Tasting Notes 48 found

Herbs, cigar, some cherry fruit (573 views)

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체리, 달큰한 졸인 딸기, 라즈베리, 허브, 감초
아직도 어린듯 혀끝에 강력하고 촘촘한 타닌, 좋은 산도, 묵직한 바디감, 견고한 구조감

복합미가 살짝 아쉽지만 아주 훌륭했다.
94 -> 93 (829 views)

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Tasted blind among 6 Nebbiolo’s at SKurtz’s place. I had this pegged as a modern style wine from Barolo but this seemed rather clumsy overall for me. It seemed to lack focus though it did have that Nebbiolo trypicity and a rich and bold structure and mouth feel. Nothing at all wrong with this wine but it may have been just a bit over oaked making it harder to discern its finer points. Not one of my favorites tonight. (1624 views)

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Double decanted hours in advance of a dinner party, in which we tasted six nebbiolos head-to-head, blinded. This bottle was brought by a generous guest. Plush cedary nose, hints of vanilla. On the palate, hints of sweet cherries, more cedar, flowers, faint tannins, black pepper, and soft acid. This wine ended up, for me at least, in the middle of the blinded bottles. The impression is of a fully mature wine at the beginning or starting to decline, at least based on the muted fruit expression. If 91/92 (1253 views)

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Similar to prior notes after a 2 hour double decant; very good & showed better with the bucatini amatriciana, but still not at peak, hold (1389 views)

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Another underwhelming 2008. Hot, little acidity. A poor wine. (1657 views)

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Similar to prior note after a 4 hour double decant & then recorked in the fridge overnight & still tannic; very good but needs another 3-5 years at least for my preference (1885 views)

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Had at flagstaff house w/work colleagues.
Beautiful brick color. High acidity and long finish. Nose and flavors evolved substantially over the two hours we had it decanted.
Lovely wine that could have confused me for a burgundy. (1300 views)

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Beautiful brick colour, surprisingly deep for a Barolo. Intense aromas of mushroom and truffle. Wood and cherry kernels. Sturdy but polished tannins. High acidity and long finish. An excellent wine of the new school. (2156 views)

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Served with standing pork rib roast, rice, pea pods.
Opened bottle an hour before serving, decanted 20 minutes before serving. Initial look showed lovely dark crimson, no longer opaque, great color all the way to the rim.

Smell: lovely, dark fruit, plum, black cherry, a touch of honey, richness.
Taste: smooth, acid is just enough to play to the fruit and keep things lively. Rich, balanced, elegant, really working well with the roast.
Will probably hold for years, but really drinking well right now. (2381 views)

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Double decanted for 2 hrs, med. ruby, classic roses, cherries on the palate, med. tannins, med. finish; very good & great QPR; drink or preferably hold (2365 views)

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Another great bottle of this fine “simple straight” Barolo from Aldo Conterno.
Big and powerful, loaded with Nebbiolo from a top address.
This time slightly less open for business, in a phase, but clearly heading on towards semi maturity, 10 years since vinification.
A bit more austere with more resistance and integrity, but with all the lovely qualities previously experienced present.
Again, 2008 is showing exceptional, and will be long lived and continue to deliver great pleasure and drinking experiences for many years to come.
I will however try to save my final bottles at least another 5 years, but I’d rather aim for 15 – 20 years more, as I’m sure this fine Monforte juice will just keep growing down the road.
Great wine, great producer, great terroir and a great vintage.
(92+ – 94P) (1477 views)

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Drinking quite well. Tarry and floral. Quite powerful in the mouth and already with rather expressive aromatics. Tannins in check with the fruit but are quite prominent. (2446 views)

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Beautiful fruit intensity and very drinkable now. Dark cherry, very bright with classic tar and roses. Palate shows nice balance of sweet fruit and acidity. Long finish. (2209 views)

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still too young, should let it sleep for another decade :( (3839 views)

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Straight Barolo doesn't get much better than this. Giacomo's 2008 is just delicious and unexpectedly pure & elegant. (3437 views)

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I must admit I am not a expert on Aldo Conterno wines. Surprised by the intensity of fruit and drinkibility at this stage. Dark cherry, very bright with classic tar and roses. Palate shows nice balance of sweet fruit and acidity. Long finish. So very, very young. (2857 views)

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Very pretty. Red fruits, creamy vanilla, structure provided by plenty of acid and some tannin.. (3151 views)

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Medium red/purple, the flowers and red fruit jumped out of the glass. The palate follows the nose, medium bodied. Very nice but it needs time. (4011 views)

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Drinking surprisingly well this early in its life, with a lovely perfume. Sophisticated and tannic this needs food... (2874 views)

