Cherry and something earthy on the nose. On the palate, cherry and other red fruit with an herbal note on the long finish, with moderate to strong tannins and good acidity. This was opened along with a bottle of Giuseppe Mascarello's Monprivato from the same year, and this was the better of the two. Given the tannins, this has several good years left, and it may improve. This was an excellent value at about $85 a dozen years ago; at its current price it's not recommended.
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Deep brick red. Still lots of red fruits some roasted notes and flashes of truffle Full bodied with perfectly balanced acidity and lots of mature tannins very long and persistent
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A little medicinal on the nose and still a few years away from maturity with violets, leather and fine ripe fruit together with some sweetness on the finish. My first wine tasted from this famous producer who controlled this hot vintage well and it did not disappoint.
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There's always some trepidation when opening a 2003 Barolo, but I had a very open mind considering the wine in question. I believe this was double decanted in order to make a 2 hour drive to our place without undue damage, then served around 2 hours after that in Riedel Vinum burgundy stems. Brick red in color, nice and clear and with visible weight. I did get a slight roasted character on the nose, but no raisiny notes, which are what I hate in the most in hot vintage nebbiolo. In the mouth this was remarkably restrained, while still demonstrating warmth and some dried aspects. I got the feeling it was being held in a bit, the vinous equivalent of a corset, maybe, and that the warm vintage aspects may come out more as it ages. Right now, though, it is quite accessible, if still primary, and was more than up to the roast goat with fennel and onion that we threw at it, with its herbaceous notes playing very nicely on the slightly gamey meat, and the acid balancing the crispy skin handily.
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Tasted beside G. Conterno Barolo Francia of the same vintage with a group of 7. More open, more elegant, with better color than the other, this was the clear favorite on this night. Has entered its drinking window but NR until next bottle. A very good wine from a very difficult vintage.
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Very good after 1 hour decant. LIght to medium ruby color. Some sediment. Earth, minerals and subtle fruit. Medium finish. Very good now but should continue to cellar well for another 3 to 5 years.
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The nose showed sweetly spiced cherries along with notes of cedar, dried roses, animal musk, stone dust and old leather. On the palate, I found soft textures with zesty red fruits pushed forward by brisk acidity with a bitter herbal twang and saline minerality. It's fruit seemed to go from sweet to sour as the ‘03 Bartolo traveled across the senses, adding an earthy note of sous bois and taking on more of a feminine weight. The finish was medium in length, resonating on minerality with sweet red fruits, a bitter acid twang, and lingering notes of savory herbs.
It’s a wine that shows the heat of the vintage, being a bit advanced and dried out, yet still quite enjoyable today and gains inner sweetness with time in the glass.
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2nd bottle in the last month. Ripe vintage is evident. Only 14% alcohol although alcohol permeated the nose. Smooth rich lovely wine. Not much of a finish but great with food or nothing at all. Violets mushrooms some black pepper
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Not the best year for Bartolo but still really really good Opens with classic Barolo nose plus lots of alcohol After 2 hrs decant, alcohol has burned off leaving powerful yet smooth tannins wrapped in dark fruits Take small sips and savor the refinement. One of those wines you can’t drink quick Love it
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Celebrating my 100th Barolo rating with an assaulted icon, totally destroyed by bad storage conditions. Funky nose with brown sugar, figs and hints of vinegar. Of course not what this baby should be like. Second bad wine from same Italian wine shop, the first one (Bruno Giacosa 01) was in even worse condition. Be careful when you order online, provenance is key. Any insights on trustworthy dealers of Italian wine would be highly appreciated.
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Drank over the course of 5 hours. Very dark in color. Starts off with voluptuous primary fruit that is round with OK balance. Flavors of dried red fruits, forest floor with an herbal edge. After 3 hours, the wine becomes tart and acidic with little primary fruit showing and drying tannins.
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I would never have guessed this as a 2003. Lots of powerful ripe fruit with no roasted qualities that gets redder in tone as it breathes, plenty of tar and flowers, a pleasant whole-cluster quality -- super-typical Barolo. Great freshness and ripe tannins, plenty of acidity that is well integrated with the layered fruit concentration. This doesn't have the mushroom/truffle character of mature Barolo but it's so good now it would be hard to wait for this to come around.
