Community Tasting Notes 9

• jerhardt wrote:

  November 6, 2021 - An interesting experiment. The more recent (ie mid 90s onward) of these wines aren’t my preference. I thought this one would be a fun example to try a ‘modern’ producer before the modern wave kicked off. Interestingly, the same characteristics that I associate with later Vintages still show through; ripe and polished relative to what I am looking for.

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• mplsbruin Likes this wine: 89 points

  August 18, 2019 - Surprisingly youthful. Not a sipper at this point but good with Steves lamb, red sauce, pasta dish.

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• Marcusfernandez wrote: 90 points

  February 16, 2019 - Light garnet in color, aromatic at opening, sweet red fruit, smoke. Good acid and firm tannins.

• WoodieBayArea wrote: 90 points

  May 18, 2013 - drank over four nights, honestly think this wine is way too young, nothing too remarkable to say about the nose, color was dark red - almost purple, palate was fine - crunchy unripe cherries mostly, but i could still taste unresolved oak and tannins were still very prominent... Ok but nothing spectacular at this point, drank over four nights and was best on night four

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• Burgundy Al wrote:

  September 20, 2010 - Burgundy vs. Piedmont: 1971, 1978, 1985 (Boka - Chicago IL): Served blind. Licorice and briar patch on the nose. Dense fruit with good spice on the palate. Very powerful, long life going forward.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1985
• Type Red
• Producer Elio Altare
• Varietal Nebbiolo
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Piedmont
• SubRegion Langhe
• Appellation Barolo

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• In Cellars 46 (58%)
• Consumed 33 (42%)

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