Ripe red fruits in the still somewhat reticent bouquet. On the palate a good concentration and some dark chocolate. Good fresh acidity, elegant and subtle. Reading my previous notes, this seems to be a completely different wine. I'm puzzled, but tonight it really showed well.
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Given that this is a decent declassification of Barolo from a great producer, it definitely fell short of expectations- which were already low from what I had read about this wine. Short finish and weak fruit content. The structure of the wine is good though, acidity, tannins and alcohol integration was all fine. I decanted for 1.5h hoping this would open up but not really.
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3/30/2012 - Zweder wrote: 87 Points
Ripe red fruits in the still somewhat reticent bouquet. On the palate a good concentration and some dark chocolate. Good fresh acidity, elegant and subtle. Reading my previous notes, this seems to be a completely different wine. I'm puzzled, but tonight it really showed well.
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5/17/2011 - Zweder wrote: 83 Points
Occasional tasting group: Just training our blind tasting skills. (@ EvA): In the bouquet leather and fresh cherries. On the palate a lot of juicy cherries but the dryness in the finish makes the wine a little unpleasant.
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3/3/2011 - Lombardi wrote: 87 Points
Given that this is a decent declassification of Barolo from a great producer, it definitely fell short of expectations- which were already low from what I had read about this wine. Short finish and weak fruit content. The structure of the wine is good though, acidity, tannins and alcohol integration was all fine. I decanted for 1.5h hoping this would open up but not really.
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1/8/2010 - Ali wrote: 92 Points
Ths was excellent tonight. Very complex and greatly exceeded the previous bottles. I'll look for more
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6/29/2009 - Zweder wrote: 82 Points
Occasional tasting group: A mixed set; mostly Bordeaux (blends). (@ PVa): Very primary fruit. Almost like the Beaujolais style. Nothing wrong with it, but not my style of wine. No real complexity.
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