Decanted 90 minutes. super grippy tannins; darker fruit, mushroom, forest floor, tar, anise; with a rich pasta the tannins softened and this really hit its stride. def needs a decant; not sure those tannins will ever fully resolve as there is a trade off of the fruit declining with age vs the tannins softening. probably recommend drinking but see if a longer decant will help smooth out the finish; or just make sure you have this with fairly rich food!
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Decanted for sediment. Medium garnet color. Explosive nose of ripe red cherry, cherry liqueur, balsamic, cedar cigar box, a bit of herbal cough drop and brown sugar. Could smell this wine from a few feet away. Similar flavors on the palate with loads of dried and slightly baked cherry flavors, baking spices and cigar box / tobacco notes. Medium+ acidity and tannin. Plenty of structure but well balanced and finishes long. Have had a few bottles of the 08 vintage of this wine and the 07 is far superior. Fantastic bottle of aged Barolo and drinking great at the moment.
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20 months from my last bottle. This benefited from a 30 minute decant and developed well throughout the night. The best glass was 5 hours later from the decanter where it developed some weight but significant complexity. This is in its prime and best consumed within the next 2-3 years. Revisit 2025
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Decanted 2 hours. This wine is evolving nicely since my last tasting in 2019. Notes of dark fruit: black raspberry, cherry, plum with spice and minerals in the background. Prominent tannins are well integrated and finish is long and satisfying. Paired with venison osso buco.
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After 2 hours of decanting, it was ok. I was hoping, that it is too young. Therefore left half the bottle in the fridge over night to try one day later. Unfortunately it only became worse the day after. I think there is less in there as supposed.
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Lovely deep black cherry, tar, licorice and rose petal aromas with a finely structured sweet tannin backbone. This is a wine that is ready to go but several more years in the cellar won't hurt it. The wine was best upon opening as it showed more structure and nuance. Around the 8hr mark it started to become a bit more somber and a touch sour reminding me almost of a cherry vinegar. I strongly recommend against extended breathing. Within its window there was lovely drinking: full of flavor, wonderful tannic structure, beautiful aromas. But 2007 was warm and it shows here. Even for Nebbiolo the color was advanced with a pronounced orange tinge showing on the edges. I took JD's advice about it being open for business and glad I did. All said, a wonderful modern style wine (as one gets with Clerico) packed with flavor and nuance.
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Really in it's prime right now. A very easy drinking, yet still quite complex barolo. Clearly made in the new style with french oak. I was very pleasantly surprised by given my general preferences to the classics.
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Very nice Barolo. A little one dimensional, but nice mix of fruit and forest. Unlike other reviewers, I'm not sure it gets any better from here, or could have been that this bottle matured more quickly, though cork was pristine.
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Needs a lot (with emphasis) more time, in the cellar or a decanter. A few hours didn't do much for it. Also possible this wine just won't ever come together. I'm hoping it will, still have a few more.
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Dinner with Alva and Leo from Idealwines: Wouldn't be as harsh as the previous taster who brought it, but I did guess mid-00s new-world Cab for this. Dominated by its oak use and extraction, I can't emphasise how much I don't like overt chocolate notes in wines.
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Opened at 4 PM and served at 8 PM. Still plenty of tannins, dry and harsh. Showing badly, this was just rubbish, plain and simple. My contribution for tonight, sorry guys.
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This wine is right where it needs to be as far as depth, intensity and balance. The color is younger and fruit is still tight. I’m tempted to say hold onto it for a few more years. Ideally, if you have more than one bottle, open one each year for the next few years. What a life that would be! I love Clerico.
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Decanting this wine is key, it was completely austere roses and tar after opening. With 3-4h in the decanter, this mature barolo began show slightly more fruit, raspberries and tart cherries predominantly. Also by now there is a big floral bouquet, vanilla, roses, and cinnamon. On the palate, tannins have mostly resolved now, just a lot of tar and acid in the finish. 92/93
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Very good mature Barolo. Double decanted 3 hours before dinner and brought to Cafe Italia in Grapevine, TX. Great nose of rose petals and tar. Have 1 more bottle.
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PnP. ABV 14.5%. Last bottle was like 2.5 years ago at the early stage of pandemic. Prune and dried raisins nose, from very ripe vintage I supposed. After 3 consecutive bottles of excellent red burgundy, the nose is a bit off-putting. Tannins only partially resolved but approachable. Big wine with enormous structure and length, finishes spicy, dry, and a tad hot. Still a couple of years away from ready. May turn out to be a better wine than what’s showing now.
