March 20, 2024 - Barolo 2004 with the Jeroboam Club (Little Shop and Pantry, Bristol): Garnet-red, some bricking. Attractive nose with rose petals, cherry lifesavers, balsam and pine. Clean and transparent on the palate with a liquorice core; balanced; evolved and well integrated tannins. Just lacking a bit of grip mid-palate and somewhat watery on the finish. Still, this was lovely in a lighter style than most of the others.
December 16, 2023 - Decanted 2hrs. Practically no sediment. With roast duck. On point for drinking now. Long and dry, some tannins still but sweet cherry fruit throughout. Delicious.
July 18, 2023 - 18c: no decant; clean coppered garnet; plush nose of leather, tobacco; bright attack, brisk tannins, solid fruit, very long gripping finish; bits of bacon, schist, dried cherries, raspberries; still tight; 18
March 31, 2023 - Pretty light ruby color and an expressive floral bouquet. Red berries, slightly tart, some nice mineral and delicate rose flavors, elegant and vibrant, with some underlying strength. Excellent now, but has some more time ahead of it.
January 9, 2023 - Heavy dust on the bottle usually foretells an exciting vinous adventure ahead, and this one came through. Showing age and maturity, but plenty of life as well, this wine was both delicious and an interesting experiment. Diverse components of spice (black pepper, vanilla), earth (iron, tar), and fruit (cherry, raspberry) along with a quite floral nose. Opened up over time at dinner.
January 7, 2023 - Sitting comfortably in the cellar since release,the Dardi Le Rose is finally relaxing its tannins and drinking very well following a 1 hour decant
December 16, 2022 - Nature Barolo absolutely perfect with dark smells (tobacco , leather, fried (but vibrant ) fruits. On the palate licorice is dominant, but so many nice nuances. Heavy on tannins - but in all the right ways.
Opens nicely after an hour but continues to improve for hours. I drank it at 14-18 degC.
October 22, 2022 - Delicious with an hour in the decanter
October 25, 2020 - 6 years since I last tried the 2004. It has put on some weight and gained gravitas since. The nose is very fragrant with red fruit and a distinct notes of rose and tar. The color also seems deeper red, but this is probably my imagination. It has gained body over the years with a satisfying middle and long finish. Its tannic side also seems more pronounced. I would say this has 5+ more good years ahead with some upside. Great QPR when I bought it. The 2013 and 2016 look worth putting in the cellar based on the 2004 evolution.
March 24, 2020 - Sound Barolo, opened up well but some presence of heat affect