Cork slipped out quite easily with my Durand and initial thoughts were negative. But then a quick sniff and we have a very correct wine. Extremely tight bottle with superb structure and class. Highly recommend decanting and giving plenty of air. Sweet fruit, fairly linear even with air, tannins, acid and length abound. Just a beautiful wine and if this bottle is any barometer of others, then wait if you have more
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The nose showed dried cherries with spiced-citrus tones, roses, dusty earth, undergrowth and a hint of animal musk. On the palate, I found soft, enveloping textures giving way to fleshy cherry, as brisk acids battled fine tannins, with cascading minerality and inner floral tones. The finish was long and structured, resonating on a mix of fine-grained tannins, minerals and dried cherry. This is only a few years away from a beautiful drinking window. Classic, classic, classic.
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Cigliuti with Claudia Cigliuti (Neive, Cuneo, Italy): From Magnum. Very generously, Claudia opened this beautiful wine saying “2001 is a classical vintage in Barbaresco too”. Ruby colour with a little ochre at the rim. A beautiful bouquet, multi-layered and complex including notes of dried rose petal, earth, spices, red berries and cherries, porcini and dry brushwood. A profound wine to drink. Power with lightness. Complex and detailed. Savoury, mineral, earthy, spicy, red fruited and floral. At a lovely stage of its development.
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Mature Barbaresco from a very good producer, high-class! Tar, licorice, cherries and roses on the nose, firm and quite tannic but really nice fruit to maintain the balance.
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4/13/2024 - ciaovito Likes this wine: 95 Points
Cork slipped out quite easily with my Durand and initial thoughts were negative. But then a quick sniff and we have a very correct wine. Extremely tight bottle with superb structure and class. Highly recommend decanting and giving plenty of air. Sweet fruit, fairly linear even with air, tannins, acid and length abound. Just a beautiful wine and if this bottle is any barometer of others, then wait if you have more
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10/4/2019 - Eric Guido Likes this wine: 95 Points
The nose showed dried cherries with spiced-citrus tones, roses, dusty earth, undergrowth and a hint of animal musk. On the palate, I found soft, enveloping textures giving way to fleshy cherry, as brisk acids battled fine tannins, with cascading minerality and inner floral tones. The finish was long and structured, resonating on a mix of fine-grained tannins, minerals and dried cherry. This is only a few years away from a beautiful drinking window. Classic, classic, classic.
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9/9/2018 - HowardNZ Likes this wine:
Cigliuti with Claudia Cigliuti (Neive, Cuneo, Italy): From Magnum. Very generously, Claudia opened this beautiful wine saying “2001 is a classical vintage in Barbaresco too”. Ruby colour with a little ochre at the rim. A beautiful bouquet, multi-layered and complex including notes of dried rose petal, earth, spices, red berries and cherries, porcini and dry brushwood. A profound wine to drink. Power with lightness. Complex and detailed. Savoury, mineral, earthy, spicy, red fruited and floral. At a lovely stage of its development.
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11/8/2017 - nlal wrote: 90 Points
Bra, borde ha druckits 2 år tidigare. Helt okay !
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4/16/2016 - JanFoss60 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Mature Barbaresco from a very good producer, high-class! Tar, licorice, cherries and roses on the nose, firm and quite tannic but really nice fruit to maintain the balance.
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