June 28, 2023 - Run down but with some cherry and licorice.
November 15, 2022 - 13,2% alcohol.
Luminous, medium-deep maple syrup color with a rather pale amber rim. The nose feels very evolved, juicy and quite mushroomy with aromas of dried parasol mushroom, some wizened plums, a little bit of gasoline, light raisiny tones, a hint of chanterelle fried in butter, a nutty touch of raisin and a whiff of rainy coniferous forest. The wine feels old, ripe and tertiary with a medium body and very aged flavors of salt-cured beef and tar, gravelly mineral tones, some ferrous notes of blood, a little bit of wizened red plum, light crunchy nuances of tart lingonberries, a hint of fried chanterelles and a metallic touch of rusty iron. The wine is high in acidity but the tannins are almost fully resolved and there is very little grip to the wine. The finish is dry, old and quite long with a tiny bit of tannic grip and a tertiary aftertaste of salt-cured beef and soy sauce, some aldehydic notes of sorrel, a little bit of gravelly minerality, light tart notes of lingonberries, a hint of sweet pruney fruit and a metallic touch of iron.
A very old Barbaresco somewhat past its peak. This wasn't as completely oxidative (ie. rather oxidized) and dead as the 1988 and 1976 vintages, instead coming across as still somewhat drinkable. However, there remains very little character here and the wine is mostly overrun by very tertiary and somewhat oxidative notes - and also has that tiny bit of metallic character that also distracts from pleasure. All in all, this is still somewhat enjoyable, but not really the kind of stuff I look forward to when opening a bottle of aged Nebbiolo.
September 3, 2022 - Very mature; maderized; sweet raisin.
August 11, 2022 - Mature; lean berry.
June 9, 2022 - Mature; rust color; some must; earth and a bit out of bal; some sweet raisin.
November 23, 2021 - Light with raisin and some walnut; balanced.
October 4, 2021 - Light earth; raisin and light licorice; balance; supportive integrated tannin; sweet elegant cedar-raisin finish.
September 27, 2019 - Pio Cesare vs Borgogno tasting 58 to 74
3/12
April 28, 2019 - Corked