2010 Bartolo Mascarello Barolo
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Monday, November 4, 2019 - I haven‘t tasted this in about 4 years and was kind of slightly nervous, as I thought „can this wine possibly be as good as I remembered it“? The second my nose is in the glass, all doubts are gone. While this is undeniably still very young, slightly closed and austere, the sheer class, complexity and incredible silkiness are hard to put into words.
Notes of ripe red fruit, strawberries, red cherries, cranberries, crushed candied violets, tar, some anise seeds, black tea, a touch of truffle and plenty more. It‘s medium-full bodied, at the same time deep and structured, but also weightless, it has medium-high tannin that was building up over the course of the evening, but the tannin is of incredible quality, like pure silk. High acidity provides lift and tension. Superb length. An epic wine in the making... this only needs a few more years and will be one of the all-time-classic Barolos from my perspective. (98+)
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Comment posted by Robmcl920:
11/6/2019 9:29:00 AM - Thanks for writing this up and sharing the bottle of course....can't believe how wrong I got this one! My first thought was top-notch Burgundy but with too much tannin, then Nebbiolo but with a bit of richness from slight new oak.....anyway, what a combination of power + elegance.
Comment posted by NostraBacchus:
11/7/2019 3:04:00 PM - Robert, tasting blind is always super tricky, especially if the wine is still very young... there is absolutely no shame in mixing up a few things, happens to me all the time. And the Burgundy analogy makes a lot of sense to me, as this wine is incredibly silky in the context of Barolo.
It was really nice seeing you, and your Dunn was on fire that night...