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Xmas & New Year in Japan; 12/19/2022-1/6/2023 (Japan): Some bricking around the edge. Dark cherry, licorice, sweet cherry, roses, perfume on the nose. With some air, found it to be a little non-descript on the mid-palate with a simple finish remnant of candied, sweet fruit. Feels like the exuberant youth has faded but hasn't really been replaced by anything of interest. Drank again after a couple of hours of being opened and again on day 2 but feel like it got worse.
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Purchased as a pre-arrival and properly stored, this magnum was a hit at a 12 person NYE party, paired with a baked pasta casserole with radicchio, sage, shiitake mushrooms and various cheeses. The wine was excellent. Nose was terrific from the get go, but 2 hour decant sealed the deal.
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Decanted for an hour. Had with charcuterie and grilled lamb chops. I concur with Double Magnum below as this wine is very bright and lively and still quite youthful. Lightly stewed red fruits on the nose and palate although the nose is somewhat shy. Same on the palate with some underbrush and wet stones on the finish. Could go another 5-10 years. Drink or hold.
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This wine is still a baby. Nose is starting to develop but the palate... Acid is high, tannins are high, extract is high as well. There's enough structure to age this for another 30 years. If you pop now, decant for an hour or two.
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Absolutely beautiful mature barolo. Super balanced with great acidity, dark fruit that sits back and lifts with its tannic structure, volcanic soil and roses and scrub brush it’s all there. Thinking this drinks well another decade.
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90 minute decant. Nose shows loads of crushed dried flowers with incense and bit of rose flower. Sour cherry, watermelon, and dark cherry ride the gentle acidity and soft, resolved tannins across the palate. The tannins spread out across the tongue on the finish, adding clay, silty earth, and hints of bacon fat. Very well done - the nose being truly impressive.
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A brilliant mature Barolo. Deep ruby with just a tinge of garnet. Deep nose with dried black fruit, figs, prune, cedar, charred wood, meaty and savory notes. Dry, ambient acidity, (pleasantly) grippy tannins, palate follows through. Great balance, full body, and long finish. Feels like an elegant aged Tempranillo.
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This has finally reached its prime drinking window. I’ve been following this since 2012 with a half case remaining. This didn’t require a decant and opened up nicely after 90 min in the glass. Very nice balance with a touch of graphite and pepper mid way through. These should drink well for a decade plus.
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Blind tasting lunch. Wow, just noticed that I had this wine almost 10 years ago. It has aged well. Expressive and complex nose of tar, some rose petals, dark fruit, methol, tobacco. On the palate still tannic, a bit too much for my taste, but then again we are drinking Nebbiolo here. Structured and fresh. At peak now but with a long life ahead.
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Tasted blind. Not decanted. Fresh mint notes, red berry fruit of strawberry, great minerality of cold stone and pebbles and layers of herbs and leather. The palate was fresh and felt very young, but well-balanced. I would definitely cellar this for another few years.
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Clear medium garnet. This needed a couple of hours of air before the nose unwound to deliver rose petals, sweet red cherries, fresh blood, underbrush, and iodine. Medium-bodied, intense predominantly red-fruited palate with a still youthful energy and ultra-fine tannins. A hint of red tea and bitter Chinese herbs showing up on the dry but not drying finish. This was in a good place and may improve further with near-term cellaring. Excellent.
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Absolutely outstanding. Was an unexpected treat with some Giuseppe's Ristorante pasta. This tasted like a wine that had aged longer than 14 years. Since I like aged wine it was a welcomed surprise. Some earth, leather, prune, soy sauce, but not too much. Nicely integrated with some dark fruits and Dr. pepper flavor. Beautiful brick color. Some sediment but nothing we couldn't deal with. Tannins we're softer than expected, with some nice structure but nothing abrasive. Based on this bottle I'd say drink up in the next few years - although others have suggested this is still a baby.
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Let it decant slowly in bottle for ~4 hours. Beautiful fragrance with red fruit forward notes (raspberry , watermelon , nectarines ) but well balanced with other notes (graphite , vanilla, soot, leather). Full body, high tannins, medium ripe raspberries. Fragrance is so amazing; stick your nose kind of wine.
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Decanted 1hr. Dark ruby (almost like dried blood), med-to-high viscosity, red fruit forward with raspberry, strawberry, nectarines with very light notes of leather, peppercorn. Medium to full body, frontal high tannins still present, dry, tart raspberry. Another hour in, vanilla notes came out and earthy notes come out stronger.
