Brick red colour with a mature nose showing wonderful layers of licorice, tarragon, red berries and black pepper, dried herbs and flowers over the time of drinking. Mature palate with smooth tannins and dried hip roses and dried fruit. Lengthy finish showing dried herbs. This probably feels over the top for many, but I think it worked very well together with food.
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Brick red colour with a mature nose showing dried black pepper, salt licorice and herbs. Mature palate with softened tannins hip roses and fruit that is drying up. This was a very nice Barbaresco at 28 years of age, still showing plenty of life. Best after a two hour decanting and extra time in the glass and together with a juicy steak. Best 2009-2019.
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Dark dark cherries, licquorice, cocoa. Still quite vibrant acidity. Small but perky tannins, somewhat stemmy in character. Robust albeit a bit on the aged side. Lots of sediment so decant carefully.
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A lot better this time. Obviously quite old, the nose displays dirt, mold, leaves and so on. The fruit is still fresh, with licorice. Quite nice and balanced.
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Brick red colour. Very mature nose, but very tight in the beginning, showing spicyness, sois bois and leather. After a couple of hours it showed more chocolate and coffee in a very lovely way. Palate still had enough fruit to carry it through the whole dinner dominated by leather and hip roses, and as so often it was at its best in the end of the night. It took several hours of decanting for this wine to open up and show its finest. Feels very mature and ready to drink up now.
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Lovely garnet color with an orange rim, nose is mature with wet leaves and cherries and almonds in teh background. The palate has quite much nice tannins, maturity flavors first but soon cherry, almonds fills the mouth, the wine has along finish.
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Clear, pale intensity, garnet color bordering on brown.
Fully developed nose with medium(+) intensity. Aromas of dried cherry, raisin, forest floor, mushroom, leather, barnyard, tobacco, cold espresso and a slight hint of black truffle.
Medium bodied with rounded up, medium, tannins and medium(+) acidity. Holding up surprisingly well on the palate with medium(+) intensity. Dried cherry, cranberry, forest floor, bark, mushroom, espresso and murky wood. Medium(+) finish.
A bit over the hill but not completely. Drink within this year.
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The way this pretty and pretty rare tasting 27 yrs old barbaresco lingers in my memory, makes it pretty much worthy of its price tag (~€45). But that might be a subjective viewpoint. (90-92)
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Not by any means a great barbaresco, but obviously very old, with barnyard notes, soft with a light mix of licorice and roses. Quite tart. Did not survive the night = drink up.
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Opened about an hour and half before serving, WOW!!!!! amazingly youthful. Dark, brown/brick red edges, Roses, flowers, smoke, tar and cherry aromas, Dry tannins remain but rather smooth and settled, I was worried about this but wow! this could have sat another five years at least. Drinking very well right now.
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CNY Dinner 2013 - Welcoming the Year of the Snake (William & Gina's): Excellent. I first had this a year-and-a-half ago, and while the wine does not seem to have developed much in the intervening period, it is still every bit as good as I remembered it being. Opened 4.5 hours before serving, it had a dropdead gorgeous nose when poured blind into our glasses, with perfumy drifts of roses and violets, damson plums and blackberries, and a nice whiff or smoke and tar that left us in no doubt that this was a Nebbiolo. The palate was still stunningly young and fresh, with a cloak of the finest grained tannins and lively acidity laced through ripe, high-toned flavours of black cherries and berries. One would be hard-pressed to call this a 1989 given how youthful it showed. Again, it was not the most complex of wines, finishing a bit tight, with a slightly bittersweet ring of tar and smoke wed to some mouthwatering acidity. I thought this was very good indeed if not quite special at the moment. Give it a few more years though, and it should be lovely.
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National Day Lunch at Ken's (Ken & Cynthia's, Binjai Park): Lovely stuff - this was a solid wine just edging into its drinking window. It had a lovely nose, clearly Piedmontese, with flecks of metal and balsamic showing it age, a ream of smoky mineral, some dark berries and cherries and a nice whiff of earth and truffles. The palate still had a lovely freshness and liveliness to it, with almost citrus acidity running through round, full flavours of dark cherries and berries laced with some tar, earth and dried flowers. Not the most complex in the world at the moment - one got the feel that there was lots more to come yet - but it was immensely enjoyable to drink even so, with all the parts of the wine nicely integrated into a deliciously succulent whole. Past the mid-palate, there was just the tiniest lick of the finest tannins carrying the wine into a lovely finish. A really nice wine, probably my favourite of the day, and it certainly helped that it was a brilliant pairing with Ken's tea-smoked chicken. Yum. On the cusp of maturity, this should do really well in another 3-4 years.
