Community Tasting Notes 7

• WilliamMP wrote: 87 points

  January 4, 2024 - Needs a mountain of air to open up. Maybe could do with more time. Didn't feel like the harmony was there.
  
  Boozy cherry nose, despite only 14%abv. Like Christmas pudding. Some pretty dried roses, a bit creamy. Fruity attack, poached plums, a bit of a menthol bite. High tannins and med+ acid sneek up.

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• forceberry wrote: 90 points

  October 29, 2022 - 100% Nebbiolo sourced from multiple vineyards planted between 1978 and 2001 in the township of La Morra. Macerated with the skins for around 4 weeks. Aged for a minimum of two years in stainless steel tanks and Slavonian oak botti. 14% alcohol.
  
  Deep, luminous and moderately translucent cherry-red color with a faint rusty-maroon hue. The nose feels somewhat restrained but also very attractive with perfumed aromas of fresh red cherries, some gravelly mineral tones, a little bit of pine tar, light juicy notes of dark berries, a hint of fragrant, savory spices and a touch of tobacco. The wine feels dry, maybe very slightly sweet-toned yet still quite tough on the palate with a medium body and intense flavors of fresh dark berries, rather pronounced sour cherry bitterness, some wild strawberry tones, a little bit of sour dark plum, light earthy nuances, a hint of tar and a faint touch of savory old wood. The wine is high in acidity, but it feels its tannins are more unresolved and bitter-tasting than aggressively astringent at the moment - but that is not to say this wine wasn't tannic, because it still packs a healthy amount of tannic grip as well. The finish is juicy, long and moderately grippy with a dry aftertaste of sour cherry bitterness, some earthy tones, a little bit of sour red plum, light gravelly mineral nuances, a hint of tart lingonberry and a faint touch of Play-Doh or something.
  
  A sophisticated, enjoyably tough and unapologetic young Barolo. The overall feel is still quite austere and the fruit department is somewhat masked away by the structure, but you can taste the style here is pretty much on point with quite a bit of stuffing and nothing in excess. Although this wine represents "only" the entry level of Marcarini Barolo range, this is nevertheless a very serious and quite complete wine that is just way too young for consumption. Sure, it is drinkable now - especially if paired with some hearty fare - but it's obvious that the wine doesn't show much of its full potential at the moment. I'd let the wine wait for at least another 10 years or so, but I can see it keeping just fine for several decades more. Expect the score to go up as the wine ages. A great purchase at 33,50€.

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• AnthoS wrote: 94 points

  October 2, 2022 - Excellent

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• wineamateur Likes this wine:

  June 13, 2021 - A birthday gift, this was a very pretty and expressive baby Barolo, already open for business, with fresh plum and red fruits on the nose, and a pronounced clove spice. Nicely integrated tannins. Lovely. Served slightly chilled on a hot early summer's evening.

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• CompleterZRH Likes this wine: 91 points

  May 24, 2021 - So pure and delicious. Already accessible, crunchy fruit (I get mainly notes of cherries), quite ethereal.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2016
• Type Red
• Producer Marcarini
• Varietal Nebbiolo
• Designation del comune di La Morra
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Piedmont
• SubRegion Langhe
• Appellation Barolo
• UPC Code 726452016436

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• In Cellars 368 (77%)
• Consumed 105 (22%)

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