1990 Giuseppe Contratto Barolo Tenuta Secolo Cerequio

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 92.2 points

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  9/7/2020 - timothynbond Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Decanted 3 hours before tasting, and then consumed over 2 hours. Translucent garnet with short legs. The nose was fairly forthcoming with aromas of red cherry syrup, vanilla, and tobacco. Medium bodied with intially strong grippy tannins that faded with time. Very fresh with good acidity. Hit the palate with juicy fresh strawberries, red current, and a bit of clay towards the back on a medium-plus length finish. My wife loved this and I concurred. My hunch is that it is fading a bit, but still delicious today. Paired excellently with braised short ribs and polenta.

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  10/1/2014 - PULLO Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Opened today a bottle acquired from the cellar of Ristorante Barolo in NY City which closed in 2013. Excellent wine, well preserved, of the old Barolo school. Light brilliant ruby color, only the nose showed the age. No sediments. A hint of tobacco.

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  5/28/2014 - SteveHyde Likes this wine: 91 Points

  A mid-weight wine that showed pleasantly enough as a mature Nebbiolo from a mid-tier producer. On day 2, however, there were bursts of tobacco on the nose and mouth that I really enjoyed. Lifted the wine from an 89 to a 91.

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  2/6/2010 - the godfather wrote: 93 Points

  nicely aged and definitely seems to have some life, nose was muted, palate was extremely silky and classic and went great with food

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  12/15/2007 - AndrewSGHall wrote:

  Still fairly young and brawny. Decanted. Unwound with a good balance to smokey tea notes and still contnuing fruit. Some power, but pretty light and well-balanced. Nice.

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