Community Tasting Notes 14

• NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 92 points

  June 27, 2015 - Very similar tasting note to the one dated 8/3/2014. Open and mature notes of darker cherries, licorice, tar, crushed flowers, dried fruits and some tobacco, also some cedar wood. On the palate similar flavor profile, also some menthol. It's medium-full bodied with medium- tannin and medium acidity that still makes it feel fresh. Medium length. A very pretty and fully mature Barolo, it could probably still last for a few years but I don't see it getting any better. A really nice Barolo from this great vintage that has aged beautifully. It doesn't have the complexity or the sheer power of the best Barolos of the vintage but a very good wine in this price range.

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• Ron Slye wrote: 91 points

  November 14, 2014 - As S nickel notes this was part of a double blind tasting of the Seattle group. A more modern Barolo -- nice coffee, cherry, eucalyptus. I tend to prefer the older style to the more modern. This is quite approachable now. I am curious to try this in a few years or have a bottle to last a day or two to see if S Nickel's impressions match mine, as we generally seem to be in agreement on such things. This was ranked first out of ten by the group. It was my fourth.

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• f22nickell Likes this wine: 94 points

  November 12, 2014 - Brought to a double-blind tasting, Placed 1st out of 11 bottles. Same notes as previous, but not open long enough to verify my previous 95 rating.

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• f22nickell Likes this wine: 95 points

  October 31, 2014 - PnP, with an hour in the glass before tasting. Wow, this is phenomenal!Ripe black fruits, mineral, sweet dark spices and a slight balsamic hint. Incredible concentration and layered, intense sweet black fruit driven palate impression and seamless long finish. It is incredibly youthful yet seamless and perfectly balanced. Perfect now, hope it still holds up for the finish tomorrow.

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• NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 92 points

  August 3, 2014 - PnP. Mature and open nose of dried rose petals, dried fruits, dark cherries, tar and cedar wood. On the palate similar flavors, but also some sweet spices. With some more air also some menthol notes emerge. Medium-full bodied with still medium tannin and medium acidity. Good length. It drinks great right now, but there is still quite some tannic structure for a 15 years old Barolo. Nevertheless I will probably drink my last bottle within the next 2-3 years while the fruit is still present. Nice Barolo from this classic and generally slightly underrated vintage.

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• Vintage 1999
• Type Red
• Producer Mauro Sebaste
• Varietal Nebbiolo
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Prapò
• Country Italy
• Region Piedmont
• SubRegion Langhe
• Appellation Barolo

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• Consumed 39 (80%)

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