2011 Marcarini Barolo Brunate

Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 90.8 points

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  2/10/2024 - Alien Does not like this wine: 86 Points

  creamy, lactic, stewed red berry jam. Light, crunchy, high acid, tar. Obstructive tannins 86

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  9/18/2023 - Phenol73 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Dark crimson with an abundance of burnt orange. Muscular, expressive notes of stewed berries, dried roses, notable wild strawberry and mineral slate. A succulent, lingering palate showing those wild strawberry notes well. Impeccable structure and presence, with tannins offering plenty of grip. Near peak and with many years ahead of it.

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  7/8/2023 - m.lupus Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Pleasant but no great shakes: a good choice if one feels a bit of a Barolo craving during the week and doesn't want to go for the 'big guns' in the cellar. Don't think it will improve much in the future.

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  7/6/2022 - chatters wrote:

  First Wednesday Wine Club (Napoli in Bocca, Haberfield): Served blind.
  Slightly musty, gamey, pot pourri, funky, leather, earthy, sweet and peppery spice, black hued fruit has a sour Ribena note on the palate, medium plus intensity acidity, plenty of chalky tight tannins, a little dilute on the mid palate, tar. nice
  I guessed Nebbiolo, Barolo, 2010

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  11/5/2021 - kuumies wrote:

  Popped and poured, enjoyed over three hours. The nose is just delightful: savory, herbal and ashy with bright red cherry, tar, iron, rose petals and a hint of truffle. Very expressive, detailed and attractive. On the palate it offers nice mouth-filling richness on the entry but it doesn’t overwhelm at all and the tannins are just right: appropriately sized and ripe with no harshness whatsoever. Nothing here suggests warm vintage, the fruit is perfectly ripe and savory and the 14% ABV is not felt at all. Obviously there is no tertiary development at this point but the wine comes off as well balanced, succulent and highly drinkable with surprisingly good acidity. At times I wonder if this is drinks too easily but then there is enough grip here so that there is absolutely no need to call it soft.

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