2012 Terre da Vino Barolo

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 89.4 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View bwillia's profile
  • Report Issue

  12/10/2021 - bwillia Likes this wine: 89 Points

  For the price this is a pretty amazing bottle of Barolo

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View johnrm's profile
  • Report Issue

  9/19/2020 - johnrm Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Good colour - not dense and with some signs of age. The nose showed fragrance, fruit (strawberries, hints of plum and sweet cape gooseberry) and the light palate developed strawberry and some plum (?) with the expected, but restrained, sour cherry flavours. The strawberry persisted over an hour or more for me but was gradually overtaken by raspberries and redcurrant. After food and 4-5 hours later, darker cherries emerged. A fascinating development with time after opening. Hugh Johnson describes this Piedmont vintage as 'over-rated with unfailingly green, gritty tannins' but I didn't get this and really enjoyed the wine. It had plenty of acidity and soft tannin to go with food but it softened and 'sweetened' with time making it enjoyable on its own with a few nibbles. I have raised my initial score a point as a result of its attractive development over 3+ hours.
  Bottled as 'Waitrose in partnership with Terredavino' for UK.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View RussK's profile
  • Report Issue

  8/24/2019 - RussK wrote: 91 Points

  Russk . This time I have the opposite reaction, going from 91 to 90 over 3 days.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View RussK's profile
  • Report Issue

  7/15/2018 - RussK wrote: 91 Points

  Russk. The wine improved over time going from 90 - points on a pop and pour, to 91 points 2 Days Later. This time showing Savory and juicy notes. Becomes delicate and smooth over time. Probably best to give this a long decant.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View RussK's profile
  • Report Issue

  2/14/2018 - RussK wrote: 90 Points

  Russk. I have a complicated relationship with this wine.
  
  The first time I tried it I thought it was disjointed. 90pts.
  
  The second time I tried it, a month later, blind, I thought it was a very sound cooler climate Piedmont. Nice low alcohol 13.5%. 91pt. WSW low alcohol tasting.
  
  The third time I tried it, a week later, I found it a very pleasant light-bodied nebbiolo. Good aromatics. Good food wine. 91 - points.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

View all 11 Community Tasting Notes

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.