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Two hour decant and followed over 4hrs. Nose was a little shy initially but eventually was showing a nice floral character of dried red fruits with an herbal edge, and a little tar. Repeating notes on the palate, moderate tannins. Finishishing with a tobacco and tar note. Quite fresh for the hot vintage. Approachable now but seems to have some upside with moderate term cellaring. My first B. Mascarello and I was expecting more complexity and nuance--but could have been over shadowed by the challenging vintage.
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Dinner with Friends (Jen and Phil's - Chicago IL): Popped and poured, I was amazed at how open and accessible this wine was tonight. Cross-section or ripe red cherry aromas with good floral support. Ripe red berry and cherry flavors with subtle spice and good earthy elements. Comes across as ripe and forward, but plenty of structure comes through in the middle, providing a real elegance.
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light color, reddish rim... aromatically really pretty and really primary. lots of red cherry (that chambertin like nutty regal kind of cherry), flowers, minerals... no barrique aromas. On the palate a whole lot of acidity, really nice flesh on the palate... lots of very firm and ripe tannins... moderate alcohol. Very well balanced wine (especially considering the vintage), very good length, great intensity, moderate complexity (which is ok at this young age)... tons of finesse, great texture, very good expression of place. Fantastic wine which is very early in its evolution... drinkable now but lots more to come... who knows when it peaks, if you don't have many I'd guess 7-10, will last longer. Insane value because she hasn't been "found" yet and because of vintage.
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Naso molto bello, espressivo e delicato, tutto giocato sulla rosa ed il frutto chiaro, fino all'anguria. Sorprendente per un 2003. Bocca invece calda, con tannino spigoloso e leggermente verde. Un po' di alcol e chiude con un finale non lunghissimo ne freschissimo, comunque piacevole. Vino pronto da bere.
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I've got some of this stashed away and hadn't planned on sampling any but I ran across a pretty cheap bottle in a restaurant and decided to check it out - I've heard this was a pretty warm vintage so thought perhaps it would be a little more approachable at this young age. Decanted for about an hour and was just starting to get mildly interesting but this is pretty dang austere. If you're not going to sit on it, decant for a couple of hours at least.
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Wow. Intensely perfumed nose of roses, spice and red berry, as high-toned and beguiling as any classic, cool vintage Barolo (I mean, this out of the sun-scorched '03 vintage?). On the palate, a sweet, pure, bright core of ripe cherry wrapped in a lovely mint-herbal, clove-cinnamon-anise inner perfume, rich yet fresh, and very pretty. This is a very good wine, and all the more so given how difficult this vintage was for this expression of Barolo. Drunk at Belly Wine Bar, Cambridge ($130).
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Massive spice and cherries. I mean this in the best way possible, it had a nose of cherry blasters candy. This wine has seemingly done a fantastic job of navigating the hot 2003 vintage, staying totally restrained. Palate has become nicely integrated with refreshing acid and moderate tannins. Great wine.
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Bright red color. Some tobacco, menthol and licorice on the nose. Medium bodied, cherry with some cedar on the palate. Some smokiness on the finish, with nice gripping tannins and good length.
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Starts out a bit porty, more so than other bottles I've had. Heady black cherry, anise, and herbal notes. Rounds out nicely with time. Ripe, with uncharacteristically fine tannins. Feminine. Very nice.
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Color was very deep. Here the cork was stained deep purple. Upon pouring, the wine unleashed untold amounts of roses and tar. I can honestly say that I didn't know what "roses and tar" meant prior to smelling this one. On the palate, it was a tad hollow, especially in the middle. As it reached room temperature, the bouquet was literally spilling out of the glasses. It was like a bouquet of flowers. Rose, truffles, tar, and licorice. The wine was clearly not from the best vintage but managed very well in terms of balance. The wine didn't quite have a three dimensional texture, perhaps because it had already smoothed out. Tannins a little bitter. Not acidic. The palate lacked the complexity and length of the nose. Well made. It gives a hint of what Bartolo Mascarello is capable of in a good vintage.
This wine is bigger and fuller than either the Marcarini La Sferra or Conterno Il Favot or a new release Vietti Castiglione. It perfectly fits the textbook description of Barolo.
