Community Tasting Note

Paul S wrote:

Monday, December 3, 2012 - Accademia del Barolo Auction and Truffle Dinner (Gattopardo Restaurant, Hotel Fort Canning, Singapore): A solid Barolo. Perhaps the tightest of the lot we tried on the night, and the most rustic too, but this was certainly a wine of quality. I liked the nose - it was deeper and darker than anything we had encountred on the previous flighs, with reams of spice swimming around notes of dark cherries and plums, meat and dried earth. Quite a bit of intensity in that bouquet actually. The palate was still very tight though. A classic 2004, with lots of depth and density wed to deeply buried muscle and structure, it showed ripe tannins and good acidity running a deep stream below subtle flavours of dark berries, black cherries and a nice meaty undertone. Decent finish too, with the tiniest hint of tar and spice and a little truffley note lingering lightly in the backpalate. This was healthy potential locked up in a rather monolithic package. It will reward patience in the cellar though - try again in 2020.

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