1996 Marchesi di Barolo Barolo
Nebbiolo
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12/18/2014 - tooch wrote: 91 Points
Blind Dinner at Browntrout (Browntrout - Chicago, IL): Brought this to a blind dinner. When I opened this I was SO close to dumping it because I thought it was heat damaged. The nose was prickly, hot and had that disgusting stewed plum note that I usually associate with heat damaged wines. Figured I'd bring it along and give it a try after 4 hours of air. Glad I did as I thought the wine performed well. The nose was dusty and dark with earthy, smokey, dark-fruit fueled notes. The palate had nicely integrated cherry and floral tones. Doesn't have the rigid 1996 tannin structure - i think 1998 was guessed - but this showed very nicely.
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12/18/2014 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
Blind Dinner at Browntrout (Chicago, IL): Served blind. Very, very fresh nose with just a slight hint of brett (or animale) on it. The palate is very light and fresh. Pegged this as old world, cool climate wine -- Piedmont did not strike me immediately as this was a lot lighter than what I'd expect from a nebbiolo. After the reveal of Piedmont, I was thinking that this would be a less-ripe vintage from the early '00s. This was a real charmer.
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10/16/2014 - tooch wrote: 91 Points
Drank over the course of 10 hours. I really enjoyed this. The flavors were sweet, soft, refined and still youthful. Had some beautiful berry tones on the palate with a nice earthiness. The tannins were still there, but more sweet than drying. This just shows what a strong vintage 1996 is when a humble Barolo like this still clings to its youth.
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2/16/2013 - snowstrm wrote: 86 Points
Drank along side the 1997 and 1998 vintages from the same winery. This was faded in color and muted on the palate - definitely past its prime. Interestingly, the little fruit there was on the front of the palate was brighter and reddish - mostly cherry. It then quickly flattened out mid palate with nothing left at the end.
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8/30/2012 - Montana wrote:
Wine was past its drink by date
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