Community Tasting Note
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kanjimoti wrote: 89 points
November 21, 2014 - I've imbibed the Pio Cesare Barolo (03, 04, & 05) on three occasions and I've yet to pick up a fragrance or anything on the palate that tells me its from Barolo, or that it's even a nebbiolo wine. On the nose I get a touch of earth and tobacco but there's nothing that says nebbiolo; no tar, no roses. Where are my flowers, Barolo? I would challenge the Master Sommeliers of the world to identify this blind as a nebbiolo wine. If I hadn't had the same experience with each Pio Barolo I've tasted I would reserve my judgement and not score this thinking this wine may be closed for business at the moment but there's a track record here. That being said and my ranting aside, this should drink well as a red wine through 2017. Perhaps by then the roses will bloom.
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