On the second day, the wine was in perfect shape. If anything, more open and expressive. Had a glass with a mushroom omelet. The aroma on the second day is more forest floor and autumy. Reminds me of Rio Sordo 99 / Serralunga terroir.
On the forth day, the wine was still eminently drinkable, with deep, foresty aromoas. A little harsh by itself, but would have been fabulous with food.
The wine kind of started its life in the style of Barolo then ended in Serralunga. Magical.
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The nose showed sweet red berries with spicy clove, roses and crushed fall leaves. On the palate, it was soft and juicy with red fruit and earth. The finish was long and pleasant. This isn't what you'd expect from Barolo, yet it's enjoyable all the same and should improve slightly over the next few years.
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High pitched and heady. Some alcohol evident, but in an uplifting way that actually meshes well with the red fruit and earthy tones. Finer tannins and well integrated/balanced for such a young wine. Very nice, and starting to drink well.
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Bright, young, light-medium body. Acidic in a good way, very food friendly. Flavor notes of juniper, menthol, cherry & blueberries. With air, gained roundness and sweetness of mascerated fruit. Drinking great now, probably much more to come.
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This was an outstanding Barolo. Very seductive aromas of Tar/roses with a chalky minerality. Slight pine/cedar character which adds dimension. If I were to put on my technical hat maybe some slight Brett but this only added to the wines dimensions. This had that awesome mouthfeel and firm but powdery tannins which carry the finish to almost Stratospheric levels. On this showing Barolo seems to have faired rather well in 03.
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Classic traditional style. Lovely perfume very old world. Lifted scents of raw wood, sour cherries, tar, peat and rusted iron. Very tight at this point and restrained. Very classy, complex mineral driven subtle sweet fruit driven flavour profile. Great tannins wrap around every aspect of this wine, a real iron fist in a velvet glove.This is the antithesis of the modern style. Fairly full bodied but charming and elegant in it's own way. A beautiful wine.
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Decanted for about an hour. First impressions were of a light bodied, acidic and relatively tannic Barolo that was showing nice forest and floral notes on the nose but not showing much on the palate. But over the course of the evening, the wine really transformed dramatically with air. It gained weight and viscosity in the mouth, and richness and complexity. Beautiful, classic Barolo. It doesn't pack the weight of bigger vintages, and drinks nicely now after some air, but I'd give this 5-10 more years to really start hitting its stride.
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10/15/2023 - RichardP wrote: 93 Points
Cherry and something earthy on the nose. On the palate, cherry and other red fruit with an herbal note on the long finish, with moderate to strong tannins and good acidity. This was opened along with a bottle of Giuseppe Mascarello's Monprivato from the same year, and this was the better of the two. Given the tannins, this has several good years left, and it may improve. This was an excellent value at about $85 a dozen years ago; at its current price it's not recommended.
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12/30/2022 - The_Cat wrote: 95 Points
Deep brick red. Still lots of red fruits some roasted notes and flashes of truffle Full bodied with perfectly balanced acidity and lots of mature tannins very long and persistent
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5/17/2021 - burlingtonm Likes this wine: 92 Points
A little medicinal on the nose and still a few years away from maturity with violets, leather and fine ripe fruit together with some sweetness on the finish. My first wine tasted from this famous producer who controlled this hot vintage well and it did not disappoint.
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11/2/2020 - NYC_Maenad Likes this wine:
There's always some trepidation when opening a 2003 Barolo, but I had a very open mind considering the wine in question. I believe this was double decanted in order to make a 2 hour drive to our place without undue damage, then served around 2 hours after that in Riedel Vinum burgundy stems. Brick red in color, nice and clear and with visible weight. I did get a slight roasted character on the nose, but no raisiny notes, which are what I hate in the most in hot vintage nebbiolo. In the mouth this was remarkably restrained, while still demonstrating warmth and some dried aspects. I got the feeling it was being held in a bit, the vinous equivalent of a corset, maybe, and that the warm vintage aspects may come out more as it ages. Right now, though, it is quite accessible, if still primary, and was more than up to the roast goat with fennel and onion that we threw at it, with its herbaceous notes playing very nicely on the slightly gamey meat, and the acid balancing the crispy skin handily.
