2024 - bonedoc wrote:
Ditto last note. Missing the elegance I love in Barolo.
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2/25/2024 - pavel_p wrote: 92 Points
Have had the 07 Pajana from various cases over the years, and this one, interestingly from a wooden case, was the best showing so far. Has none of the oxidization I was getting with bottles from cardboard cases earlier. Showing very dark fruit and tar notes, but also good acidity and freshness, this is a good Barolo if not my preferred style. Medium tannins are still there, not very polished but also not intrusive at this point in time. Short to medium finish.
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12/10/2023 - winelover1808 Likes this wine: 92 Points
had this a few weeks ago - plums, anise, pretty mouthful and nice tannins - a great wine with the braised lamb shank osso bucco we slow cooked for 3+ hours!
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12/4/2023 - CRL Stc Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted for an hour. Still a beautiful wine. Tannins still present but smoother. Remainder in the corked bottle held up for two days. Cork in great shape.
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10/21/2023 - SMagowan Likes this wine: 94 Points
At La Masseria in PBG. This was in a perfect spot. Well integrated with accents of black and green pepper. Great fragrance in the glass. Pop and pour after 30 minutes of air time.
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10/1/2023 - yaanik wrote: 88 Points
Cherry, menthol, bacon fat. Still medium + tannic structure, but the beauty of it has been lost behind all the oxidation. Would not hold if you have it in the cellar.
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9/24/2023 - mark2eye Likes this wine: 93 Points
Paired beautifully with Axis deer tenderloin and carbonara. Surprisingly big wine given the age. Notes of balsamic, strawberries, and tertiary notes of leather couch
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9/4/2023 - Outplaying wrote:
Compared to the Corino Giachini, this is more red fruited, with intense cherries, and menthol. More structured and floral as well. Ann preferred the Corino, and didn’t love this, but both were good in different styles. No need to rush with this one, where I feel like the Corino is at peak and will start a slow decline. I was sorry to see this bottle emptied. Both had a lot of sediment.
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6/10/2023 - vinodolphin Likes this wine: 91 Points
Delicious and paired nicely with a tenderloin.
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5/7/2023 - winelover1808 Likes this wine: 92 Points
beautiful wine; esp with the waygu strip steak we had with it! the tannins softened with the steak and it was in a great spot - rose infused dark cherry, earth/tar notes, good acidity, strong tannins. perfume is pretty but on the more muted side. didnt decant but did open the bottle about 45 to 60 minutes before we started to pour and drink from it. def not past its peak but probably will see the fruit diminish more each year so a good time to drink now.
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3/11/2023 - bacchus of knockholt Likes this wine: 91 Points
Blood red with heady aromas of red cherry, roses, rose hip, truffle and earth which fills the room, let alone the nose! The palate has red cherry, raspberry, Italian herbs and the tertiary, soil notes come through. Still has grip but not overwhelming and a very long finish. Perfect with a great meat dish.
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2/27/2023 - Handy1 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Decanted two hours floral nose and cherry with cherry and some other darker fruit on the palate. Balanced well. Has many years left but drinking well now with good fruit
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2/17/2023 - benny wrote: 96 Points
On top of its game. Decanted for one hour. No sediment.
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9/10/2022 - unrelenting wrote:
Reserving a rating because it probably suffered from much travel
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7/10/2022 - lvjohn Likes this wine: 93 Points
Great wine that needs to be filtered to really enjoy it. Starts out with excellent cherry notes that then morph into something darker and wonderful.
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3/20/2022 - Papa Eo Likes this wine: 96 Points
Outstanding - one of the best bottles we’ve had, paired great with our homemade pasta
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11/9/2021 - 560 B&W Likes this wine: 94 Points
On the full side, but not overblown. 14.5%
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10/15/2021 - Cipivts Likes this wine: 94 Points
Great balance and in a very good place, violets, cherries, tannins are present, alcohol is quite high but integrated. Really good
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9/5/2021 - peternelson Likes this wine: 92 Points
Excellent richer, darker (new world-ish?) style Barolo; Lovely darker dried rose petals, orange pith, black cassis/blackberry, coffee grounds/cacao. Rich, smooth, tannins leveling out, long. At Forma L's bday. Actually quite good with tangy, peppery cacio e pepe, but best with braised short ribs.
