2003 Cappellano Barolo Piè Rupestris Otin Fiorin (Gabutti)

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  8/4/2023 - similia wrote: 93 Points

  Curry plant dried roses, Black cherries, plum, soft tannins just enough acidity and good length. This was great pop an pour developed even more complexity over the next 2 hours, next day it was still very pleasant but on its way to disintegration. Maybe there's a bit of heat due to the vintage but the surprising acidity holds it together gracefully. Definitely a positive surprise, as I heard not so good things of the 2003 vintage in Piemonte.

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  12/19/2020 - Tony Ling Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Slow-oxed for 14 hours prior to serving into SY le Subtil glass for Burgundy (“Flower” day): Pale ruby with very fine deposits.
  
  Rose petals, flora, red berry fruits. Fresh white spices, powdery cosmetics. Pure and ethereal.
  
  Just love the acidity-tannin structure of this wine. Texturally perfect for a Barolo at this stage for me. Saline minerality. Lingering finish. Amazing quality.
  
  Clearly one of if not the best 2003 ever, but what a showcase of the ability of this producer. 94 points easy.
  
  2 hours into serving (19 hours upon first uncorked): Secondary aromas and a lot of great mature red fruits emerged, the structure softened and really adds to the hedonistic quality of this bottle. Wow wine for its vintage but not unexpected from this producer. Incredible wine here. More like 94-95 points.
  
  2.5 hours, last few pours: A little ashy / very slightly mossy.

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  4/17/2020 - kwl wrote:

  Unfortunately, this bottle seems to have aged badly, somewhat like a cantankerous, sour old man and was a far cry from the gorgeous bottle I had at a Cappellano dinner a few months ago. Sharp and sour fruits on the nose blended with leather and old tea. Was somewhat unbalanced on the palate with minimal tannins and sharp acidity.

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  9/28/2019 - SARED wrote: 93 Points

  Double decant in the AM, consumed 8 hours later. Bottle was stood up for a few weeks and decanted with decent amount of chunky and fine sediment being left in the bottle. Nice nose. On the palate this reminded me of gunpowder and cherries and I loved it (95). But as it warmed up and received more air it was more ripe with burnt molasses. Not grapey ripe, but heavy caramel notes and oxidative notes. Elegant and powerful, but a bit of a cloying palate. Wanted to love it, the caramel notes lower the score for me. 92-93

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  9/24/2019 - drwine2001 wrote:

  Eclectic Older Wines from the Rare Wine Company with Mannie Berk (The Morris, San Francisco): Lighter red with a brownish tint. Forward licorice drop. Much bigger than the Accomasso. Ripe but not overly so. Lively, roundly tannic, and young. Impressive if not quintessentially elegant Nebbiolo. It has the guts to go another decade plus.

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