Well it IS over the hill now. The smell is still to die for - top barolo. The taste is thinning and fast-fading. I still enjoy it with unpretentious food, but this must have been awesome 3-4 years ago.
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Even better than any of the bottles I had in 2006. Incredible road tar nose with dark fruit -- like a huge tarry barolo. Palate is chewy, earthy, full of fruit, with strong tannins towards the finish. Luscious. Not over the hill at all.
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Drinking really well, again. I think it's tiime to drink up the last few bottles, because it's thowing off a good bit of sediment and tasting very ripe. Tarry as before, dark fruits, good tannins, delicious.
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9/28/2014 - bobbylion Likes this wine: 88 Points
Well it IS over the hill now. The smell is still to die for - top barolo. The taste is thinning and fast-fading. I still enjoy it with unpretentious food, but this must have been awesome 3-4 years ago.
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3/4/2008 - JWG wrote: 92 Points
Even better than any of the bottles I had in 2006. Incredible road tar nose with dark fruit -- like a huge tarry barolo. Palate is chewy, earthy, full of fruit, with strong tannins towards the finish. Luscious. Not over the hill at all.
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9/18/2006 - JWG wrote: 89 Points
As in my previouis tastings (see detailed notes), a really good Morellino that is probably nearing its end, but still extremely satisfying.
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9/3/2006 - JWG wrote: 88 Points
Drinking really well, again. I think it's tiime to drink up the last few bottles, because it's thowing off a good bit of sediment and tasting very ripe. Tarry as before, dark fruits, good tannins, delicious.
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6/21/2006 - JWG wrote:
Drinking very very well. Tarry, jammy, full of fruit, some nice tannins, reasonably long finish, very good balance overall. Top notch.
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