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7/31/2021 - oldwines Likes this wine: 93 Points
In my cellar since release. Decanted about 2 hours before tasting over an additional 4 hours. Slightly translucent medium to dark garnet color. Nose is clearly oak influenced but mostly integrated with vanilla, tobacco, truffle, cherry and dark berries and perhaps a whiff of eucalyptus. Palate is modestly tannic but really shows fairly well balanced with nice bright acidity and a surprisingly soft texture (at about 2-3 hours open, then gets a bit sharper edged toward the end of the evening. There is much the same on the palate as the nose but there is a distinct charcoal element that was fine with grilled steaks and a lightly spicy (Asian) finish. No sign of bricking nor any oxidation to speak of so I would think this has many years of enjoyment left.
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3/19/2021 - Ramberg wrote: 89 Points
I am still waiting to be blown away from a wine from Clerico.
I'm not really happy with how the later vintages has shown.
To modern and polished for my taste.
Oak and extracted fruit.
The 2007 vintage are very fruit driven and ripe in Piemonte, and that does not help this producer.
Especially not with the winemaking style shown since around the new millennium.
Not a bad wine in anyway, just not shaking my tree.
Decent and went good with food tonight, but I want more from my Barolos.
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2/19/2021 - Wino from Michigan wrote: 93 Points
Drinking great right now -- DRINK! This is classic Barolo with all the good things about it. Great structure, tons of minerialiness and that dried fruit ... loved it
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1/7/2021 - Marcus Vin Rouge Likes this wine: 94 Points
Great window.
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1/3/2021 - pinotwok wrote: 90 Points
In der Nase kompakt und nicht sonderlich differenziert, vom ersten Eindruck her könnte es auch ein guter Sangiovese sein: Kirsche, rote Beeren, Erde. Mit mehr Luft kommt nach einiger Zeit auch etwas Nebbiolo mit getrockneten Rosenblättern, etwas Teer und medizinalen Anklängen. Am Gaumen fast schon rustikal, hohe Säure, intensive, rote Kirsche und Johannisbeere, das Tannin erschlägt einen nicht (mehr) aber ist präsent und adstringierend.
Im Moment irgendwo zwischen ok und gut, bin mir nicht ganz sicher wo die Reise hingeht. Da wird sicher noch mehr kommen. Einerseits für einen Modernisten in einem warmen Jahr und 13 Jahren auf der Flasche ziemlich verschlossen und echt rustikal, anderseits auch ein typischer Monforte. Ich mache meine nächste Flasche nicht vor 2025 auf.
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1/2/2021 - peternelson Likes this wine: 91 Points
Ok, this was very nice and all, but probably the most modernist Barolo I've had in a long time. Dark ruby, deep concentration of color; whiff of oak on the nose, rich berry fruit, hardly any earth tones or medicinal notes I love in Barolo; on the palate, slick and soft, usual big tannins but these are long-chain caressing tannins alla Napa Valley. Ripe almost sweet black berry and cassis fruit as opposed to red fruits and rose petal, licorice, etc. Nice wine, but not really in character. Stunningly good however with lamb tamales! W/Ang. 91-92
Not quite sure how to square this with my previous notes.
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12/18/2020 - SMagowan Likes this wine: 92 Points
Still a little young. Tannins not completely integrated but tasty red fruits predominate. Wait a couple of years.
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9/13/2020 - bacchus of knockholt Likes this wine: 91 Points
Blood red with aromas of earth, truffle and mushroom plus redcurrant and red cherry. The palate has lots of intensity with red cherry and redcurrant flavours, the savoury umami of mushroom and truffle come into play too and some damp forest floor. Tannins are still present but not obtrusive but this is after a four hour decant...