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Had at Locanda Locatelli in London at Jana's surprise birthday dinner. We were originally thinking of ordering the Giacosa Asili Barbaresco 2003 but the somelier suggested that this drinks better now. I was reluctant as I absolutely adore Giacosa's wines and had not heard of Dante Rivetti before but what a lovely surprise! This wine is drinking beautifully now. Had with fried eggs and white truffle and held its own. Don't know whether it will last for much longer, but its definitely an absolute pleasure to drink now.
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Decanted for 4 hours - great molasses notes, tremendous finish, nice acidity, agree with the previous tasting notes but i believe they didnt decant it as long. with a long decant this wine was singing.
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Light-medium garnet red to an orange rim. Aromas of cherries, earth, dried violets, grilled meat. Medium-bodied, with red fruit, spice. Fully integrated tannins. A little thin on the back-palate. Short finish, ~20s.
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4/6/2023 - mischwine wrote:
wine was corked....unable to drink
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6/2/2018 - AndreRibeiroChaves Likes this wine: 89 Points
Lighter body than you’d expect, lively acidity, subdued tannins, super long finish. Chocolate, earth and honey.
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10/7/2017 - thewiz Likes this wine: 90 Points
Brick red colour with a mature nose showing wonderful layers of licorice, tarragon, red berries and black pepper, dried herbs and flowers over the time of drinking. Mature palate with smooth tannins and dried hip roses and dried fruit. Lengthy finish showing dried herbs. This probably feels over the top for many, but I think it worked very well together with food.
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9/9/2017 - Blauweiss Likes this wine: 91 Points
Lovely mature nebbiolo nose, medium bodied, good length, but the nose is better than the taste. Drink now.
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8/3/2017 - thewiz Likes this wine: 90 Points
Brick red colour with a mature nose showing dried black pepper, salt licorice and herbs. Mature palate with softened tannins hip roses and fruit that is drying up. This was a very nice Barbaresco at 28 years of age, still showing plenty of life. Best after a two hour decanting and extra time in the glass and together with a juicy steak. Best 2009-2019.
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12/10/2016 - Krassens Likes this wine: 90 Points
Dark dark cherries, licquorice, cocoa. Still quite vibrant acidity. Small but perky tannins, somewhat stemmy in character. Robust albeit a bit on the aged side. Lots of sediment so decant carefully.
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11/19/2016 - Sundbyberg wrote: 90 Points
A lot better this time. Obviously quite old, the nose displays dirt, mold, leaves and so on. The fruit is still fresh, with licorice. Quite nice and balanced.
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10/28/2016 - thewiz Likes this wine: 91 Points
Brick red colour. Very mature nose, but very tight in the beginning, showing spicyness, sois bois and leather. After a couple of hours it showed more chocolate and coffee in a very lovely way. Palate still had enough fruit to carry it through the whole dinner dominated by leather and hip roses, and as so often it was at its best in the end of the night. It took several hours of decanting for this wine to open up and show its finest. Feels very mature and ready to drink up now.
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10/19/2016 - DonPedroXI Likes this wine: 89 Points
Lovely garnet color with an orange rim, nose is mature with wet leaves and cherries and almonds in teh background. The palate has quite much nice tannins, maturity flavors first but soon cherry, almonds fills the mouth, the wine has along finish.
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10/6/2016 - karl.1480 wrote: 87 Points
Clear, pale intensity, garnet color bordering on brown.
Fully developed nose with medium(+) intensity. Aromas of dried cherry, raisin, forest floor, mushroom, leather, barnyard, tobacco, cold espresso and a slight hint of black truffle.
Medium bodied with rounded up, medium, tannins and medium(+) acidity. Holding up surprisingly well on the palate with medium(+) intensity. Dried cherry, cranberry, forest floor, bark, mushroom, espresso and murky wood. Medium(+) finish.
A bit over the hill but not completely. Drink within this year.
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9/23/2016 - Skrutt (Formerly RotHead) Likes this wine: 90 Points
Flowery. Elegant. Thin, especially in the middle.
