July 28, 2022 - Dinner with Nonna (Donnhoff, Scavino, Borgogno, Castell’in Villa): I open the Borgognos with trepidation, as they can vary from bottle to bottle. This one was great, shared with Gage’s Italian in-laws(almost)! This is another AFWE dream. It has rich earthy perceptions, and black cherry, sweet tar, rose petal, and white flower. It started red\brown, then turned limpid red. This is truly a lovely Barolo, a perfect food wine.
December 26, 2021 - Beautiful and still full of life
January 23, 2021 - Røde bær og skogbunn
May 3, 2020 - Beim Öffnen ganz schlechter Eindruck nach Essig. Der Wein ist hinüber und war nie von annehmbarer Qualität. Drei Stunden danach die Bestätigung - das ist nichts und wird nichts. Also Ersatzflasche aufmachen.
Nach weitern 4 Stunden habe ich doch noch einen Schluck vom Borgogno verkostet und einen wirklich tollen Wein vorgefunden.
Reife Fabe, Ziegelrot mit relativ dunklem Kern und breiten, orangefarbenen Randaufhellungen. In der Nase tolles Aromenspiel zwischen Rosenblättern, Weichsel, Unterholz und Marzipan. Sehr klassischer Barolo.
Am Gaumen vollmundig und samtig, grossartige Textur. Wieder der Eindruck von Weichseln, Himbeeren, Rosenblättern und bittermandeligem Marzipan - aber auch Raucharomen, Kardamom, Gewürznelken. Einfach grossartig! Ein toller, klassischer Barolo der etwas auf sich warten lässt - gebt diesen Wein Zeit um sich zu zeigen, ist ein schüchterner Charakter.
February 18, 2020 - A bunch of variable ct notes on this so I opened
this with relatively low expectations. I thought it overdelivered by a decent margin. Some fruit hanging on but this is well into secondary phase. Good concentration and a slightly more brooding aromatic profile. It isn’t terribly nuanced but it is was a good and unfussy drink.
November 2, 2018 - No fruit left. Awful. Dumped it
October 9, 2018 - Over the hill! Maybe just a bad bottle (high fill, cork seemed ok). First opened it was well drinkable, but with heavy tannins and without any charme or elegance. After an hour, vinegar-acids overlayed everything.
July 11, 2018 - Great wines at Oriole in Chicago!: Drank at Oriole in Chicago as part of a reserve tasting list. Good choice. Tar, earth, mineral, dark cherry, wet animal. Very friendly with the exceedingly wonderful capellini with Australian winter truffle, puffed wheat and yeast beurre monté!!
May 25, 2018 - Absolutely in the zone. great nose of tobacco, tar, chocolate and dried flowers. The palate is sweet and full with some raisin fruits and plenty of savoury nuance. It has flesh underpinned by sinewy muscle. Balance is really good.
April 1, 2018 - Very tasty.