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8/16/2020 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 93 Points
This benefitted from a 7 hour decant and wow this has come a long way since 2012. The balance and finish have arrived. This has decades left and is finally starting to approach its prime. Revisit 2023
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7/26/2020 - Rich.Herbs Likes this wine:
Focused and tight, a nice, elegant experience from the nose to the finish. But I'd wait at least another 5 years, maybe 10 for this promising wine to loosen up.
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6/19/2020 - robferguson1 wrote: 92 Points
Very deep and so long , maybe lacking elegance but very good
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1/20/2020 - NickA Likes this wine: 91 Points
Vinous London dinner, January 2020 (La Trompette): Really enjoyed this, although some were of the view it was too modern. Nose was enticing and not too oaky. Fresh on the palate and with decent body and length, but perhaps a touch of over-extraction apparent on the finish.
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9/6/2019 - Raizes Likes this wine: 90 Points
黑樱桃、黑李子、香草、丁香、巧克力和少许泥土、松露气息。酒体强劲饱满，酸度能够和丰富的单宁相匹配，不过大方向依然是成熟浓郁和高萃取的现代路线。拥有高品质的同时显得个性有所欠缺。
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8/20/2019 - peternelson wrote: 93 Points
Excellent all around balance, hitting its stride agewise, and complex savory-iodine-like aromatics. Excellent concentration and stucture. Blind group Teviot. 2 days later still firing on all cylinders.
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7/14/2019 - bonedoc wrote:
Intense licorice and candied black cherries and heat! No elegance here, seemed overdone... not recognizable as a Barolo to me. Did not pair well w sausage pasta, maybe pair w grilled steak next time.
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5/19/2019 - soyhead wrote:
nose-plum, gassy,
mouth - nicely complex but a bit all over the place with fruit, tannin, and even some mild VA. evocative of a hypothetical mix one part napa, one part etna, one part barolo. Per daniele one of the few monforte tasted to actually show well the following day. Hold (or decant).
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2/12/2019 - Thoughtful Likes this wine: 95 Points
Gaining greater complexity. Still improving. Will leave for a few years.
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12/31/2018 - soyhead wrote:
Has acquired a lovely richness with dark plum, balsamic, and sweet tobacco notes. Tannins are still strong but not untamed and the fruit is glorious. A sort of elixir tonight.
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12/24/2018 - Swetro Likes this wine: 94 Points
Maybe a little tannic, but fabulous !
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12/9/2018 - Perlundstrom Likes this wine: 92 Points
Mkt trevliga mognadstoner efter en del luft. Perfekta tanniner. Betydligt mer utvecklad än den första flaskan.
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10/17/2018 - dvansteenderen Likes this wine: 95 Points
Small tasting glass @ VINEUM during service, so a brief note. Red fruit, cherry, flower and earthly flavors. A great Barolo indeed and coming in to the perfect drinking window now...
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7/1/2018 - Aglenardi Likes this wine: 92 Points
Need time, still tannic. Very primary. revisit in 5 year
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6/23/2018 - heythatslife wrote: 91 Points
As others have mentioned, color is pretty dark for a nebbiolo. It's got an equally dark fruit profile, too. Still mostly primary at this point with the ripe fruit taking the center stage, though there is also some florals, licorice, and oak spices present. Tannins are beginning to soften but will still need a few years to round out fully. Not sure what I would have pegged this for in a blind tasting - maybe an aglianico or a particularly aggressive young Burg.
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3/19/2018 - rossi.wine wrote: 93 Points
Balsamic notes, dark fruit, minerality, floral notes. Rather delicate at first, then quite grippy with powerful tannins. Good fruit and acidity throughout, long finish. Needs time. 92-93+
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12/26/2017 - winelover1808 Likes this wine: 91 Points
young. could use another 3-5 years in the bottle. tar, dark red fruit on the nose. plenty of acidity in the mouthful and finish. very grippy tannins that arent as soft as i would like. but when those tannins soften, the finish will be long. has the stuffing to age.
