February 9, 2024 - Harmonious nose with earthy notes, black fruits, faded rose and spices.
On the palate, the freshness of the wine is striking. The juice is lively with a frank attack, the juice is loose, unfolding aromas of black fruits and undergrowth. Beautiful balance with a lively acidity which stretches a dense wine. Second half of the palate on rose and sweet spices. Beautiful spicy finish with a delicate and appreciable length on faded rose.
Very beautiful Barolo, far from being in decline.
February 10, 2023 - Gorgeous tonight - and unfortunately my last bottle. Roses and tar on the nose, lively acidity and red fruit on the palate. Hard to imagine this would get any better at this point, but it doesn’t feel tired at all, so who knows how long it might last.
November 7, 2022 - Nice bottle. High fill. Perfect cork. Flawed. Soy sauce going on. Likely heat damage.
Had high hopes and opened for my bday.
November 19, 2020 - 1990 Barolo dinner (Lafiandra, Singapore): Delicious stuff. Third time round with this bottle - this was a nice showing. It had a classic Barolo nose, with notes of black cherries and dark berries soaked with bits of smoky tar and spice, earth and meat, and just a little curl of rose petals at the side. The palate was in lovely form, with a remnant of firm tannins and still bright acidity framing a lovely, clear, strong mouthful of dark red cherries and berries laced with nice wafts of spice and a hint of rose petals lingering into the finish. Drinking very nicely tonight.
November 21, 2019 - [Double decanted at 4pm.]
March 8, 2019 - Lovely old school Barolo. Drinking very well. Dark fruits, earth, meat, and spices.
December 5, 2017 - Translucent ruby in the glass; ripe and ready - drinking very well right now.
October 24, 2017 - Dinner at Lucky Cantonese Private Dining: Not quite as good as the last bottle, but this was not bad still. The nose was a nice melange of earth, flowers, menthol herbs and red berry fruits. The palate had a real savoury funk - almost chicken stew like, along with an earthy, herby twang, and then a touch of dried red fruit at the finish, all in a salty, preserved plummish note. Yummy, but just a touch too funky.
July 26, 2016 - Stenhand i en silkesvante. Ljuv doft med bär, blommor och choklad men allt det goda fluffet är draperat över en stram tanninstruktur. Bra grejer.
FÄRG
Klar? Viss grumsighet.
Färg: Mörk tegel.
Kant: 12 mm mot vattenklar.
Intensitet: Medel.
Färgar glaset? Minimalt.
Gardiner: Tunna.
DOFT
Korrekt? Ja.
Doftintensitet: Medel +.
Doft: Frukt - röda bär - körsbär, smultron. Blommor - aning viol. Mineral - liten stenighet. Fat - mjölkchoklad, vanilj.
Utveckling: Väl moget.
SMAK
Torrt/sött: Torrt.
Syra: Medel –.
Tanniner: Finkorniga men påtagliga
Alkohol: Kan anas (14 procent).
Fyllighet: Medel.
Smakstyrka: Medel.
Smak: Frukt - röda bär - körsbär, smultron, jordgubbar. Fat - ljus choklad
Textur/balans/bubblighet: Nej.
Eftersmak: Rätt lång med mycket fatighet.
SLUTSATSER
Kvalitet: Mycket bra.
Drickabilitet: Moget, ska nog inte sparas många år till.
Geografi: Piemonte.
Pris: 1 500 kronor.
April 18, 2016 - Super funky nose, sensational length, ethereal yet intense, still dry and tannic on finish. Really lovely, old school, mature Barolo with nuance and verve.