1978 Valentino Barolo Riserva

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 92.2 points

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  12/4/2021 - 4Brunello Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Very much alive for a 43 year old wine. Cork emerged fully intact. Initial taste was a bit astringent but the next day the wine has really blossomed. Lots of fruit, still some tannins and rather elegant

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  1/15/2021 - vagrantone Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Second bottle and not corked this time.
  decanted just prior to dinner.
  This wine still has substantial structure and could be decanted a little earlier.
  This really is a characteristic of the 1978 wines.
  Beautiful, ripe Barolo character with great texture, concentration and a long finish. There's no hurry to drink this wine.

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  12/18/2020 - dglebo Likes this wine: 94 Points

  In the glass, it shows a carnelian color with a brown rusted ring. On the nose, over ripe plum and thick fig. On the tongue, it is rich, hot, and woody, coating the front and mid palate with a very long finish.

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  9/15/2020 - vagrantone wrote: flawed

  Corked.
  Not terribly, just enough to take away the wine...

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  4/25/2020 - MWassenberg Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Wow! This was a stunning surprise. After 42 years this was a beautiful wine. Strawberry/raspberry fruit combined with typical old world earthy notes still intact. Med to hi acid and fine grained silky tannin made this a great experience. Velvety on the pallet. Long aftertaste. Guess it is best to hold the old barolos for 40 years.

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