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12/25/2017 - soyhead wrote:
nose - baking spice, smoke, menthol, shoe polish
mouth - lovely cornucopia of red and dark fruits while being lithe and restrained. I can see the analogy with a nice Burgundy, with the main difference that the tannins here are slightly more astringent that I'd expect for the later. A long complex and somewhat tannic finish of very pure cherry fruit, orange peel, and spice. excellent showing. drinks lovely now but has life.
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11/15/2017 - Fftjr Likes this wine: 93 Points
Delicious. Pretty young, would have benefited from a few hours of decant. Still, very tasty, great fruit with some strong tannins that will mello with age or decant. I’d give it 8-10 years.
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10/7/2017 - heldermramos@gmail.com Likes this wine: 94 Points
Barolo estruturado, taninos belos, caramelo...
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9/30/2017 - winelover1808 wrote: 93 Points
cherry, black licorice, higher acidity that i find in all italian reds and grippy tannins. a yummy wine that is terrific with red meat - in this case a grilled rib eye. i decanted it but only for 15 minutes and enjoyed it as it opened.
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9/12/2017 - Eric Guido Likes this wine: 90 Points
The nose was dark and imposing with its ripe black fruits, spice orange and licorice, which were complemented by lifting notes of pine, menthol and minerals. On the palate, I found dense textures offset by brighter red berry bruit than expected, as the ‘07 Pajana came across as primary and still a bit disjointed. Youthful tannin saturated the senses through the finish with hints of minerals and spice lingering on.
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8/15/2017 - Thoughtful Likes this wine: 93 Points
Bright red with orange tint. Lovely bouquet. Slightly sweet. Elegant, well balanced fruit, acidity, tannins. Real depth of flavour. Just lacks that extra dimension of complexity.
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8/13/2017 - peternelson wrote: 93 Points
Lovely classic Barolo with the tar and roses thing going on, dried pot-pouri, rose petals, cherry skin, licorice/anise, minerally rocks-slight medicinal thing, very savory; silky but great structure with full but not drying tannins, rather big as this is a '07, but really nice with rich red pasta sauce and sausage with spaghetti. Drinking well now, but still could use 5-8 years and more. 92-93
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6/23/2017 - G2057 Likes this wine: 90 Points
semi bold, dry barolo. huge fingers.....great for a big rich steak
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3/25/2017 - michael47 Likes this wine: 93 Points
At 10 years getting ready to drink. Slightly brickish at the rim. Stemmy tar and floral notes with touch of volatile acidity. Juicy cherry, toast, leather, walnut wood with solid core of tannins. Ages left to go.
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11/29/2016 - bonedoc wrote: 92 Points
Dark color (for Barolo), tar, cherry and cherry pit. Great fruit and concentration. Lacking secondaries at this point. Drank over 3 hrs after decant.
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11/15/2016 - Marc C Does not like this wine:
Nez mat, austère sans grande complexité à ce stade.
Bouche puissante mais dynamique qui souffre malheureusement d'une sensation de sécheresse très marquée sur la finale.
Regoûté le soir, rien n'y fera, aucune évolution notable si ce n'est une aromatique encore moins sympathique avec quelques notes de vernis.
Aucun plaisir sur ce vin
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5/1/2016 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 93 Points
2 hour decant- needs a good 4 hours- won't reach prime for a good 5 plus years- hold
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3/29/2016 - Rezy13 wrote:
Tuesday Night Double Blind $40+: Darker core with lighter crimson rim; oak, fresh cherry, roses, high toned, cedary, wormwood; high toned palate, darker cherry, some herbs, depth, firm tannin, leather, long finish, some polish; nice wine but would like tannin to soften.
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2/27/2016 - LFCHALA wrote: 92 Points
Structured. Complex scents of mint, tobacco, funghi and earthy. High acidity. Relatively good now with decantation, but it will be better in the next 10 years.
