A perfectly pleasant Barolo that I doubt will ever be more than that. Plum color, still quite youthful with some nice notes of herbs and smoke beginning to appear. Mid-weight. A decent pour, and well worth the price on release of about $30. Would not seek out this wine once my next, and last, bottle is gone.
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Dark and almost transparent deep red. Nose of maturing nebbiolo in cherry frame. Still fresh and vibrant in the mouth but capped by a whisky spirity note I could do without - I can't imagine it will subside. Not as fine as the 1990 at the same stage of evolution.
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Unyielding at first, with tar the predominant note on the palate. Half the bottle was decanted into a split, sealed, and put in the fridge. Decanted the next evening for 3 hours. Began to open after another hour, with the rose petal and floral notes complimenting the still rather heavy tar notes. Shows a lot of potential. Too young to judge well at this point.
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7/25/2014 - SteveHyde Likes this wine: 93 Points
Outperformed this evening. Wonderful. Spice, dark crushed berry fruit, good structure and tannins. Wonderful mouthfeel and finish. Bravo.
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6/1/2014 - SteveHyde Likes this wine: 89 Points
A perfectly pleasant Barolo that I doubt will ever be more than that. Plum color, still quite youthful with some nice notes of herbs and smoke beginning to appear. Mid-weight. A decent pour, and well worth the price on release of about $30. Would not seek out this wine once my next, and last, bottle is gone.
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3/25/2011 - darvid wrote:
Dark and almost transparent deep red. Nose of maturing nebbiolo in cherry frame. Still fresh and vibrant in the mouth but capped by a whisky spirity note I could do without - I can't imagine it will subside. Not as fine as the 1990 at the same stage of evolution.
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3/5/2011 - kidfast wrote:
very very good, had at d+s with d+S, and dan and jesse.
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6/3/2004 - SteveHyde wrote:
Unyielding at first, with tar the predominant note on the palate. Half the bottle was decanted into a split, sealed, and put in the fridge. Decanted the next evening for 3 hours. Began to open after another hour, with the rose petal and floral notes complimenting the still rather heavy tar notes. Shows a lot of potential. Too young to judge well at this point.
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