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9/25/2020 - Vinomane wrote:
Tasted beside G. Conterno Barolo Francia of the same vintage with a group of 7. More open, more elegant, with better color than the other, this was the clear favorite on this night. Has entered its drinking window but NR until next bottle. A very good wine from a very difficult vintage.
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9/2/2019 - Rich289 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Very good after 1 hour decant. LIght to medium ruby color. Some sediment. Earth, minerals and subtle fruit. Medium finish. Very good now but should continue to cellar well for another 3 to 5 years.
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12/21/2018 - Eric Guido Likes this wine: 91 Points
The nose showed sweetly spiced cherries along with notes of cedar, dried roses, animal musk, stone dust and old leather. On the palate, I found soft textures with zesty red fruits pushed forward by brisk acidity with a bitter herbal twang and saline minerality. It's fruit seemed to go from sweet to sour as the ‘03 Bartolo traveled across the senses, adding an earthy note of sous bois and taking on more of a feminine weight. The finish was medium in length, resonating on minerality with sweet red fruits, a bitter acid twang, and lingering notes of savory herbs.
It’s a wine that shows the heat of the vintage, being a bit advanced and dried out, yet still quite enjoyable today and gains inner sweetness with time in the glass.
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11/10/2018 - AudunG wrote: 91 Points
Developed Nebbiolo aromas. Also developed on the palate, with dried ripe fruit. Lacks some elegance and structure, maybe.
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9/5/2018 - RonniePiemonte wrote: 93 Points
2nd bottle in the last month. Ripe vintage is evident. Only 14% alcohol although alcohol permeated the nose.
Smooth rich lovely wine. Not much of a finish but great with food or nothing at all. Violets mushrooms some black pepper
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7/4/2018 - mjdixon Likes this wine: 95 Points
Not the best year for Bartolo but still really really good
Opens with classic Barolo nose plus lots of alcohol
After 2 hrs decant, alcohol has burned off leaving powerful yet smooth tannins wrapped in dark fruits
Take small sips and savor the refinement.
One of those wines you can’t drink quick
Love it
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3/31/2018 - Markus IWC wrote: 75 Points
Celebrating my 100th Barolo rating with an assaulted icon, totally destroyed by bad storage conditions. Funky nose with brown sugar, figs and hints of vinegar. Of course not what this baby should be like. Second bad wine from same Italian wine shop, the first one (Bruno Giacosa 01) was in even worse condition. Be careful when you order online, provenance is key. Any insights on trustworthy dealers of Italian wine would be highly appreciated.
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1/23/2017 - markjanes wrote: 90 Points
similar to last bottle though the wine seemed further along the maturity curve than i would have guessed...
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8/6/2016 - Drankard wrote: 89 Points
Drank over the course of 5 hours. Very dark in color. Starts off with voluptuous primary fruit that is round with OK balance. Flavors of dried red fruits, forest floor with an herbal edge. After 3 hours, the wine becomes tart and acidic with little primary fruit showing and drying tannins.
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7/26/2016 - coremill wrote: 92 Points
I would never have guessed this as a 2003. Lots of powerful ripe fruit with no roasted qualities that gets redder in tone as it breathes, plenty of tar and flowers, a pleasant whole-cluster quality -- super-typical Barolo. Great freshness and ripe tannins, plenty of acidity that is well integrated with the layered fruit concentration. This doesn't have the mushroom/truffle character of mature Barolo but it's so good now it would be hard to wait for this to come around.
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3/22/2015 - olemski wrote: 93 Points
Mature and splendid Barolo.
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3/21/2015 - AudunG wrote: 91 Points
Rustique aromas with furniture polish, tar and volatile acidity. Fully mature. A good, old fashioned Barolo.
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11/13/2014 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Two hour decant and followed over 4hrs. Nose was a little shy initially but eventually was showing a nice floral character of dried red fruits with an herbal edge, and a little tar. Repeating notes on the palate, moderate tannins. Finishishing with a tobacco and tar note. Quite fresh for the hot vintage. Approachable now but seems to have some upside with moderate term cellaring. My first B. Mascarello and I was expecting more complexity and nuance--but could have been over shadowed by the challenging vintage.
