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Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 94.5 points

  • This is doing very well for 71 yrs old. The colour is surprisingly ruby, although quite pale. You would expect more brick. This must have been a pretty tannic beast because the condition is now flawless, with barely a hint of tannin, a little refreshing acidity but oodles of delicious sweet cherry and hints of age - white truffle, light spice.

    What an experience. The master sommelier who opened it made a great show of getting the cork out in one.

    I wouldn't pair any food with it personally, except perhaps the lightest of truffle pasta...

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  • A special bottle for Sam's 70th birthday. When opened it was pale and thin looking. Over the next half hour it thickened and darkened somewhat. But despite the appearance, it was a classic barolo. The nose was soft, but had minerality and floral notes (but no tar) that was very pleasing. The palate was actually chewy and earthy and rich with nebbiolo fruit. Still it came off as fragile and we drank it up over the next two hours and it started to fade in the last 15 minutes. Overall a great bit of history and a pleasure.

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