Community Tasting Note

hennlund wrote:

Friday, January 22, 2010 - Very young, of course, for a traditional Barolo, but was tasted out of curiousity. Not very dark in colour. Straight from the bottle the aromas are pretty typical, but quite subdued - floral notes of roses etc, cherries, earthy and tary notes and some fascinating spicey elements that blow off after a while. Emphasis is on fruit. After a couple of hours in the decanter you still have to persuade it to come out of the glass. Fruity in the mouth with nice, fresh acids, tough tannins that really dry out you mouth after swallowing. Good prospect for the future, I would think. Edit: Day 2 The second half of the bottle was drunk with filet of duck. Aromas were more defined now, and the wine showed some more complexity. Halfway down the glass suddenly gave off elements of herbal spices like lavender and rosemary. While not huge, the wine matched the duck meat and fat very well, and the tannins felt much softer. This a very different style than the Bussia-wines from the same producer that I have tasted (2000, 2001, 2003). Don't know how much is vineyard and how much is vintage, but in this wine emphasis is on elegance.

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