Was concerned this might be past due. Pleasantly suprised it was still vibrant. Very earthly umami and deep. Prune to start but opened up over the night to be quite pleasant w xmas lasagne.
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(Massolino Barolo Margheria) Group's #6 (my #6) – 90 pts; 1, 0, 5, 1 - medium red violet color with pale meniscus; nice tart cherry, roses, dried berry nose with subtle wood notes; tight, tart red fruit, tart raspberry, structured palate with very firm tannins and medium acidity; long finish
(MASSOLINO BAROLO MARGHERIA) #1; COLOR-dark; NOSE-Rocking nose, explosive Raspberry Reduction sauce poured over beautiful expensive cocoa/coffee beans; TASTE-New World, explosive, (Australia meets Italy - a great Old & New World combo), exceptionally dark, beautiful dark chocolate shavings, little truffle aspect, beautiful blend of: raspberry, cocoa & perfect truffle, little green bean, the tannins are beautiful & delicious, a long "Old World" finish (broccoli & truffle), "one of the better $50 wines we've had on WLTV in a while"; WS-93; GV-93+
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8/30/2020 - NebHeadLA Likes this wine:
3 hour decant and it was singing. Opulent nose and great finish. This wine is ready to be consumed.
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12/25/2019 - waibeans wrote: 92 Points
Was concerned this might be past due. Pleasantly suprised it was still vibrant. Very earthly umami and deep. Prune to start but opened up over the night to be quite pleasant w xmas lasagne.
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10/8/2019 - winemaker Likes this wine: 92 Points
This was overshadowed by the 1990 Massolino Sori Vigna Rionda Riserva Especial and the 2000 Bruno Giacosa Falletto.
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1/19/2018 - winemaker Likes this wine: 91 Points
Good bottle, not great. Plenty of earthy, sappy notes. Needed an hour of air to show itself.
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1/2/2018 - winemaker wrote: flawed
Corked!
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