1998 Paolo Conterno Barolo Ginestra

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  3/17/2024 - Philip67 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Big, rich and generous. Dark fruits, loafs of tar. Lots of fruit covering a big structure. Full bodied. Long finish and complex. Drinking now.

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  11/19/2020 - KeithAkers wrote: 91 Points

  Dinner at Greenwood (Greenwood, Highland Park, IL): Nose: The nose is perfumed and lush, filled with licorice, dark red cherries, raspberries, cranberries, spice notes, violets, tobacco, and some earth tones. This shows off very good balance and poise that comes with it being in a mature place.
  
  Taste: The feel is full bodied with crisp, high acidity and silky, high tannins. The structure has peeled back to where it's there for framing with tones of dark red cherries, licorice, raspberries, violets, tobacco, and spice notes.
  
  Overall: This is at peak right now. There is still plenty of time left but there is no need to wait anymore.

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  12/5/2009 - futronic wrote: 91 Points

  Decanted for 3-4 hours. On opening, the wine was very tannic, almost painfully so. The tannins mellowed significantly with air but they were still very, very firm. Big nose of tar, roses, leather, crushed black fruit, and hints of truffle followed through to the palate. Moderate-long finish. ~35-40s with dark fruit and earth notes.
  
  Considering this wine is from Ginestra in Monforte d'Alba, I shouldn't be terrible surprised at its state of evolution. This wine needs significantly more cellaring and I wouldn't revisit before 2014 in hopes of a more mature wine. Drink 2014-2022+.

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  3/3/2008 - dream wrote: 92 Points

  A classic '98 Barolo in that it is medium-bodied and elegant and also classically styled with strong but smooth tannins and lots of depth. Lovely flavors of dark cherry, tar and rose petals and finishes spicy and concentrated. Will still improve but its approachable enough to drink now.

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