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Opened sue's wine. I've got the 05-07 sitting downstairs. This seems to be a solid perennial quality Barolo. Would buy more. Can't wait to try the rest after buying them at a tasting. (2835 views)

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tycker som tidigare att detta vin kan sparas ett bra tag till i källaren och vet inte varför jag öppnade denna, hjärnsläpp. SJälvklart svingott men skulle vinna på att få vara i källaren några år till (2934 views)

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kvällens bästa vin för mig, dock tycker jag att vinet fortfarande är ungt och jag tror det vinner på att sparas ett tag till så det når en nivå till. (3078 views)

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Lovely, incredibly clean nose!
Loads of red ripe (but cool and airy) cherry fruit, minerals, earth, touch of tar, raspberries, with a fine and fragile perfume and flowers lingering as a mystic haze behind in a second layer, with a touch of nice Piemonte acetone.
Excellent and extremely inviting.
Like a siren singing to a sailor.
You can't resist diving in.
Palate shows lovely sweet and ripe berries, cherries and raspberries.
Great structure and acidity.
Some fine tart cranberries and redcurrants to, in the second underlying layer.
Creamy & silky tannin frame and a solid backbone.
Very long finish, with some fresh black pepper.
This bottle really shows a significant development since the last bottle I had, about a year ago, with no signs of any oak or excessive infant/juvenility left.
This is now officially a teenager, entering first level of maturity.
2008 is starting to come around, and shows great promise (something shown I n a number of other Piemontese wines enjoyed lately).
This is such a good "entry level" Barolo, kicking ass with many much more expensive stuff.
Amazing really.
Tale tell Aldo Conterno, multidimensional, transparent, beautiful and intriguing. A piece of art more than a bottle of wine, from start to finish.
If you are into Nebbiolo, and Barolo in particular , this is what you should be looking for.
Could be the best qpr available?
And this is the entry level stuff from the wizard of Monforte...
93+ (2885 views)

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Tasted straight from bottle. Dark ruby by Barolo standards. Nose of tar, palate of intense black fruit with mouth puckering tannins and acidity. This is a Wow wine but needs time and/or good decant. (2528 views)

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Lovely nose, herbal, fine fruit - cherries, blueberries, balsamic notes. Round and generous on the palate, good balance, very persistent finish. Excellent. 91-92+ (2339 views)

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Pure and clean nebbiolo fruitiness with good depth. Raspberry, liquorice and that light house-typical sense of oak spice (even if they use botti, albeit renovated each time). Silky and rounded, fresh, fruity and modern. Fully accessible and highly enjoyable after a short turn in the decanter. (3126 views)

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Aldo Conterno's "entry-level" Barolos continue to impress me. I say entry-level in quotes as these are hardly entry level. These are the real deal.

See: Med/m+ brick-ruby, fades to a lighter rim… On pop-and-pour, there is nearly no rusty orange rim at this stage, but it certainly gains with some air.

Smell: Gorgeous, with typical the Aldo Conterno imprint. Layered, deep, concentrated and detailed. A packed nose, with notes of Smoked meat, spices, mocha, licorice, forest floor, black fig, blueberry, maduro, black plum, blackberry, incense, rose.

Taste: M+ body, high acid at first, but integrates beautifully with air. Medium to m+ tannins, sinewy and bracing at first, but quickly gains breadth and flesh with air. Finish is long, with notes of black plum, dried blueberry, cedar, mineral and soft rose.

Two bottles left, can't wait to see what this does in time...
If you have a few bottles. Definitely crack one now, and then see what it does in 7 years. (2360 views)

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Nebbiolo: note scure di terra, tartufo, arrosto, mare fresco, e poi via di volteggi balsamici e brace. In bocca è talmente buono che ci son rimasto male. Letteralmente eccezionale anche se ancora in definizione: intensità, equilibrio, potenza. Un'indefinita nota agrumata tra il mandarino e l'arancia, poi il sale. Lunghissimo sulla menta e la liquirizia (4059 views)

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Medium to dark red; very open and expressive nose with licorice, wet forest floor, some vanilla; very flavoury, nice bite, light to medium tannins, lean, dry finish which deducts a bit from an otherwise very nice experience (1963 views)

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Vindredi (Bellevue, WA): Tasted blind. Spice and dried flowers on the nose. A bit high toned. Medium-plus body with rich red fruit and soft/mild tannins, though a bit too much acid. Definitely needs some food to go along with it! (2408 views)

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Tasted blind. Herby, spicy, and a little hot on the alcohol. Did not fare well in our panel. Drinkable, but better choices exist. My rank: 3/4 Group rank: 4/4 (1678 views)