The way this pretty and pretty rare tasting 27 yrs old barbaresco lingers in my memory, makes it pretty much worthy of its price tag (~€45). But that might be a subjective viewpoint. (90-92)
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9/22/2016 - Sundbyberg wrote: 86 Points
Not by any means a great barbaresco, but obviously very old, with barnyard notes, soft with a light mix of licorice and roses. Quite tart. Did not survive the night = drink up.
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9/22/2016 - Rexel Likes this wine: 91 Points
Little over the top, fantastic smell. Not much fruit left, but good mounthfeel with long aftertaste. Drink now.
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3/29/2015 - Ruubious Likes this wine: 95 Points
Opened about an hour and half before serving, WOW!!!!! amazingly youthful. Dark, brown/brick red edges, Roses, flowers, smoke, tar and cherry aromas, Dry tannins remain but rather smooth and settled, I was worried about this but wow! this could have sat another five years at least. Drinking very well right now.
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2/12/2013 - Paul S wrote: 93 Points
CNY Dinner 2013 - Welcoming the Year of the Snake (William & Gina's): Excellent. I first had this a year-and-a-half ago, and while the wine does not seem to have developed much in the intervening period, it is still every bit as good as I remembered it being. Opened 4.5 hours before serving, it had a dropdead gorgeous nose when poured blind into our glasses, with perfumy drifts of roses and violets, damson plums and blackberries, and a nice whiff or smoke and tar that left us in no doubt that this was a Nebbiolo. The palate was still stunningly young and fresh, with a cloak of the finest grained tannins and lively acidity laced through ripe, high-toned flavours of black cherries and berries. One would be hard-pressed to call this a 1989 given how youthful it showed. Again, it was not the most complex of wines, finishing a bit tight, with a slightly bittersweet ring of tar and smoke wed to some mouthwatering acidity. I thought this was very good indeed if not quite special at the moment. Give it a few more years though, and it should be lovely.
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8/9/2011 - Paul S wrote: 93 Points
National Day Lunch at Ken's (Ken & Cynthia's, Binjai Park): Lovely stuff - this was a solid wine just edging into its drinking window. It had a lovely nose, clearly Piedmontese, with flecks of metal and balsamic showing it age, a ream of smoky mineral, some dark berries and cherries and a nice whiff of earth and truffles. The palate still had a lovely freshness and liveliness to it, with almost citrus acidity running through round, full flavours of dark cherries and berries laced with some tar, earth and dried flowers. Not the most complex in the world at the moment - one got the feel that there was lots more to come yet - but it was immensely enjoyable to drink even so, with all the parts of the wine nicely integrated into a deliciously succulent whole. Past the mid-palate, there was just the tiniest lick of the finest tannins carrying the wine into a lovely finish. A really nice wine, probably my favourite of the day, and it certainly helped that it was a brilliant pairing with Ken's tea-smoked chicken. Yum. On the cusp of maturity, this should do really well in another 3-4 years.
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11/11/2010 - Papies wrote: 92 Points
Had at Locanda Locatelli in London at Jana's surprise birthday dinner. We were originally thinking of ordering the Giacosa Asili Barbaresco 2003 but the somelier suggested that this drinks better now. I was reluctant as I absolutely adore Giacosa's wines and had not heard of Dante Rivetti before but what a lovely surprise! This wine is drinking beautifully now. Had with fried eggs and white truffle and held its own. Don't know whether it will last for much longer, but its definitely an absolute pleasure to drink now.
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9/26/2010 - Nedder_travels_the_world wrote: 90 Points
Decanted for 4 hours - great molasses notes, tremendous finish, nice acidity, agree with the previous tasting notes but i believe they didnt decant it as long. with a long decant this wine was singing.
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1/29/2010 - Alex H wrote: 85 Points
Leonard and Michelle's Joint Bdae Bash; 1/28/2010-1/29/2010 (Sage): Spicy , earthy , leathery with dried fruits and dried roses. Tar-ish black sour cherries supported by very fresh acidity. Youthful .
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11/11/2008 - Serge Birbrair wrote:
Less interesting than 1988. Thiner and leaner.
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10/2/2004 - futronic wrote: 86 Points
Light-medium garnet red to an orange rim. Aromas of cherries, earth, dried violets, grilled meat. Medium-bodied, with red fruit, spice. Fully integrated tannins. A little thin on the back-palate. Short finish, ~20s.
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