Monthly Boys' Wine Night (Eric's House, Hong Kong): Light and totally transparent ruby colour. Nose is nicely perfumed...light coal tar soap, slight bicycle new rubber inner tubes. Palate is tart, initially slightly dilute but quickly opens out and fully blossoms into roses, tart minerality, nice gravelly finish. Not much tannin. All the elements are there but a bit disjointed. Elegant, feminine but I doubt it is a vintage to age beyond 10 years. Will always be on the Burgundian end of the spectrum, I suspect. Surprisingly resonant and reverberant for such a light wine. 90+
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Piedmont; 2/11/2019-2/15/2019 (Alba, Italy): Generally, according to Elena, this is one of the first Barolos to be ready. This has a profile that is very cool, with fruit that is present, but not brightly exuberant. There is a nice gentle red fruit character here, with some red cherry notes. The tannins are a little chalky here on the back end, but overall the delicacy here is quite nice, and I wouldn't really say this is a step down from the Monprivato.
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12/17/2023 - steko78 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Nose evocative of Nebbiolo: flowers, licorice. Delicate palate, fresh, with tannins sufficiently integrated for a Barolo. Rated 92.
Nez de nebbiolo, fleurs, zan. Bouche fine, fraîche, tanins assez fondus pour un Barolo. 92
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8/31/2020 - Goldstone Likes this wine: 90 Points
Monthly Boys' Wine Night (Eric's House, Hong Kong): Light and totally transparent ruby colour. Nose is nicely perfumed...light coal tar soap, slight bicycle new rubber inner tubes. Palate is tart, initially slightly dilute but quickly opens out and fully blossoms into roses, tart minerality, nice gravelly finish. Not much tannin. All the elements are there but a bit disjointed. Elegant, feminine but I doubt it is a vintage to age beyond 10 years. Will always be on the Burgundian end of the spectrum, I suspect. Surprisingly resonant and reverberant for such a light wine. 90+
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2/14/2019 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
Piedmont; 2/11/2019-2/15/2019 (Alba, Italy): Generally, according to Elena, this is one of the first Barolos to be ready. This has a profile that is very cool, with fruit that is present, but not brightly exuberant. There is a nice gentle red fruit character here, with some red cherry notes. The tannins are a little chalky here on the back end, but overall the delicacy here is quite nice, and I wouldn't really say this is a step down from the Monprivato.
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