1999 Elio Grasso Barolo Gavarini Chiniera

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 92 points

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  7/6/2021 - Robmcl920 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  The '99 Gavarini showed beautifully and is drinking at peak. The nose was very perfumed with tobacco, dark red fruit, tar, leather, and a hint of dark chocolate. Initially, the aromatics were very clean with pure, sweet red fruit, but with air some leathery, savory, and slightly rustic notes came out. The palate was very smooth and sweet with fully integrated tannins, drinking beautifully right now. I found dark red fruit, licorice, tobacco, and sweet balsamic and sweet spice notes on the finish. Acidity was medium+ and the wine came across as quite fresh.
  
  Especially with air, it's clear the '99 Gavarini is not at the (world-class) level of recent vintages. But it's a very enjoyable bottle, as was the '99 Casa Mate a few months ago.

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  11/3/2020 - nihraguk Likes this wine: 94 Points

  In a pretty good place now. Forest floor potpourri and hint of raisins, blood orange on the nose. Slightly port like on the palate, but saline (beginnings of soy), a little sweet, long clingy finish. A bit of heat.

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  1/24/2020 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 91 Points

  This is one of the more advanced bottles in this vertical. Very mature notes of autumn leaves, dried fruit, dried rose petals, some tobacco leaf too. It‘s medium bodied, with medium+ acidity and medium- tannin that has melted away mostly. Good length. A very mature Chiniera, but still lovely to drink.

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  6/14/2019 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine:

  This also showed a touch of oxidation after opening it, got a little better with some more air though. Notes of dried crushed flowers, red berries, some mint, also some menthol notes and herbal/chinato-ish notes. Medium+ bodied, with medium-high acidity and still medium tannin. Good length. I wasn‘t sure if the bottle was perfect, but very interesting to drink.

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  2/11/2019 - CADomer Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Fantastic bottle of wine. Slow-O for 8 hours before drinking. Showed classic Chiniera notes of perfumed candied red fruit, clove, and a touch of wild fennel blossom. Almost weightless palate with incredible balance and clarity. Drinking really great right now.

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