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Klar, dyp rød med mild kant. Mørk, dyp, sødmefull og floral nese med mørke kirsebær og innslag av søte mandler. Hint av fioler. Dyp og strukturert frukt med god konsentrasjon. En tanke varm. Frisk syre. Tørr utgang, med faste, tørre tanniner og mørk frukt med hint av fiken. (1503 views)

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Very nice but quite acidic/sour - not sure whether such a characteristic eventually integrates - I'm guessing yes - I get strong sour cherries, other red fruits such as strawberries, raspberries, maybe rhubarb, and not nearly as many secondary notes as other tasters are calling out. I'd say check back in 2015-2016. (1934 views)

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Young, complex with good spice, dark cherries and plums, earth, coffee, chocolate, tobacco and licorice.
Very young, with good balance and structure.
Mainly red currant and cherries.
Over all a very overachieving bottle, as a “ entry level standard Barolo”.
Excellent! (2555 views)

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Sydney Italian Wine Festival - General Tasting: Smoky, cherry, violets and light earth. Palate is bold in both the fruit and tannin aspect. No real complexity yet but it has the structure that I'd be happy to wait for it to develop. (2062 views)

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This wine seems to have opened up quite a bit and is drinkable now -- the tannins are undeveloped but are soft enough to make this wine easily enjoyable now. The fruit is very good, though I have come across even more vibrant '08 normales recently -- tasting rhubarb and jammy cranberry, roses and zest. Would have probably liked a less approachable wine at this point. I may have to revise my earlier assessment of cellaring this wine for a long haul -- that role seems to be relegated to the single vineyard crues. (1885 views)

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Retailer tasting: Beautiful and open bouquet with some autumn and earthy impressions. Same on the palate. Beautiful acidity. The alcohol shows a bit, but overall this is a beautiful wine with good complexity. Still very youthful and probably showing more around 2018 and later. (2201 views)

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We decanted the wine for 2.5 hours before we poured the first glass. It offered rose petals, mixed berries, cucumber, hey and tar on the nose. On the palate the wine showed mixed red berries, cucumber and marzipan, paired with high acidity, medium-plus tannin and very good length. The wine was very tight and the acidity dominated its profile. It is not unpleasant to drink, just not (yet?) a pleasure either. Difficult to predict where this is going. I would hold remaining bottles for three years. Also, I am a little worried about the QPR and for my money would potentially rather buy half a case of the Barolo Romirasco 2008 than a case of this Barolo 2008. 88+(?) (2451 views)

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Big nose of funky cherries and chocolate, good barolo acid but a rather plush, atypical texture and an attack that could almost be called "fruit bomb" by barolo standards. I feel like it's one for drinking young, which is perhaps as it should be, but I have my reservations. It is delicious, though. (2275 views)

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This offers beautiful aromas of ripe strawberry and cherry along with wet stones, licorice, smoke and even some floral notes. This shows excellent focus with a tightly wound structure and a long caressing finish. There is a long life ahead for this fantastic wine. (Best 2016-2026) - February, 2013 (JD) (2196 views)

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Nice depth; Darker fruit; Great interest; Nice definition (2429 views)

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Very good nose - almost confusable with a burgundy. Ripe red-currant and raspberries and a little earthy/tobacco. Good taste, not overly alcoholic. Sharp, classic italian acidity. 89-90 (2445 views)

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Wow. Really complex with red berry notes. Good tannic backbone. Long finish. (1862 views)

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Beautiful nose; Big wine but still open now; Big build through finish; Very nice finish; Great depth; Excellent fruit (1835 views)

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A nose is quite closed, not as voluptuous as either '06 or '07. In the mouth, the wine is more viscous and tighter than its predecessors. With plenty of tannins that highlight sappiness and darker, wild forest fruit, this is a less forward wine -- coiled and powerful, but with plenty of extracted succulent juice that will allow one to enjoy this just after a few years. Will be worth the wait. (1765 views)

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Retailer tasting: The bouquet is still a bit locked, but there is some licorice, anise and also powerful flavors. On the palate some flowers and good bitterness. A beautiful and complex wine. Very pleasant already, but you can keep it until (at least) the beginning of the next decade. (1556 views)

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Italy 2012 - Piemonte; 7/8/2012-7/14/2012 (La Morra): Tasted at the winery. Quite a plump and juicy nose with notes of red cherries, plums, licorice and a smoky floral aroma as well. Rich and open with cherry and licorice flavours with excellent acidity, firm but graceful tannins and a medium plus length finish. Needs 5+ years. Excellent. 90+ (2978 views)

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