March 30, 2024 - Drank this beauty over two nights. It was fairly tight on night one with a simple pop and pour. So, I saved the second half of the bottle for the next night and it was beautiful. Delicious and perfumed fruit that made this absolutely irresistible.
February 18, 2024 - I refer in general to my tasting note from 5 February 2022. Now, there is tobacco in addition. The wine is in a very beautiful stage because there are first tertiary notes but the fruit is still pretty present. This time there was no decanting necessary. Glass I used: Riedel Veritas New World Pinot Noir
October 1, 2023 - Early stages of maturity. It is floral, with red fruit, and tannins that are softening. Seamless, and kept improving with air.
June 21, 2023 - 2012 Barolo / Barbaresco (Terra Rossa N1): On the nose light lifted tar, furniture polish, and dark plum.
Deep and rich on the palate with dark fruit and coffee.
Tannins still a bit too spiky but a bit more approachable than others in the flight. Some upside here
June 21, 2023 - 2012 Barolo/Barbaresco (Terra Rossa): Deep, sensual and complex nose, with violets, seaweed, fenugreek and strawberry boiled sweets all intoxicatingly intermingled. More straightforward and fruity on the palate, with juicy blueberry, some dried fruit and a relatively lush feel. This wine seemed to me to the most balanced and aromatic tonight, neither austere nor blocky, but it was quite expensive and I won't seek out another bottle.
May 21, 2023 - Wonderful, balanced wine, but still young, drink 2025-2040. This (L 32 15) was decanted 90 minutes before dinner but needed about 2.5 hours, as it was not fully open until the end of the evening. The wine has classic Barolo structure and the tannins still need a few years to soften. But what puts this wine into elite territory is its balance and complex aromatics, and a combination of subtlety and power that is very impressive. 2012 was a relatively modest vintage but this is a very impressive wine.
January 20, 2023 - Approachable with a couple hours of decanting, though still primary. A more refined version of Ravera consistent with the house style. Good now, upside from here.
July 14, 2022 - Needs more time. Tight. Sour.
March 17, 2022 - Drink or hold
February 5, 2022 - Color: light garnet / Nose: intense, strawberries, raspberries, dry leaves, leather / Palate: high acidity, high and ripe tannins, extremely good length, medium+ bodied, strawberries, less red fruits compared to the nose, black tea, menthol, coffee / Glass I used: Riedel Veritas Pinot New World / Overall: A great Barolo. It is fantastic balanced, elegant and has a great length. Directly from the bottle it's still pretty closed (especially on the palate). I decanted it for two hours which brought a lot. It's at the beginning of its drinking window with at least a decade ahead of it.