[note to self: open other bottles in 2022 or later, or decant 2hr]
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12 months since my last bottle, and this was showing again beautifully with a truffle pasta at home. Accessible on Pnp this time, some medium tannins come out with more air time but very pleasant. I love the freshness and seamlessly integrated acidity despite the hot vintage. For me the Nebbiolo in Piedmont handled the 07 heat much better than the Sangiovese in Montalcino in what is in my eyes a mediocre 07 BdM vintage. Consistent 93-94 for this Ciabot Mentin
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Ruby to garnet with slightly orange tinted rim. This is ready to drink after opening, stored in a warmer than textbook cellar. Cherries, roses, leather, balsamic and earthy notes, sandalwood, mushrooms. All in all more nuanced and complex as a list of flavors and scents suggest. On the palate still with smooth tannin and good acidity. Quite muscular. High intensity and lenght. 98 points from Galloni for The WA and ten years after his note, I can't disagree. 5/14/19/10. -2030+ if stored under textbook conditions since release. Take the biggest glas (maybe Goldfish bowle from riedel) you have and enjoy. P.S. I preferred this without airing. 12 h from the opened but closed bottle it represent itself with a bit less tannin, but the great complexity is lost too. And don't drink it at to high temperatures. It seems quite sensible to this. 19°C is much to warm.
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Decanted one hour and a half. This is drinking quite well now. Racy red cherry, earth, tar and spice. Ripe fruit, transparent, elegant, deft use of oak, good terroir character, well integrated tannins. This is at early maturity now. It’s delicious so you could drink now or see how it evolves over the next five to ten years although I don’t think it will be a long ager
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This brings on a very interesting conflict for me. This wine is definitely a savage to have such power after 14 years. But, we get into preference now. Do you like your Barolo dry, light, and elegant, or do you like them to have more secondary goodies at the cost of the fruit. So its a conversation for your expectations from an age worthy Italian wine. I have learned that I like these wines settled, but I prefer them on the left side of the arc. Same for Brunello or Chianti for that matter. This one is right at the center of the arc for me. It needs about 1 hour of air to come around, but when it does, it loses the sour notes and settles into its own balance and throws off petrol whiffs with jussst enough dried fruit to balance the act. Its the dryness and the freshness of this wine that gives it the sexiness in my eyes, so as time chips away at the freshness, it chips away at my awe for these wines. Lovely now and over the next 5 years, but, that's just my opinion. I scored this a bit higher a few years ago..
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Classic bouquet of leather, red cherries, clove and granite on the nose. The savoury notes unmistakably indicate that it is a Barolo. Palate is fresh with ripe red and blue fruits on a bed of dry tannins. Good density and layers. Medium-bodied structure. The same tannins carries the structure from entry to deep finish. Still young. Keep for another 5 more years for the tannins to resolve more and add more complexity to the future palate. 92-94 pts.
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Powerful right from the start. The fruit includes sweet cherry, violet and ripe cherries, coated in licorice and asphalt. The tannic surge is not unlike the grounds of boiled coffee, although not quite as bitter. It's an exquisite and impressive wine although I can't quite seem to find a special expression or personality, and that barrs it from reaching the pantheon,
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Poured into decanter and drank over 2h. This was the first of my own bottles from an OC. Unlike the equally high rated but in my eyes very mediocre 07 Brunello vintage, the 07 Barolos seem to have handled the hot year really well. After a beautifully balanced and playful 07 Vietti Castioglione a few weeks back this is an even better wine. Garnet with a thin translucent rim. Initially muted but then the wine opens up. None of the heat or burned notes one might fear to see in 07. Yes, the medium + tannins are clearly visible but the wine is still round and elegant, and beautifully aromatic without any alcoholic heat or burned fruit notes. Unlike some of the 07 Brunellos, also no sign of oxidization here. Will easily go for another 10 years but can drink now too.
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Pop and pour, consumed over 3 hours. Nose: Medium-plus expressiveness, tar, black cherry, marzipan, and saddle leather. Palate: Medium bodied, black cherry and leather attack, great balance, Asian spice kick thru the mid-palate, tannins are present but in-check, builds in intensity from front to back with big spice, tar, and leather notes in the back-end. Finish: Lengthy sense of black cherry, leather and spice persists for a minute-plus. This is singing this evening, just a great wine with a decade plus prime drinking window left.
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PnP. ABV 14.5%. Subtle nose, not showing much but fairly clean. Approachable but still plenty of tannins around. Thick and dense. Despite the high alcohol, finished with just a touch warmth. Spicy and sweet tannins, mostly dark ripe fruits, bitter coffee and oaks lingering at backend. Well made wine no doubt and should continue to evolve.
