dark pour. left open to air in the bottle for about two hours before tasting. heavy tar profile on the nose with expected dark cherry fruits. florals are there but shy. full bodied, medium acidity. loads more of the dark cherry and a savory earth profile. rounded fine tannins still abundant. still somewhat severe at this stage for my tastes. would wait five years to open up and revisit.
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I really enjoyed this wine - much brighter fruit profile than other Barolo and Barberesco wines in the tasting. Didn't note color. Ripe cherry fruit (notes were getting weak by this time) with medium body, (sour cherry / tart cherry flavor profile) with medium+ acidity and a long finish. 92++
Supposedly from young (15 years or under) vines - this is similar (in quality) to the Cotes du Rhone from Chateau Rayas. Excellent bottle of wine and my #2 wine of the tasting.
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11/18/2022 - Nbkat8 wrote: 92 Points
Lively and fresh, medium weight, plum, bright Cherry, spices. Nice tension on the mid palette. Drinks well with or without food.
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7/17/2022 - Cake & Fine Wine wrote: 94 Points
Deep black cherry. Licorice and roses as it evolved. Still very fresh. Great quality, better then many Barolos I’ve had. Highly recommended
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1/9/2021 - bps2266 wrote:
dark pour. left open to air in the bottle for about two hours before tasting. heavy tar profile on the nose with expected dark cherry fruits. florals are there but shy. full bodied, medium acidity. loads more of the dark cherry and a savory earth profile. rounded fine tannins still abundant. still somewhat severe at this stage for my tastes. would wait five years to open up and revisit.
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1/20/2018 - CWilliam wrote: 92 Points
Wine #8 in blind Nebbiolo tasting (Mike's wine)
I really enjoyed this wine - much brighter fruit profile than other Barolo and Barberesco wines in the tasting. Didn't note color. Ripe cherry fruit (notes were getting weak by this time) with medium body, (sour cherry / tart cherry flavor profile) with medium+ acidity and a long finish. 92++
Supposedly from young (15 years or under) vines - this is similar (in quality) to the Cotes du Rhone from Chateau Rayas. Excellent bottle of wine and my #2 wine of the tasting.
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5/11/2017 - pifcho Likes this wine: 90 Points
A fun, youthful expression of nebbiolo. Juicy and translucent, but there is good structure underneath and I think this could age quite well.
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