2016 Bartolo Mascarello Dolcetto d'Alba

Community Tasting Notes (19) Avg Score: 89.3 points

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  8/12/2022 - Fractalage Likes this wine:

  I am quite convinced that Dolcetto is in my top five of favorite wine grapes.
  
  This particular expression took hours to open up. After decant there was left a few ounces of sedimented juice left in bottle, that was very much enjoyed.
  
  At first, the palate held dense cherries, tars, black ripe earthen cherries with rich plums, earthen and tarry with herbs of complexity: Simply delicious.
  
  After 1.5 hours it was rich, big, taught, dense but really came forward with lamb pairing. I pan seared lamb chops from Australia to reveal such a beautiful juice to reveal tobacco, more density of tars, depths of volcanic substance, yet fresh and perfectly balanced with acid to cut the fat.
  
  Despite all of the palate enjoyment, the best was the feeling of spirit in my body. This took hold and really opened my creative spiritual nature. This is what all wine deserve to represent to the soul, to awaken to oneself and reveal the peace and joy of the heart.
  
  Thank you Marie Theresa for creating this beauty!
  It's truly art.

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  7/4/2022 - acidqueen wrote: 90 Points

  I am very pleased with this. Bright ruby highlights, rich red fruits - cherry, cranberry - with some orange peel and anise. Something smoky/earthy as well. Fine tannins and good structure. This is wonderful now (having it with butter fried breaded veal cutlet) and I think it will be good for more years ahead.

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  11/24/2021 - Michael T. Zoppo wrote: flawed

  Total let down. This is usually a benchmark Dolcetto, but this bottle wasn't. There was an odd petrol/rubber tire note that made me think it might have had a Mercaptan fault. Underneath it was pretty, dark fruit; but I couldn't get past the fault. I hope my other bottles show much differently.

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  9/22/2020 - Brian of Mull Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Opened 1 hour. Color is nice ruby red. ON the nose: red and blue fruits. ON the palate: Blueberry , currant and little licorice and vanilla on back end. Finish is quite short. Decent everyday wine. I was hoping for more.

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  8/18/2020 - jrick Does not like this wine: 85 Points

  My bottle seems to be really different to what the last tasters had. Would definitely not say red fruited, more plummy,blueberry. A little clumsy, the alcohol shows. Maybe it has been stored in my wardrobe for too long, its been a couple of years. But that will usually not hurt the wine in my experience.

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