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Appearance: Bright and clear, the wine is of medium ruby colour, with fading garnet rims and legs. Nose: Clean, with medium (+) intensity aromas of red fruit of raspberry and ripe cherries, black fruit of blackberry and dark plum, oak notes of toast, floral notes of violet, animal notes of leather, pungent spice of licorice, mineral notes of tar, maturity notes of savory. The wine is developing. Palate: Dry with medium (+) acidity, the wine has high tannin of ripe and grippy texture, medium (+) alcohol, medium (+) body and medium (+) intensity flavours of red fruit of raspberry and cherries, black fruit of plum, herbal notes of tea, sweet spice of nutmeg, animal notes of leather. The wine has a medium (+) finish. Conclusion: Very good quality Barolo with an intense nose showing great complexity, with good red fruit and floral notes, turning to more leather and tar, wrapping with savory and spice. The palate is robust with good structure, plenty of body with nice acidity to give a lively mouthfeel of good concentration and an equally impressive length on the finish. It is ready to drink now and can maintain for another 4-6 years.
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Double decanted for 2 hrs, med. ruby with a slight brick rim, classic nose of roses, cherries on the palate with med/firm tannins, med/long finish; outstanding & better on day 2, drink or preferably hold
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4 hour decant which was necessary. This has come a long way since tasting in 2012. Very pleasant with nice balance and finish. Getting closer to its prime. Revisit in 2023. This should hold for a while.
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90 minute decant. inky dark red color. bold, assertive, new world style. very tannic. very good with food. this is big today, and has all the stuffing to age another ten years. i'd lean towards more patience on this; and if you want to have it, it can stand up to a steak and will need a 2 hr+ decant.
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Not rating as this bottle varies so much from the norm posted here. However, it is not flawed. Great nose, sufficient fruit, well melded tannins, but the wine is bitter. Better on day one than two, but bitter both times. Have two more bottles which I will leave for at least two more years.
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Tasted a week ago, decanted 3/4 last week via Coravin and was great but pulled the cork this week and beautiful aromas of lavender, oak, red fruit. Acidity is there but not overpowering and tannins are just barely evident. Tar, bright red fruit, tea and some earthy notes. Great wine! Would love to taste this in 10+ years.
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Decanted 1 hour. A beautiful Barolo with dense complex fruit, bold tannins with great balance and acidity. Paired nicely with Hungarian Goulash. Would recommend decanting over 2 hours as wine opens up nicely with time.
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Still young, tight to begin with, but opened up firstly with menthol liquorice, then leather, cherries, and chocolate, tannins well balanced in acidity, dark fruit and coffee. Developed greatly over the night. More bright in colour than 2001 tasted last week, and more transparent and broad on the palate. 95/100
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Opened and SO'd for about 5 hours. Superbly mellowed, but also very classy and another great showing of this wine I have loved so much in its youth. Very complex notes of plum, dark red cherries, menthol, tar, some crushed violets, leather and some smoke too. It's full-bodied and dense, with excellent depth and structure of medium-high tannin that is there but so silky and medium-high acidity adding excellent freshness to this slightly bigger wine. Superb length. Everything has calmed down a little since a few years ago and I really like it.
On a sad note it makes me remember our last visit with Domenico Clerico, about 2 years before he passed away so untimely.
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Not my type of Barolo really. Had a few really good bottles from this producer in the past, but this did not really reach all the way. Too much young oak has been used for my taste, and the whole winemaking process is a bit to modern and fancy for a really complex and good Barolo. I'm missing something in this. The (almost overly) ripe vintage does not help a wine made like this one. That said, still enjoyable but I’d rather drink something more my style than the later (past 2001, something happened then?) Clericos.
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Énorme structure et matière. La carafe a aidé mais cest du costaud. Tanins charnus et beaucoup de desnité, ample et un brin austère mais beaucoup de potentiel pour la longue garde. Grand vin en devenir.
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Belle couleur violette, sombre et éclatante, nez de sous-bois, épicé, floral, poivré, bouche ample, grasse, fruitée et complexe, encore très fermée même après plus de 4 heures d’aération, très tannique, excellent potentiel
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Barolo Ginestra: Somehow this bottle seemed rather developed for a 2007 and not delivering what expected. Quite modern in style and missing fragrancy and inner balance. At the time the wine was made, Clerico was allready battling with health issues and at the same time building his new, futuristic winery.
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Dark and brooding, yet my bottle was well integrated after opening and pouring out 30ml the night before. The opulence and density and length impressed and deligthed. Normally I hate oak-heavy wine, but this one is something even I can not resisit.
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While most 2007 Barolos are already starting to drink beautifully, yet the Ciabot Mentin came across as quite closed on this evening. The nose was dark and brooding with black--more than red--fruits, leather, tar and mentholated undergrowth. On the palate, I found dense textures and more acidity than expected with dark red fruits and savory herbal tones contrasting it’s youthfully stern tannins. The finish was short, showing more structure than anything else with hints of pine and dried berry fruit. I’m hoping this will reawaken one day, but only time will tell.