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10/11/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 Points
Dinner with Friends (Jen and Phil's - Chicago IL): Popped and poured, I was amazed at how open and accessible this wine was tonight. Cross-section or ripe red cherry aromas with good floral support. Ripe red berry and cherry flavors with subtle spice and good earthy elements. Comes across as ripe and forward, but plenty of structure comes through in the middle, providing a real elegance.
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4/14/2014 - markjanes Likes this wine: 92 Points
light color, reddish rim... aromatically really pretty and really primary. lots of red cherry (that chambertin like nutty regal kind of cherry), flowers, minerals... no barrique aromas. On the palate a whole lot of acidity, really nice flesh on the palate... lots of very firm and ripe tannins... moderate alcohol. Very well balanced wine (especially considering the vintage), very good length, great intensity, moderate complexity (which is ok at this young age)... tons of finesse, great texture, very good expression of place. Fantastic wine which is very early in its evolution... drinkable now but lots more to come... who knows when it peaks, if you don't have many I'd guess 7-10, will last longer. Insane value because she hasn't been "found" yet and because of vintage.
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2/23/2014 - ekenneth wrote: 93 Points
This is a classic traditional barolo, especially considering the heat of the vintage. Red cherries, tabacco leaf, rose pedals.
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2/16/2014 - cardsandwine wrote:
Classic traditional barolo. Earthy, chewing with excellent balance and a long elegant finish.
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4/19/2013 - Venexian wrote: 90 Points
Naso molto bello, espressivo e delicato, tutto giocato sulla rosa ed il frutto chiaro, fino all'anguria. Sorprendente per un 2003. Bocca invece calda, con tannino spigoloso e leggermente verde. Un po' di alcol e chiude con un finale non lunghissimo ne freschissimo, comunque piacevole. Vino pronto da bere.
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1/23/2013 - BillBell73 wrote:
I've got some of this stashed away and hadn't planned on sampling any but I ran across a pretty cheap bottle in a restaurant and decided to check it out - I've heard this was a pretty warm vintage so thought perhaps it would be a little more approachable at this young age. Decanted for about an hour and was just starting to get mildly interesting but this is pretty dang austere. If you're not going to sit on it, decant for a couple of hours at least.
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11/16/2012 - Riccardo Malocchio wrote: 93 Points
Wow. Intensely perfumed nose of roses, spice and red berry, as high-toned and beguiling as any classic, cool vintage Barolo (I mean, this out of the sun-scorched '03 vintage?). On the palate, a sweet, pure, bright core of ripe cherry wrapped in a lovely mint-herbal, clove-cinnamon-anise inner perfume, rich yet fresh, and very pretty. This is a very good wine, and all the more so given how difficult this vintage was for this expression of Barolo. Drunk at Belly Wine Bar, Cambridge ($130).
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10/20/2012 - Wine Canuck wrote: 94 Points
Massive spice and cherries. I mean this in the best way possible, it had a nose of cherry blasters candy. This wine has seemingly done a fantastic job of navigating the hot 2003 vintage, staying totally restrained. Palate has become nicely integrated with refreshing acid and moderate tannins. Great wine.
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10/18/2012 - jwsmith wrote: 92 Points
I thought this was a 2003 or 2001. Surprisingly good, a little closed.
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7/20/2012 - jwsmith wrote: 92 Points
Excellent as many 2003 vintage barolo have been...
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5/28/2012 - Scubableu wrote: 93 Points
Dark and Earthy, notes of porcini, truffle, just a bit chewy, tannins mellow to strong but well balanced.
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5/2/2012 - Edclr wrote: 90 Points
Not your typical young Barolo. Very soft and drinkable at a very young age. But nicely balanced. I would say drink up. NOt going to get any better.
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4/13/2012 - davidrh1 wrote: 91 Points
Bright red color. Some tobacco, menthol and licorice on the nose. Medium bodied, cherry with some cedar on the palate. Some smokiness on the finish, with nice gripping tannins and good length.
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1/7/2012 - psmith wrote: 90 Points
Starts out a bit porty, more so than other bottles I've had. Heady black cherry, anise, and herbal notes. Rounds out nicely with time. Ripe, with uncharacteristically fine tannins. Feminine. Very nice.
