Community Tasting Note
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strickt01 wrote: 90 points
April 23, 2014 - Day One: I only had time to decant this for an hour or so and it could clearly have done with much longer. Cherry liqueur on the nose (my desperately unimpressed wife went for straight brandy) and no little alcohol present on both the nose and palate. More like a 2003 than a 2005. The tannins, always so prominent in relatively young Barolo, were rather drying too. Really very raw and a bit of struggle for me. Consequently I only had two glasses: my own and my wife's...
Day two: What a difference a day can make! The rough edges had been almost completely smoothed away, the alcohol and wood had receded and the flavours had darkened with plenty of tar and a touch of barnyard in evidence. What remained was a deep, powerful wine whose muscularity was cosseted by a layer of silk.
This can clearly be left and relied upon to improve for many a year. For the time being though a lengthy decant is a must. Not a restaurant wine for now.2,851 views