Community Tasting Note
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DoubleMagnum wrote: 89 points
December 26, 2019 - Still a bit more austere than I like to drink my Barolo. It's been 19 years and the beast is still untamed. I know the estate doesn't use barrique but it feels as if the fruit is starting to be covered up by the oak, which worries me a bit. I have doubts this will get any better with time. It may have been better to drink up a few years ago and decant. I'd be curious to read a note five years from now as this was my only bottle.
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KillerJones commented:
12/27/19, 6:12 PM - Indeed, this winery is big barrels - very old school Barolo...I wonder if this vintage is in a dumb phase right now?
I drank mine in '15, so you are my 5 year out...lol. Many thanks! -
DoubleMagnum commented:
12/29/19, 7:36 PM - Haha... who's my 5 years out? LOL
It may be a dumb phase, but from other experiences, I doubt it. I recall waiting for Seghesio for so long and it just never improved. The oak overtook the fruit completely. Maybe it was just my bottle. I hope so.
Cheers, to better bottles!