Return to Piemonte!; 11/25/2021-12/4/2021 (Castello di Sinio, Alba, other various locations): Back to back with the 99 and again these were the first wines we’ve had this trip with any real age. More secondary in style and a lot more gravitas to them. The fruit is secondary (although still there). Bigger and a bit bolder. Visiting the winery so interesting to see what style was used for these and how that compares to the wine being made now. Certainly paired well with a truffle menu
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Moderately translucent pomegranate color. Brooding, rich and slightly oaky nose with aromas of ripe black cherries, some juicy plummy tones, a little bit of sweet toasty oak, a lifted hint of sweet, balsamic VA and a touch of savory wood. The wine is ripe, rich and moderately full-bodied on the palate with complex flavors of juicy black cherries, peppery oak spice, some sour cherry bitterness, a little bit of sweet, dark-toned oaky character, light dusty tones, a hint of tar and a touch of ripe raspberry. The wine is enjoyably high in acidity with quite ample, firm and grippy tannins. The finish is long, quite grippy and tannic with complex, acid-driven flavors of sour cherries, tart lingonberries, some toasty oak spice, a little bit of black raspberry, light developed tones of licorice and a hint of tar.
A somewhat modern Barolo, but very balanced, harmonious and enjoyable for one. The wine seems to be going into the right direction, but there's still a lot of life left here at the age of 17½ years. Most likely the wine will continue to go up for many more years and most likely it won't be hitting its apogee at least within the next 10 years - at least it feels like the wine could use a lot more time to integrate those woodier tones better with the fruit. Overall a very good and pleasant vintage of Marcenasco with a great deal of future cellaring potential.
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Very smooth. The wine looks rosy colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like cedar, flint and verbena. It tastes like black currant (cassis), raisin, flint and black pepper. The body is medium. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.
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A nice surprise. Complex and intense nose. Rather light and smooth in the mouth, but well balanced and harmonious. Drinking well now, and no point in keeping further.
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Dinner with the gang at Gianni & Maria. Camphor, chocolate, maraschino cherry, and tar. A lot of tar. Fresh, lovely mid-palate with cherries and tar predominately, plenty of slightly bitter tannins, medium length. Really nice wine.
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Medium depth, garnet to brick in colour. Aromatic with wood, strawberries and some tobacco. Hints of sweet, red fruit in the taste, balanced and drinks nicely now. Medium finish. A lovely wine.
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Nicely priced <$50> at Cafe Lago and the last bottle in their inventory. They offered the 2000 for the same price, momentarily froze but decided on the extra 2 years of bottle age. super tight on arrival. left it open in the glass/bottle and ordered another wine. It was much more pleasing after an hour (or 2) of air. but still never showed much depth. The flavors, typical barolo, were pleasant and enjoyable. Leather, cherry, cigar.
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Light ruby red to orange rim. Aromas of cherry, earth, hints of dark chocolate and truffles. Full-bodied, surprisingly integrated tannins with cherries, earth, and tar. Dry finish with tobacco notes, 20-25s.
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Dejlig vin. Smagte godt efter 3 timer på karaffel, men Stefan mente at den havde potentiale for større duft, fylde og kompleksitet. Anbefaler at prøve næste 2006.
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10/27/2022 - MS86 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Clear, pale rust with heavy bricking.
Powerful nose with freshly laid tar, strawberry, pot pourri, leather and earth.
Palate is powerful, structured with firm tannin. Quite warm
Flavours are strawberry with a sweet rose finish.
Complex wine that will continue to mature and evolve over the next decade.
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11/29/2021 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Return to Piemonte!; 11/25/2021-12/4/2021 (Castello di Sinio, Alba, other various locations): Back to back with the 99 and again these were the first wines we’ve had this trip with any real age. More secondary in style and a lot more gravitas to them. The fruit is secondary (although still there). Bigger and a bit bolder. Visiting the winery so interesting to see what style was used for these and how that compares to the wine being made now. Certainly paired well with a truffle menu
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9/17/2020 - AdVinoRosso Likes this wine: 92 Points
Pleasantly surprised as I thought the window of drinkability might have closed on this one but it did not disappoint.
