Weekly tasting group #149; Simply Red (A mixed set) (@ CvR): The bouquet is still quite locked. On the palate cherries, red berry fruits, licorice, firm acidity, light but quite sticky tannin and a bit drying in the finish. Hope that with a little more age on it the wine will show even a bit better. 87 for tonight.
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Quite closed on the nose to begin with, took a couple of hours to open up in the Decanter/Glass. Primary fruit still there...just - dark brambles with a sort of dried prune character. Full bodied with deep toasty mid palate. Fine, but gripy tannins, giving great texture and structure. Most of the flavour and complexity was on the finish - as you might expect from a good Barolo. Really bright acidity throughout as well - particularly noticeable right at the end. Lovely wine and great value - wish I could find more - drinking now, but has got plenty of room left to evolve.
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1/19/2018 - JohanEGS wrote: 80 Points
I was just a tiny bit too late.
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12/29/2014 - Zweder wrote: 87 Points
Weekly tasting group #149; Simply Red (A mixed set) (@ CvR): The bouquet is still quite locked. On the palate cherries, red berry fruits, licorice, firm acidity, light but quite sticky tannin and a bit drying in the finish. Hope that with a little more age on it the wine will show even a bit better. 87 for tonight.
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2/5/2013 - Rockoroberts Likes this wine: 90 Points
Quite closed on the nose to begin with, took a couple of hours to open up in the Decanter/Glass.
Primary fruit still there...just - dark brambles with a sort of dried prune character.
Full bodied with deep toasty mid palate. Fine, but gripy tannins, giving great texture and structure.
Most of the flavour and complexity was on the finish - as you might expect from a good Barolo.
Really bright acidity throughout as well - particularly noticeable right at the end.
Lovely wine and great value - wish I could find more - drinking now, but has got plenty of room left to evolve.
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4/30/2012 - gmat5497 wrote: 91 Points
Very nice for price. Very nice for any price.
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12/1/2011 - Tlccorkmaster wrote:
Amazing....will buy another case ASAP.
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