Community Tasting Notes 24

• melzar wrote: 89 points

  February 28, 2023 - Old wine, but this may be infanticide. Very tannic and youthful. Not much on the nose, but a fruity palate with the telltale licorice notes that tell you it's Barolo. Not much on the finish. Believe it or not, this wine needs time. Opens and gets much better,

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  February 13, 2023 - Nice nose, but the palate is still hyper-tannic. Another 10 years???

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• forceberry wrote: 93 points

  January 14, 2023 - Made with fruit sourced from the three prime Crus of Borgogno: Cannubi, Fossati and Liste. Fermented spontaneously in concrete tanks and macerated with the skins with the submerged cap technique from late October to mid-November. Racked into large Slavonian oak botti and aged in oak for 3,5 years. Bottled in May 2000. 13,5% alcohol. Tasted blind in a 1996-themed tasting.
  
  Evolved, quite translucent brick-red color with a developed maroon hue. Somewhat sweetish nose with attractive layered aromas of wizened red fruits, some balsamic tones, a little bit of ripe red cherry, light evolved nuances of meat stew, a hint of earth, a floral touch of rose petals and a lifted whiff of something vaguely minty. The wine feels dry, silky and juicy on the palate with complex, somewhat evolved flavors of ripe redcurrants and wizened dark berries, a little bit of blood, light earthy notes, a hint of tart lingonberry and a touch of licorice root. There also lingers a faint nuance of something rubbery, but fortunately it doesn't really distract from pleasure. The wine is rather high in acidity with ample yet quite resolved and silky tannins. The finish is dry, firm and gently grippy with a long aftertaste of tart lingonberries and fresh red plums, some blood, a little bit of earth, light savory notes of meaty umami, a developed hint of dried cranberries and a touch of sour cherry bitterness.
  
  A harmonious, tasty and classically styled Barolo that is in a quite wonderful spot, having developed some tertiary nuances and resolved a good deal of its tannins. However, it feels like the wine is still on its way up and it will continue to improve for at least some years more and keep just fine for another decade or two. Although the wine isn't as outstanding as the Borgognos I've tasted from the 1970's to the 1940's, this is still a lovely Barolo in its own right. Unsurprisingly, I guessed this was a 1996 Nebbiolo from Piedmont.

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• Henman Likes this wine: 88 points

  February 24, 2022 - Decanted more than one hour. Cork was in good shape, a little stained at the bottom. Discreet nose of tar and sous bois. Light to medium bodied, smooth with some tannic grip still, showing mellow fading tart red fruit, a bit of tar/licorice, slightly funky notes with a lean dusty kick on the finish. There is good tannic and acidic structure but the other department is starting to fade, therefore it feels a bit tired. Still delivering some pleasure but it is time to drink up.

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• Eurowine Likes this wine: 91 points

  June 26, 2021 - Leather, tobacco, jam.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1996
• Type Red
• Producer Giacomo Borgogno & Figli
• Varietal Nebbiolo
• Designation Riserva
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Piedmont
• SubRegion Langhe
• Appellation Barolo
• UPC Code 8003807000039

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• In Cellars 197 (55%)
• Consumed 163 (45%)

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