Community Tasting Note
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pianist718 Does not like this wine:
January 4, 2015 - Ok .. maybe this is just not my kinda wine as I am noticing high sensitivity to acid and tannin. For me this was light on the nose, too much tart, and avg finish. Consider that I am no wine pro though. Maybe I'll grow someday to these kinds of wine but for now, this is just too dry for me. Maybe it would have went better with high fats food like a filet mignon or something.
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3 Comments
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BUBBA DAWG commented:
1/5/15, 2:50 PM - needs 2-3 hour decant
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pianist718 commented:
1/7/15, 9:38 AM - it was also maybe a bit too early to open up. Should have waited a year or two.
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Charlie Pendejo commented:
5/6/15, 9:25 AM - ...or fifteen. :-)
Barolo is one of the longest-aging reds on the planet, thanks to their acidity and tannins - which also means they're "balanced for the table" and not so much for drinking by themselves. That's generally true for many/most Italian reds - give them *plenty* of air, and food (hearty red meat or mushroom risotto, in this case) - and maybe never more so than for a young Barolo.
And of course you're right, it's possible that, despite all the attention Barolo is getting recently, it may or may not be one of your favorites, now or in the future. Which is more than fine: it's so much fun to explore wines on the roads less traveled, and they often give more bang for your buck.