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Tuesday, December 25, 2018 - From magnum.
Decanted Christmas Eve.
Used Durand. Cork was in great shape.
Notes will follow over 48 hours.

Summary:
Not even close to the best Barolo I've yet had. If this were my first Barolo experience I would not have pursued this zone so ardently. Was disappointed as the name and year held such high esteem, but reviews fell short for a reason. Mediocre Barolo at best, but still enjoyable to drink. It's dense flavor cut the fat of Christmas duck with apple. Roses were there. Herbs were there. Tar was there though very minimal. Sage and citrus rind poked through, but there was a continual rough edge of rustic cheap that kept prevalent. It kept and stayed rough. That rough texture lended to a feeling of inexpensive/bourgeois nature that I've not yet tasted from Barolo. Maybe this lends to the price obtained at auction.
If I had to choose again another Chistmas wine it would not be this one.

Sips without food, as a magnum gives plenty of room for that since no one else is enjoying wine with me on Chistmas, brings density of buildup that conveys ever more with each a tarry aspect laiden with orange rind that makes this more enjoyable.

For sure, this bottle has not hit its peak. I'm degusting a teenager. Even at over 24 hours decanting it's still too soon.
Tomorrow will give more insights.
It's crazy tannins persist even after 22 years.

As this wine coats my tongue, it does not want to leave. It lingers all over my mouth: A plague of tannins that hold various flavors of rind and plum skin. Some smoke is prevalent but a sort of fig residue persists.

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