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2/17/2016 - Ludi Likes this wine: 93 Points
Granato intenso, luminoso. Naso esemplare del miglior approccio modernista: menta, cacao amaro, anice, chiodo di garofano, note pepate in evoluzione verso il goudron, acciuga. Bocca intensa, grande sapidità, esemplari tannino ed acidità. Chiude su note di liquirizia, anice, spezie orientali. Lunghissimo.
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12/5/2015 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine: 94 Points
Dark red with rose scented, well made I was impressed with this Clerico, full bodied excellent balance but still about 3-5 years to being ready, decanted for 6 hours
94+
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8/9/2015 - FamilyLarsson wrote: 94 Points
Första flaskan jag öppnar. Kommer att vänta med nästa i minst 5 år.
Detta är ett väldigt bra vin med mörka körsbär, mint, lakrits, svamp, fat och rätt rustika toner. Känns fortfarande som att det har väl kärva tanniner men har verkligen frukten och syran som kan väga upp det, men behöver ytterligare 5-10 för att rundas av och mogna.
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5/31/2015 - conviction buy Does not like this wine: 89 Points
Pnp, plenty of licorice, menthol nose almost like a CdP. Tannic and grippy on palate, almost like chewing thick dark grape skins, lightly bitter too, More oak than any fruit here, after 5 hrs in BT with cork, it tasted like Burgundy's Nuit St George's wines, earthy, rustic and firm tannin persisted. But luckily, this is my last BT, LOL.
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5/12/2015 - StefanAkiko Likes this wine: 95 Points
Two bitter old gentlemen become gentle (Restaurant TANI, Tokyo): Upon opening.
Nose: Lavishly aromatic. Dark watermelon aromas and sporty male perfume towards Aqua di Gio. Decidedly fragrant and refined, however rather unusual from the wine POV. Wet cement and licorice as well.
Superbly balanced with M-body, laser-sharp +++ tannins, licorice galore and still very young. There are a lot of unrealized potentials just waiting to come out. Has enough umpa-umpa to develop for at least ten more years and live long after that.
After 5 hrs decant, the aromatics refined themselves towards dried leaves, some smoked meat and away with the perfume. Palate stayed tight (Som hos flickan från Gränna) throughout the evening and married all foods.
Two more btls to go, next one ~2025.
At overperforming Restaurant Tani.
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5/2/2015 - bacchus of knockholt Likes this wine: 92 Points
Tasted blind. Minty and menthol, red cherry nose. The palate has a smooth entry of sour red cherry, black pepper and big, drying tannins. Very good wine that needs a long decant and more time to unfurl those big tannins.
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4/26/2015 - bacchus of knockholt Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dark and concentrated on the eye for a Barolo. Floral and elegant nose which gives way to red berry fruit and black liquorice. Very concentrated, intense red currant and berry flavours, tannins and acidity still pronounced but bearable and certainly works with food. Nice long finish. This is excellent and will improve as those tannins and acidity calm down. In the meantime decant an hour prior to tucking in.
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4/3/2015 - MGrange Likes this wine: 94 Points
Lovely floral Barolo. Red fruit with menthol nose. Should wait 5 years for the next bottle.
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11/27/2014 - randyjc wrote: 93 Points
This was something else - on opening it was wildly aromatic with bright cranberry and menthol with a strong floral component. In the mouth it was tart and vibrant for just a few seconds and then the acids and tannins completely blew up, dominating everything. Five hours passed before dinner and by then the wine calmed down. The flavors became darker but the fine-grained tannins much tighter. The aromatics were more calm but just as compelling. Late in the day, open 10 hours by then, the wine stayed tight. Not sure what that means for aging - perhaps that there is a long future ahead. In any event, while not a brilliant wine it was certainly memorable.
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8/31/2014 - johnbhamrick wrote: 94 Points
Same notes as on 08/30/2014.
