Community Tasting Note
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The Vines That Bind wrote: 97 points
June 1, 2018 - Henri Jayer & Disciples (15 USW): Light ruby red in colour with thinner bricked edges. Initially the nose is all fall leaves and darks teas but begins to full out and add weight. Savory and spicy. Dynamic and the complexity is escalating quickly. The palate has soft and tertiary dried fruit, lots of acid. This wine is really alive and moving all over the place, but all in good ways. More maple and hickory notes melding into the sweet red cherry fruit. Hay smoke, dusty earth, dried rose petals. I’m really tough on Barolo, but this is a spectacularly showing, no two ways around that, distinctly Italian in its spice profile. This bottle was in such good looking shape that the auction house actually flagged it for authenticity verification, and actually shipped it back to Conterno for inspection, who I guess gave the thumbs up since this made it back to us. Special.
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Charlie Carnes commented:
3/6/19, 12:56 PM - Just received one today. I was also curious about the new label and fairly good fill. My original purchase notes and today I reiterated, is this reconditioned in any way? Said no, just a cellar release. I hope it is as good as your bottle!
Dries rose petals and dusty earth... sounds like perfect Barolo.