1990 Ca' Rome' di Romano Marengo Barbaresco Maria di Brun

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  9/30/2012 - Goldstone wrote: 91 Points

  Mid-Autumn Eve Dinner (Margaret & Kevin's House, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong): Magnum sourced by Kevin directly from the winery six years ago.... Bottle No. 088 if I recall correctly. Decanted for 4 hours before serving. Colour is dark, blood-red and only semi-transparent, just showing transparency at the edges. Nose is very open....plums and ripe black cherries, elegan structure, wafts of temple smoke and incense....interesting and more-ish. Palate is good immediate acidic and tannic balance of structure, perfectly integrated...amaretto notes, marzipan and all sorts of soft mellow similar Italian elements. Very round ed and soft in the mouth...marshmallows and amaretto macaroons. Some length ...moderate resonance. Very Merlot-ish in its silky softness and perfume but unmistakably Italian. Great..... but beaten in elegance and restrained power by the Roberto Voerzio Barolo Cerquito 2001 that preceded it. But who's complaining? This drank beautifully over a slow, leisurely al fresco dinner of many light courses. Fully mature even in magnum....drink up....and I'd love to try a 1997.

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