Consistent with my last note although I had to open an oxidised one and a corked one first. The nose is really perfumed and floral (lovely violet/rose pastille quality) but with a lovely Barolo mineral earthiness as I noted last time but it is quite robustly fruity and quite ripe on the palate, with a lovely inner sweetness. Perhaps the comparison with the 99 underplayed this. This is a fabulous Barolo: perfumed, elegant, yet rich. With time and air this just gets better and better: extraordinary perfume.
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NK Monprivato Vertical (Chez Goldberg, Greenwich Village, NYC): [Opened around 4pm, then double-decanted around 7pm.] Muted black fruit nose. Long and tasty, but not the depth or complexity of the last 5 or 6 wines. Still, a tasty beverage to drink over the coming decade.
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Double decanted in the AM and drunk over several hours
Ripe, round, and perfumed on the nose with plump red fruits and florals. Fleshy and well balanced if less detailed and structured than the other wines. It's supple and well balanced, but lacks relative depth and complexity of its peers. Nonetheless, a lovely wine drinking well right now I'd drink up on this one. While I suspect it will hold for some time, I doubt it improves. 91.
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2/23/2024 - astroman Does not like this wine:
1999 2000 Barolo Barbaresco (Gemma): Impression, potpurri, good mouthfeel and acid.
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2/23/2024 - Sean Tay wrote: 94 Points
Pronounced nose intensity with notes of mushroom, spices, toast, dried cranberries. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin.
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5/6/2023 - jamesabdavis wrote:
Consistent with my last note although I had to open an oxidised one and a corked one first.
The nose is really perfumed and floral (lovely violet/rose pastille quality) but with a lovely Barolo mineral earthiness as I noted last time but it is quite robustly fruity and quite ripe on the palate, with a lovely inner sweetness. Perhaps the comparison with the 99 underplayed this.
This is a fabulous Barolo: perfumed, elegant, yet rich.
With time and air this just gets better and better: extraordinary perfume.
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2/4/2023 - kenv Likes this wine: 92 Points
NK Monprivato Vertical (Chez Goldberg, Greenwich Village, NYC): [Opened around 4pm, then double-decanted around 7pm.] Muted black fruit nose. Long and tasty, but not the depth or complexity of the last 5 or 6 wines. Still, a tasty beverage to drink over the coming decade.
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2/4/2023 - cct wrote: 91 Points
Double decanted in the AM and drunk over several hours
Ripe, round, and perfumed on the nose with plump red fruits and florals. Fleshy and well balanced if less detailed and structured than the other wines. It's supple and well balanced, but lacks relative depth and complexity of its peers. Nonetheless, a lovely wine drinking well right now I'd drink up on this one. While I suspect it will hold for some time, I doubt it improves. 91.
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