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4/7/2017 - canan wrote: 88 Points
BYO - Michael (Michaels place): Black currant fruit. A modern style but also fresh and elegant.
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4/15/2016 - forceberry wrote: 93 Points
Moderately translucent pomegranate color. Brooding, rich and slightly oaky nose with aromas of ripe black cherries, some juicy plummy tones, a little bit of sweet toasty oak, a lifted hint of sweet, balsamic VA and a touch of savory wood. The wine is ripe, rich and moderately full-bodied on the palate with complex flavors of juicy black cherries, peppery oak spice, some sour cherry bitterness, a little bit of sweet, dark-toned oaky character, light dusty tones, a hint of tar and a touch of ripe raspberry. The wine is enjoyably high in acidity with quite ample, firm and grippy tannins. The finish is long, quite grippy and tannic with complex, acid-driven flavors of sour cherries, tart lingonberries, some toasty oak spice, a little bit of black raspberry, light developed tones of licorice and a hint of tar.
A somewhat modern Barolo, but very balanced, harmonious and enjoyable for one. The wine seems to be going into the right direction, but there's still a lot of life left here at the age of 17½ years. Most likely the wine will continue to go up for many more years and most likely it won't be hitting its apogee at least within the next 10 years - at least it feels like the wine could use a lot more time to integrate those woodier tones better with the fruit. Overall a very good and pleasant vintage of Marcenasco with a great deal of future cellaring potential.
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3/30/2014 - navybrat Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very smooth.
The wine looks rosy colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like cedar, flint and verbena. It tastes like black currant (cassis), raisin, flint and black pepper. The body is medium. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.
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8/13/2011 - krispi wrote: 89 Points
A nice surprise. Complex and intense nose. Rather light and smooth in the mouth, but well balanced and harmonious. Drinking well now, and no point in keeping further.
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2/18/2011 - 2mwine wrote: 90 Points
Balansert og deilig
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1/28/2011 - 2mwine wrote: 89 Points
Deilig, myk, frisk og balansert
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11/4/2008 - Machiavelli wrote:
Dinner with the gang at Gianni & Maria. Camphor, chocolate, maraschino cherry, and tar. A lot of tar. Fresh, lovely mid-palate with cherries and tar predominately, plenty of slightly bitter tannins, medium length. Really nice wine.
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10/18/2008 - mwieth wrote:
Den var ikke rigtig god - måske en anelse oxideret.
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9/16/2007 - donStrandini wrote: 90 Points
I enjoyed this wine - with fruity aromas (strawberries and raspberries) and wood with some anis. Slightly up since the previous bottle.
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6/8/2007 - mwieth wrote:
Den både duftede og smagte dejligt - på en afdæmpet måde. Fuldt udviklet, eller tæt på, men uden tegn på at være på vej ned af bakke.
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5/18/2007 - lmachuca wrote: 90 Points
terrific all around
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6/20/2006 - donStrandini wrote: 89 Points
Medium depth, garnet to brick in colour. Aromatic with wood, strawberries and some tobacco. Hints of sweet, red fruit in the taste, balanced and drinks nicely now. Medium finish. A lovely wine.
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11/12/2004 - lorenzo wrote: 87 Points
Nicely priced <$50> at Cafe Lago and the last bottle in their inventory.
They offered the 2000 for the same price, momentarily froze but decided on the extra 2 years of bottle age.
super tight on arrival.
left it open in the glass/bottle and ordered another wine.
It was much more pleasing after an hour (or 2) of air.
but still never showed much depth.
The flavors, typical barolo, were pleasant and enjoyable.
Leather, cherry, cigar.
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9/29/2003 - futronic wrote: 87 Points
Light ruby red to orange rim. Aromas of cherry, earth, hints of dark chocolate and truffles. Full-bodied, surprisingly integrated tannins with cherries, earth, and tar. Dry finish with tobacco notes, 20-25s.
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3/7/2003 - mwieth wrote:
Dejlig vin. Smagte godt efter 3 timer på karaffel, men Stefan mente at den havde potentiale for større duft, fylde og kompleksitet. Anbefaler at prøve næste 2006.
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