2013 Comm. G.B. Burlotto Barolo Cannubi

Community Tasting Notes (15) Avg Score: 94.2 points

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  6/28/2023 - Robmcl920 wrote: 93 Points

  The '13 Burlotto Cannubi was extremely tight at this stage both aromatically and on the palate, providing minimal enjoyment. I found it hard to assess the precise quality of the wine at this stage, but the concentration of the wine and quality of the tannin is solid. What little was perceptible of the flavor profile of the wine is classic Cannubi.
  
  The nose was very muted, showing faint aromatics of dark red cherry fruit, roses, and orange peel with a lot of coaxing. On the palate, the wine was similarly super tight. It has a nice texture, medium in weight and concentrated, but with decently finessed tannins, although there is a lot of tannin here in need of significant time to integrate. I'd say the tannin quality is very good but not in the same league as the truly exceptional wines I've had in 2013, i.e. the Giuseppe Rinaldi Brunate / Tre Tine, Bartolo Mascarello, or Monfortino. I found dusty red cherry fruit, fresh roses, and some sweet spices, again only with a lot of coaxing. The wine clenches tight at the back end with a super tannic, unexpressive finish.
  
  The '13 Cannubi is the tightest Barolo I have tasted in quite some time. I always find the Cannubi to be the tighter and more "classic" Barolo from Burlotto, in that it has a classic sense of tannic structure and seems like it needs a lot of time to develop. I have also found 2013s to be pretty tight right now. But my sense is that the 2013 Cannubi is a rustic wine compared to more recent Cannubi bottlings and is unlikely to be among the top wines from the 2013 Barolo vintage.

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  3/15/2023 - LW31 Likes this wine:

  Drinking very young. It’s a lot of structure and minty/green profile right now. Opens to a bit more fruit and tar over a few hrs. But Let other bottles rest another 5 years or more

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  11/15/2022 - joshabramson wrote:

  I'm reluctant to even give this a score at this stage. This is drinking like a barrel sample right now... not the least bit open or expressive. You can tell there's something here that may eventually be very cool, but I think you'll have to wait a long time to get there. Even with a lot of air, this never really came out.

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  6/18/2022 - NoTrollingerPlease Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Burlotto Barolo Tasting + X (Freiheit Vinothek, Ulm, Germany): Woow! Wonderful Barolo, en par with the Tre Tine and the 2015 Monvigliero. Very dense and deep, beautiful fruit, very juicy. Fines tannin, long finish. 94-95+

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  3/9/2019 - kevinacohn wrote:

  When you find yourself at Marta at 10 pm and have the opportunity to drink a bottle of Burlotto Cannubi and eat a margarita pizza for $150 all-in, you take it. It should go without saying that this is austere at this stage, almost beyond belief. And still, there's an inner sweetness, a pure cherry and tar flavor, that's irresistible. The bottle didn't last long. This wine has all of the material to be an explosive wine 15 years from now. It may be even better than the Monvigliero from 2013.

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