Still fighting its age, while starting to brick at the edges its still pretty dark/ruby. Held on to this more out of fun than anyting else. Redfruit, floral and alcohol on the nose. Velvet with good acid on the finish. Still has a bit of tannin, but I would drink it if you got it.
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Did not decant. The cork broke but the bottle had a great aroma right from the start. the wine was a little tight initially but opened up into a very enjoyable experience. this vintage may last longer but why tempt fate. It is well worth enjoying now.
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Opened 2 bots 1 hour before Christmas dinner.... and was enjoyable for dinner but massive dryness on the end which paired well with the prime rib... HOWEVER, the last glass and a half 24 hours later were AMAZING. I' rate the first day experience in the 88-89 range, but 24 hours later, 94-95. Still years left to enjoy this.
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Very pretty perfumed nose of rose petals, rose hips and tar. Not yet ready. Surprised how hard and tannic this is given the vintage. Reserving my rating for now as I don't think this is ready yet. Needs another decade possibly. Hard as nails.
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Quite tannic with only moderate fruit component. Very nice drinking now, but will the fruit hold up to longer aging? I think not, so drink sooner rather than later.
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This was excellent. Considered a "modern" producer, but this wine was very elegant. It had it all: fruit, earth, depth, complexity, etc. A very nice wine. I am finding the 2003 Baroli to be underrated as a vintage.
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On the nose all kind of herbs and flowers...a true nebbiolo...quite strong tannins and high acidity and I have tasted much softer and delicate Barolo's but I am still positive on this wine. This wine can last for some more years and looking forward to the possible development.
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Nice nebbiolo nose , but rough and not particularly pleasant on the palate with a strong herbal streak and harsh drying tannins. I'm willing to give this the benefit of the doubt, and hope that I just opened it way too early -- though it hasn't gotten better with time in the decanter.
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Smagt først blindt og siden til måltid. Jeg kender den fra tidligere årgange, men jeg kunne overhovedet ikke genkende den. Denne årgang er domineret af eg i en udstrækning, så det lige så godt kunne være en spansk vin - druen er totalt overdøvet. Jeg tvivler på, at tiden kan løse dette problem - denne vin er simpelt hen produceret for modernistisk til at have værdi som Barolo.
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Aromatic, Turkish delight, plum, vanilla and mineral nose. Fruity, bold and bright with warming alcohol and firm, ripe tannins; juicy, vanilla accented finish. 4/5
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8/14/2023 - sdf wrote: 91 Points
Well balanced and still lively.
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11/4/2017 - ahgoodman Likes this wine: 90 Points
Still fighting its age, while starting to brick at the edges its still pretty dark/ruby. Held on to this more out of fun than anyting else. Redfruit, floral and alcohol on the nose. Velvet with good acid on the finish. Still has a bit of tannin, but I would drink it if you got it.
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7/21/2017 - Redteeth wrote:
Did not decant. The cork broke but the bottle had a great aroma right from the start. the wine was a little tight initially but opened up into a very enjoyable experience. this vintage may last longer but why tempt fate. It is well worth enjoying now.
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1/1/2017 - gf2182 Likes this wine: 93 Points
8 hours slow ox before starting to drink... drank over next 3 hours; super!! another day of opening would've likely even been better.
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12/27/2014 - gf2182 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Opened 2 bots 1 hour before Christmas dinner.... and was enjoyable for dinner but massive dryness on the end which paired well with the prime rib... HOWEVER, the last glass and a half 24 hours later were AMAZING. I' rate the first day experience in the 88-89 range, but 24 hours later, 94-95. Still years left to enjoy this.
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12/14/2014 - wineweirdos Likes this wine: 90 Points
good bottle. a hour or so in the decanter and it proved serviceable with dinner.
in Scottsdale with Chris and Mark.
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2/12/2014 - mattyboy_ wrote:
Very pretty perfumed nose of rose petals, rose hips and tar. Not yet ready. Surprised how hard and tannic this is given the vintage. Reserving my rating for now as I don't think this is ready yet. Needs another decade possibly. Hard as nails.
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3/10/2012 - Didman wrote: 90 Points
Quite tannic with only moderate fruit component. Very nice drinking now, but will the fruit hold up to longer aging? I think not, so drink sooner rather than later.
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8/1/2011 - Jack O'Brien wrote: 94 Points
This was excellent. Considered a "modern" producer, but this wine was very elegant. It had it all: fruit, earth, depth, complexity, etc. A very nice wine. I am finding the 2003 Baroli to be underrated as a vintage.
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1/22/2011 - fekfouri wrote: 90 Points
Ripe fruits, flower, tar, chocolate. Very firm tannins, great acidity, long finish. Can evolve for a few years more.
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10/23/2010 - bons vinhos wrote: 90 Points
This wine has one problem...green tannins...other than that it's very good.
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8/6/2010 - Serralunga wrote: 90 Points
On the nose all kind of herbs and flowers...a true nebbiolo...quite strong tannins and high acidity and I have tasted much softer and delicate Barolo's but I am still positive on this wine. This wine can last for some more years and looking forward to the possible development.
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10/21/2008 - strikingvisage wrote: 87 Points
Rich, ripe fruity aroma with violets, tar, and a little cranberry. Big tannins with a long finish. A bit on the acidic side.
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4/4/2008 - mreinitz wrote: 84 Points
Nice nebbiolo nose , but rough and not particularly pleasant on the palate with a strong herbal streak and harsh drying tannins. I'm willing to give this the benefit of the doubt, and hope that I just opened it way too early -- though it hasn't gotten better with time in the decanter.
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2/2/2008 - mwieth wrote:
Smagt først blindt og siden til måltid. Jeg kender den fra tidligere årgange, men jeg kunne overhovedet ikke genkende den. Denne årgang er domineret af eg i en udstrækning, så det lige så godt kunne være en spansk vin - druen er totalt overdøvet. Jeg tvivler på, at tiden kan løse dette problem - denne vin er simpelt hen produceret for modernistisk til at have værdi som Barolo.
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10/2/2007 - Double-A Likes this wine: 90 Points
Aromatic, Turkish delight, plum, vanilla and mineral nose. Fruity, bold and bright with warming alcohol and firm, ripe tannins; juicy, vanilla accented finish.
4/5
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8/18/2007 - 5laton wrote:
Ripe red fruit, some oak, quite tannic. Potentially good but very tight and primary, hard to get a read.
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5/7/2007 - Winetex wrote: 82 Points
Winery Visit and Tasting - Renato Ratti (La Morra, Piedmont, Italy): Tasted at the winery; A Barolo with a green herbal streak, anise and tar flavors. Not good. Time will probably not help the green streak in this wine. €25 from the winery.
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