Community Tasting Notes 88

• yossarian.livez wrote: 91 points

  October 3, 2023 - Still holding on, some freshness to the reticent red fruit, balsamic, earth and energy. Fairly resolved tannin with medium plus, folded in and not astringent. It’s a pure expression of Nebbiolo. Very nice standard Barolo

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• par361 Likes this wine: 92 points

  January 7, 2023 - This still has plenty of time left

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• Derek Darth Taster wrote: flawed

  July 8, 2022 - Barolo 96-04 Theme lunch at Nicolas. Tasted semi-blind.
  Appearance is clear, deep intensity, ruby garnet colour. Legs.
  Nose full of VA and underlying violet and dark cherries and spice. Palate getting increasingly muted and suggestion of TCA taint.
  Ultimately, VA notes dominate.

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• Gregory Dal Piaz wrote: 90 points

  January 24, 2022 - Aromas of rosewood, tar, and dried rosepetals greet the nose. Fairly aromatic for a pop and pour with simmering reed cherry fruit lurking below.
  
  Round, almost plump still with firm tannins underpinning lots of red cherry fruit, big volume on the backend and through the long finish. A bit indistinct, and to be clear I am drinking the dregs here, but this has lots of fruit left, lots of tannins, a fine mouth feel, modest complexity and little nuance but rather intense, rustic, and valid expression on Nebbiolo.
  
  At the 4 hour mark this remains a bit reticent on the nose with stone and soil notes dominating what gentle burnt cherry fruit there is. Rather smooth and rich on entry, a powerful little bugger, tightly knit, still tannic but with a minty tone on the long fruity buy indistinct finish. Lovely tannins though. Dense with good minty cough medicine cherry fruit that emerges on the backend and powers the finish. This could improve with time, but like the Echezeaux, I think this is better consumed over the next 5 years while the fruit is still intact, tannins be damned. I don’t think there’s enough substance here for magic to happen.

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• mmariani wrote:

  January 9, 2022 - Still excellent ... refined

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2001
• Type Red
• Producer Cavallotto
• Varietal Nebbiolo
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Bricco Boschis
• Country Italy
• Region Piedmont
• SubRegion Langhe
• Appellation Barolo
• UPC Codes 8032539470605, 8032539471503

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• In Cellars 574 (50%)
• Consumed 577 (50%)

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