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11/15/2011 - jwan584 wrote:
Color was very deep. Here the cork was stained deep purple. Upon pouring, the wine unleashed untold amounts of roses and tar. I can honestly say that I didn't know what "roses and tar" meant prior to smelling this one. On the palate, it was a tad hollow, especially in the middle. As it reached room temperature, the bouquet was literally spilling out of the glasses. It was like a bouquet of flowers. Rose, truffles, tar, and licorice. The wine was clearly not from the best vintage but managed very well in terms of balance. The wine didn't quite have a three dimensional texture, perhaps because it had already smoothed out. Tannins a little bitter. Not acidic. The palate lacked the complexity and length of the nose. Well made. It gives a hint of what Bartolo Mascarello is capable of in a good vintage.
This wine is bigger and fuller than either the Marcarini La Sferra or Conterno Il Favot or a new release Vietti Castiglione. It perfectly fits the textbook description of Barolo.
On the second day, the wine was in perfect shape. If anything, more open and expressive. Had a glass with a mushroom omelet. The aroma on the second day is more forest floor and autumy. Reminds me of Rio Sordo 99 / Serralunga terroir.
On the forth day, the wine was still eminently drinkable, with deep, foresty aromoas. A little harsh by itself, but would have been fabulous with food.
The wine kind of started its life in the style of Barolo then ended in Serralunga. Magical.
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11/1/2011 - Eric Guido Likes this wine: 92 Points
The nose showed sweet red berries with spicy clove, roses and crushed fall leaves. On the palate, it was soft and juicy with red fruit and earth. The finish was long and pleasant. This isn't what you'd expect from Barolo, yet it's enjoyable all the same and should improve slightly over the next few years.
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3/19/2011 - psmith wrote:
Heady, red, and firm given the vintage, with characteristic ripeness and alcohol but still refined. Fine tannins. Very nice.
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10/30/2010 - psmith wrote:
High pitched and heady. Some alcohol evident, but in an uplifting way that actually meshes well with the red fruit and earthy tones. Finer tannins and well integrated/balanced for such a young wine. Very nice, and starting to drink well.
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7/11/2010 - BailliSacks Likes this wine: 92 Points
Bright, young, light-medium body. Acidic in a good way, very food friendly. Flavor notes of juniper, menthol, cherry & blueberries. With air, gained roundness and sweetness of mascerated fruit. Drinking great now, probably much more to come.
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8/26/2009 - AJ72 wrote: 95 Points
This was an outstanding Barolo. Very seductive aromas of Tar/roses with a chalky minerality. Slight pine/cedar character which adds dimension. If I were to put on my technical hat maybe some slight Brett but this only added to the wines dimensions. This had that awesome mouthfeel and firm but powdery tannins which carry the finish to almost Stratospheric levels. On this showing Barolo seems to have faired rather well in 03.
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7/5/2009 - AJ72 wrote: 93 Points
Classic traditional style. Lovely perfume very old world. Lifted scents of raw wood, sour cherries, tar, peat and rusted iron. Very tight at this point and restrained. Very classy, complex mineral driven subtle sweet fruit driven flavour profile. Great tannins wrap around every aspect of this wine, a real iron fist in a velvet glove.This is the antithesis of the modern style. Fairly full bodied but charming and elegant in it's own way. A beautiful wine.
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5/13/2009 - il_diavolo wrote: 90 Points
nice traditionally made barolo and drinking well already. menthol and truffle but not overly long and not complex either. nice but that is about it
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2/11/2009 - herberto wrote: 93 Points
Decanted for about an hour. First impressions were of a light bodied, acidic and relatively tannic Barolo that was showing nice forest and floral notes on the nose but not showing much on the palate. But over the course of the evening, the wine really transformed dramatically with air. It gained weight and viscosity in the mouth, and richness and complexity. Beautiful, classic Barolo. It doesn't pack the weight of bigger vintages, and drinks nicely now after some air, but I'd give this 5-10 more years to really start hitting its stride.
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12/26/2007 - Zweder wrote: 92 Points
Chocolate. Beautiful juice. Spicy. Good bitterness and acidity. A short note, but this is a great wine!
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