1/20/2023 - Twowinechicks Likes this wine:

Decanted when cork broke… yet completely clear and fresh. Dark ruby red, woodsy balsamic nose that opens to heady floral notes over time. Smooth, smooth, smooth black/cassis fruit with a hint of spice and seamless mouthfeel, taste, and finish (and why don’t we drink Barolo more often, we asked ourselves?) Wow.

7/27/2018 - psmith wrote:

Old Ygay, the ones that spent decades in barrel, are some of the best wines on the planet. Young Ygay are super variable. This has a slight VA issue. It's rustic, but more roasted and heady than funky. Maybe I would write it off as a bit cooked, except I've had a bunch of these from different vintages and sources with the same profile. It's not wholly unenjoyable: there's some red fruit and herbal notes, but a letdown.

Appending this note based on day 2. I think the considerable majority of red wines are worse the day after opening. This is an exception. It still has the same rustic red fruit and herbal profile, but it's considerably less high pitched and toned, and seems to have settled down quite a bit. There's a more obvious oak influence. Overall it's considerably more enjoyable than the pop-and-pour version last night, and more consistent with my prior (May '17) note when it had a couple of hours of air in advance.