2004 Giovanni Rosso Barolo Storico

Community Tasting Notes (22) Avg Score: 89.6 points

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  10/2/2023 - lake.vino Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Nice rustic well aged barolo of relatively old school sensibility. Nose rose, tar, cherry. Leather. Raspberry. Roast meat. Palate has freshness and acid and still tannins of a dusty nature. Fruit remains. This is remarkably complex for price point. Rustic nature is quite appealing. No hurry to drink the second bottle. Finish very long. My style of barolo.

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  12/24/2019 - bablues wrote: 91 Points

  Last of four bottles in which I have used for cooking the last three. I believe the classic and rustic flavors of the wine really comes out in the Italian gravy. This one I am making for Pizza and like in the past, this is the epitome of an entry level Barolo that I would imagine was how it was made decades ago. Similar to previous notes, the fruit is having a hard time coming out and the tannins are still a bit gripping. Still I like the rustic feel of this and pairs great with southern Italian cooking.

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  1/19/2019 - bablues wrote: 92 Points

  8th Annual Holiday Dinner and Cellar Raid - A Month Late (Naperville, IL): Part of wine dinner and cellar raid so did not take detailed notes. I opened this up well before the party and used for marinara and drank some over the day. Similar to previous note, this was rustic and didn't provide much fruit. About 5-6 hours later and this was singing. Able to keep a little bit for early guests and they loved it.

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  4/29/2018 - amflinn wrote: 89 Points

  Very enjoyable. Slight bricking on the sides of the glass. Decanted for two hours. Tannins have fully resolved. Consumed over two hours. Paired well with a creamy polenta with wild mushrooms topped with a drizzle of 25 y/o Gran Riserva Pedro Ximenez sherry vinegar.

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  1/23/2018 - bablues wrote:

  Used for a Barolo reduction sauce but left a little to taste. Nothing spectacular, a bit rustic but not much fruit and a bit tannic. I'll give my other two a few more years but I don't expect too much more out of this. The sauce came out amazing.

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