2004 Elio Altare Langhe Arborina

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 92.7 points

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  2/18/2015 - Tudz Drkl Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Now this is a great wine. Beautifully structured, with still aggressive tannins, support a well balanced pull between fruit and earth. Add a captivating perfumed nose and you have it all. Did i mention that it has just the right amount of age?

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  9/22/2013 - Tavastgatan wrote: 92 Points

  This is still very young and tannic. Dense dark fruit with chocolate, mint and dried fruit.

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  4/3/2011 - ltc55 wrote:

  Still very young and tight. Not very expressive though the raw material is present. Will let sit for another few years.

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  1/9/2009 - Frijole wrote:

  medium plum brown, burgundy, tannish hue, medium
  Nose: roses, burnt cherries, wet earth, garlic, thyme, smoke, wood, orange spice
  Pal: burnt cherries, plum, wet earth, chocolate, tarragon or marjorum, tannins, salumi, paprika, complex, mild nebbiolo tang
  Feel: tannic, full
  Finish: long
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  1/11/2008 - Finare Vinare wrote: 94 Points

  Medium wine red hue, not all clear yet. The fruity nose flaunts burgundian elegance, with oriental spicyness (cinnamon, ginger among others), peach to the fore, then cherries, raspberries, and strawberries. Bitter almond, chocolate, figs, burnt sugar comes to assist. Soon the smells are wide open and cheerfully jump right up at you! The first taste is a mouthfull of impressions! The beautiful fruit explodes in a very pleasant way. The tannins are well mannered and perfectly mature. The acids are young, fine and elegant, like a top burgundy. Some notes of liquorice, figs and raisin just makes it all the more tasteful. Super! You could fall in love with this wine... it drinks really well right now and for a long time to go.

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