Friends birthday year. Popped and poured, bright, youthful and fresh, roses, tar, citrus, spice, confection. Primary/secondary, no hint of tertiary. This was delicious and oh so young.
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13,5% alcohol. Consistent with my previous tasting notes (August 2016).
For an off-vintage Barbaresco this is a relatively (even surpriisngly) ripe and concentrated effort that is drinking beautifully even after 35 years of aging. The style is flavor-wise very classic and savory with good emphasis on non-fruity tones of an aged Nebbiolo like tobacco, dried flwoers and leather. It seems the wine has reached its plateau of maturity and seeing how beautifully the wine is drinking, I can expect it to continue to perform well for another 10 years or even more. Recommended.
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Bought from a reputable source but sadly one little touch with the cork extractor and it slid halfway down the neck. Just for fun I still poured into the decanter. Orange/brown color. After 20 min the nose became very very caramel sweet. One little sip was off very putting.
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Cork crumbled a bit and the wine was not as clear as the other bottle from earlier in the year. The same lovely aromatics though, and secondary gentle old nebbiolo palate presence, fills the sinuses with perfume.
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8/6/2022 - Pancreatitis wrote:
Friends birthday year. Popped and poured, bright, youthful and fresh, roses, tar, citrus, spice, confection. Primary/secondary, no hint of tertiary. This was delicious and oh so young.
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10/11/2018 - forceberry wrote: 93 Points
13,5% alcohol. Consistent with my previous tasting notes (August 2016).
For an off-vintage Barbaresco this is a relatively (even surpriisngly) ripe and concentrated effort that is drinking beautifully even after 35 years of aging. The style is flavor-wise very classic and savory with good emphasis on non-fruity tones of an aged Nebbiolo like tobacco, dried flwoers and leather. It seems the wine has reached its plateau of maturity and seeing how beautifully the wine is drinking, I can expect it to continue to perform well for another 10 years or even more. Recommended.
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8/12/2018 - jvphoto wrote: flawed
Bought from a reputable source but sadly one little touch with the cork extractor and it slid halfway down the neck. Just for fun I still poured into the decanter. Orange/brown color. After 20 min the nose became very very caramel sweet. One little sip was off very putting.
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1/10/2018 - Ward Huang Likes this wine: 89 Points
Still drinkable. Nose of lots of black tea and hints of red fruit. Palate preserved well for the acidity. Say no more. Just say cheers!
水位保存得很好,香气很多红茶香和一丢丢红果。口感上酸度也有。这个年代就不要奢望更多了,喝TM的。
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12/2/2017 - brooklynguy Likes this wine:
Cork crumbled a bit and the wine was not as clear as the other bottle from earlier in the year. The same lovely aromatics though, and secondary gentle old nebbiolo palate presence, fills the sinuses with perfume.
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