2004 Marcarini Barolo La Serra

Community Tasting Notes (41) Avg Score: 90.9 points

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  12/31/2021 - JohanPe wrote: 92 Points

  Consistent with previous note. Lovely mature nose. Nothing to wait for imo.

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  10/18/2021 - chatters wrote:

  (Mostly) Barolo night (Frank's place in Matraville): From Coravin. Aromas of tomato and tomato leaf, savoury spice, pot pourri, leather, earthy, slight forest floor and meaty notes, with time and agitation some pretty black hued fruits (including plum and cherry) starts to show with a creamy backing and a hint of tobacco leaf. Medium plus intensity acidity, meaty and savoury, tannins encroach almost immediately, the fruit shouldered aside by this gritty bully backed by alcohol warmth.

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  10/5/2021 - Johnny C NYC Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Agree with others here - this is turning a corner toward the end of middle age... a bit of bricking in the glass, but a lot of power remains. Big nose, big palate. Austere and serious. A wine suited for a deliberate, paced evening. 50/4/13/16/8

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  6/17/2021 - Todd French wrote:

  2004 low/mid range Piedmont is like the avocado of the wine world - not ready, not ready, not ready, not ready…NOW!!! Well, this particular wine was ready, though perhaps slightly on the end of its secondary phase, starting to gain tertiary notes. The hue scared me a bit, as it is quite bricked overall, but it is quite lovely. Still some of that amazing 2004 floral and tar component on the nose, the palate is very dusty, but still has an energetic mouthfeel with good acidity. The fruit is where it shows its secondary/early tertiary characteristics, however, in starting to dry out and perhaps prune a bit. Wonderful with rich foods, I’d consume these in the near future. I have wanted to check in on my 2004s and this one definitely is ready.

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  2/15/2021 - CWilliam wrote: 91 Points

  Opened, but did not decant, 1 hour before dinner. Better with food than without. Preferred an '09 Chateau Poujeaux (Right Bank Bordeaux) to this. Medium red/brown color. Leather, dried/sweet cherry and touch of burnt wood. Medium body, medium+ acidity, integrated tannins - on palate, stewed fruit, sweet cherry and leather. At end of line for my palate. 91+/-

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