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8/30/2014 - johnbhamrick wrote: 94 Points
A great wine for the money. I bought 6 @ $74 each. They are well worth it. Fully developed and ready to drink. Great aromas and taste. Pretty color. Nothing to be said negative about this one.
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3/18/2014 - Thoughtful Likes this wine: 93 Points
Smooth,well balanced,elegant. Growing compexity with time in glass.
Still young. More like Burgundy than expected.
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6/24/2013 - ChristP Likes this wine: 90 Points
Decanted and allowed to breath for half an hour before the first taste. Medium-bodied, and light-medium ruby red color in the glass. First thought was this is reminiscent of an elegant Burgundy. Not highly fruit-driven albeit somewhat shut down at this stage. Nose is lightly floral yet somewhat withdrawn. Needs more bottle-aging. Smooth tannins (I didn’t get anything really intense or harsh) and good acidity levels. Long acidic finish.
After 2 hours, the floral aromas are more pronounced although as yet not too complex. It had bodied up in the decanter and had a smoother, more velvety finish. Good accompaniment for roast lamb.
Enjoyable now, but definitely needs a few more years of cellaring before I try the next bottle. 90 for now. Potential to be a point or two higher in a few years.
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3/22/2013 - cab blends wrote: 89 Points
S&E Wine Club - Italian Blind Wine Tasting (Our House): A slightly lighter Barolo by my estimation - Nice moderately long finish - This bottle had not had much decanting and it would have been interesting to have tasted after a long decanting.
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3/22/2013 - grayfont Likes this wine: 90 Points
Blind Italian Reds at the Ballingtons' (Great Falls, VA): tasted blind; had not been decanted and clearly needed it - but it was quite smooth with intense drying tannins. A little caramel appearing on the front palate. Would have loved to have had this with more air to see where it could go.
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1/20/2013 - canefan Likes this wine: 97 Points
One of the finest Barolo's I have had in awhile.
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12/30/2012 - chitowncdpguy wrote:
Tight as a drum. Only opened up a little bit on day 3. Tannic. Classic flower and tar profile, red berry fruits, well balanced, long finish. Give future bottles a long time in the cellar.
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11/9/2012 - markellen.foodies@gmail.com wrote: 93 Points
Decanted for less than an hour. Needed more. Very good. Young. Sandalwood notes that Richard Jennings speaks of. Maybe shutting down?
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11/4/2012 - Outplaying wrote:
Domenico Clerico Tasting with Luciano Racca (Down to Earth Wines): Mmm. Very drinkable now. Not as classically structured as the 08, but balanced and elegant. Cherry fruit with licorice accents. Good depth and richness.
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10/28/2012 - Rani Likes this wine: 93 Points
A dark fruit profile, but with lots of acidity. Gentle tannins, impreccably balanced and long. An elegant wine that should age gracefully.
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7/28/2012 - MrD Likes this wine: 91 Points
First taste was a little harsh, bitter and tanic. Decanted and waited 2-3 hours before drinking and ended up enjoying it quite a bit. Definitely needs some time. ate with pizza in the wood fired oven.
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3/12/2012 - wino_tim wrote: 93 Points
Tightening up on the nose, this shows better on the palate where it reveals layers of dried cherry, rose petal, and sweet berry fruit flavors. Mouthfilling, but ripe tannins; needs time.
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2/10/2012 - Zweder wrote: 94 Points
This wine wins it on all points compared to the 2007 Ciabot Mentin Ginestra; better fruit juice, more exclusive oak. Also earthy and rustic and a mouth full of good wine. Wait for another 5+ years is probably a wise thing to do.
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10/14/2011 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 95 Points
More 2007 Barolos: Clerico, Revello, Marengo (Vin Vino Wine, Palo Alto, California): Very dark red violet color; redolent, spicy, dried fig, fig paste, ginger cake nose; tasty, rich, exuberant, spicy, dried fig, ginger cake, sandalwood palate; needs 6-plus years; long finish 95+ points
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