Another nice “laid back” bottle of this wine. Decanted and tasted over an hour or two. Lightly bricked initially but gets deeper red with air. Classic modern Nebbiolo nose of tar, rose petals, cherry and vanilla. Tannin and oak mostly integrated and polymerized as sediment which was prodigious. Palate is smooth and savory and spicy. It is a little hollow on the mid palate and the finish is a little short. But rather enjoyable on short notice with Cottage Pie.
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Decanted at 4:30pm and tasted over 6 hours. Slightly translucent dark garnet color with no bricking to speak of. Nose has some wood induced elements like cedar, sweet vanilla, tobacco as well as roses, black cherry and licorice. Still lively but mostly integrated from a tannin perspective. Silky smooth finish. Long and complex but distinctly modern and lacking in the extra level of precision and terroir expression that characterizes the best from Barbaresco.
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Outstanding, a well balanced medium bodied barbaresco. Decanted and drank with duck breast and duck fat potatoes. Bright cherries, long finish, medium acdotu and tannins.
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Really delicious Barbaresco. Deep purple / red in glass. Minerals, wet stone and sanguine on the nose. Juicy blue fruit on mid palate with long complex irony finish. Lots of juicy acidity says this will drink for many years to come
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Wow. In a gorgeous place, showing all sorts of candied cherries. Still plenty of grip, and held up well over the evening, so no hurry to guzzle. But also why wait?
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7/19/2023 - oldwines Likes this wine: 91 Points
Another nice “laid back” bottle of this wine. Decanted and tasted over an hour or two. Lightly bricked initially but gets deeper red with air. Classic modern Nebbiolo nose of tar, rose petals, cherry and vanilla. Tannin and oak mostly integrated and polymerized as sediment which was prodigious. Palate is smooth and savory and spicy. It is a little hollow on the mid palate and the finish is a little short. But rather enjoyable on short notice with Cottage Pie.
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4/8/2023 - oldwines Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted at 4:30pm and tasted over 6 hours. Slightly translucent dark garnet color with no bricking to speak of. Nose has some wood induced elements like cedar, sweet vanilla, tobacco as well as roses, black cherry and licorice. Still lively but mostly integrated from a tannin perspective. Silky smooth finish. Long and complex but distinctly modern and lacking in the extra level of precision and terroir expression that characterizes the best from Barbaresco.
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8/30/2020 - vinorsk Likes this wine: 91 Points
Outstanding, a well balanced medium bodied barbaresco. Decanted and drank with duck breast and duck fat potatoes. Bright cherries, long finish, medium acdotu and tannins.
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8/11/2020 - GlenviewGSW Likes this wine: 93 Points
Really delicious Barbaresco. Deep purple / red in glass. Minerals, wet stone and sanguine on the nose. Juicy blue fruit on mid palate with long complex irony finish. Lots of juicy acidity says this will drink for many years to come
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9/18/2019 - DaddyNeedsPow wrote: 93 Points
Wow. In a gorgeous place, showing all sorts of candied cherries. Still plenty of grip, and held up well over the evening, so no hurry to guzzle. But also why wait?
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