Pale brick red. First very closed after one hour opening up. Complex truffle mushroom and dried fruits. But probably not the best bottle I had. Medium to full bodied with pronounced acidity and very good length
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Beautiful dark red color with no visual sign of age. Tight nose with ripe plum and light wood, like popsicle stick. When you taste this, it's hard to believe that it's almost 56 years old. The fruit is mature, but not madeirized, mostly plum with a little cooked strawberry. But what's striking, other than the ample volume on the fruit, is the freshness and stiffness of the tannins. By no means harsh, but nothing close to resolved, This had the structure and mouthfeel of a 15 to 20 year old wine. This thing will quite literally reach 100 with plenty left in the tank. It's immortal. As it got air, we teased rose petal, orange oil, and fennel out of this, and plenty of leather too. Superb. Pretty. Youthful. Excellent. (From Magnum).
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(Cantina Mascarello Barolo) Bricked light medium brown color with pale meniscus; mature, delicate, chocolate, truffle, dried cherry, roses nose; tasty, mature, grippy, light beef jus, roses, dried cherry palate, should go another 10-15 years; medium-plus finish
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12/23/2023 - The_Cat wrote: 91 Points
Pale brick red. First very closed after one hour opening up. Complex truffle mushroom and dried fruits. But probably not the best bottle I had. Medium to full bodied with pronounced acidity and very good length
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5/1/2023 - misterstarre Likes this wine: 96 Points
Beautiful dark red color with no visual sign of age. Tight nose with ripe plum and light wood, like popsicle stick. When you taste this, it's hard to believe that it's almost 56 years old. The fruit is mature, but not madeirized, mostly plum with a little cooked strawberry. But what's striking, other than the ample volume on the fruit, is the freshness and stiffness of the tannins. By no means harsh, but nothing close to resolved, This had the structure and mouthfeel of a 15 to 20 year old wine. This thing will quite literally reach 100 with plenty left in the tank. It's immortal. As it got air, we teased rose petal, orange oil, and fennel out of this, and plenty of leather too. Superb. Pretty. Youthful. Excellent. (From Magnum).
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3/25/2023 - acheng wrote: flawed
corked
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11/18/2022 - dcwino wrote: flawed
A lost Friday afternoon gathering – Cristal, DP, Giacosa, Produttori and etc. (Black Salt, Washington DC): Slightly madeirized.
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7/24/2022 - Boone's Farm Likes this wine: 91 Points
Earth, mushrooms, tar and leather. A little off. I have had much better bottles.
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