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Infanticide. I usually drinking my Barolo 15 years at least after the vintage, but 2007 was a hot year and I wanted to pay a little tribute to the great Domenico Clerico, who died a few weeks ago.
This is clearly a modernist wine, and clearly Ginestra. After 10 years, it is still tannic, although lots of sediment can be found at the bottom of the bottle. I had a sip upon opening, and then decanted it for 2 1/2 hours, which was a mistake - the wine closed, and was not as enjoyable. It did open up later in the glass, but not much.
It is more structured and heavier than your normal Barolo, being neither floral, very complex nor long. There's more oak than I like in my Barolo, and a complete lack of red berries and cherry which I really enjoy. But it is a wine of undeniable quality - its high acidity in particular makes it a good match for food.
94 points upon opening, 92-93 points thereafter - Hold.
Decanted and left for 1 ½ hours. First impression is marzipan and bitter almond with kirsch aromas. High acidity and still a good bite from the tannin. On the palate more cherry again with dark chocolate. Very powerful and not very elegant. I’ve had a few 2007 Baroli by now and they all come across as too concentrated and a bit too much of the good things. 91-92p, higher if you prefer the powerful style. Will save my other bottles for 10 years more...
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I used to drink this bottle at one of my favorite places in Piedmont (very young but so delicious) but didn't wanna touch mine for a while. This is the first time tasting it in 3 years and I am very happy how it has developped. First a little more reticent than it used to be... but developping beautiful aromatics and texture with some more air. Amazing notes of dark red cherries, plum, tobacco, some tar, also some red cherries with more air, flowers, menthol, and there is that tar/mineral note again, also leather and spices. It's full-bodied, dense and powerful, but without being over the top, has still medium-high tannin (that is ripe and excellent quality) and high acidity cutting through everything. Super long finish. A very impressive modern Barolo! Glad I still have a few bottles left.
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So tight upon opening. At a hotel with no decanter or aerator, so I slo-ox'd for 30 minutes before pouring a small glass to get more surface area, and let both sit for another 30 min. A rustic nose, which was slightly muted, with cherry cola, red berries and licorice. Body was medium plus, and still tight. Red berries with big tannins that are drying, yet leave a mouth watering finish for a good 20+ seconds.
Day 2: tannins softened. Fruit has rounded out with more depth. Nice improvement. Definitely needs more time. 93+ with upside.
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Beautiful ruby color. Wonderful fine tannin, vanilla, and cherry flavors. This really opened up, and it was great to follow the evolution over a few hours.
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What a beautiful bottle of wine. Tart cherry, cranberry, strawberry, inky and gravelly, green smoked licorice, silky and mouth coating while precise and penetrating with a singing acidity. So satisfying! Makes me want to jump on the next plane to Italy. Just beginning to reveal its secrets, and showing the early stage of a gorgeous alizarin bricking, I would love to taste this periodically over the next 10+ years.
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This wine is a great balance of traditional Barolo notes with a modernity that allows for the wine to be approachable now. Restrained notes of strawberry and cassis wrapped in masculine elements composed graphite and stone. Very integrated, well balanced. Beautiful wine.
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An impeccable bottle. I did not take any notes but two things I remember. First, a restrained but beautifully perfumed nose. Second, contrary to some other comments the wine was on the young side with plenty of years ahead.
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Drinking well now, if your preference is a balance of structure & fruit. Already going slightly brown around the edges, so wouldn't wait if this is your flavor preference. Loved it.
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This still had a very floral nose with cherry and blackberry notes. Nice tart cherry and dark fruits on the palate. The tannins are still a little tight, so this could do with more cellaring, but only a bit more as I think other aspects of this will start to fade soon.
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Medium, purple appearance. Pronounced nose of tar, dark cherry, and a meaty element. Very sweet, overipe fruit profile. Quite awkward and ridicuolously tangy on the tip of the tongue. This was like eating sugary sweets lacking depth and finesse. To be fair, it did improve on 2nd day but on this showing probably only has 3-5 years before falling apart. I loved this when I tried 3 years ago and have never had such a huge difference in experience between bottles. I wouldn't explain this a bottle variation though which is an entirely different sensation rather a combination of change in palate and a wine aging disappointingly.
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Followed the 06 Fontalloro. Was glad getting a chance to try the 07 Ciabot Mentin as I have a few bottles of this in the cellar and plan to keep them there for another 10 years or so. Splash decant at restaurant so the wine did not get to see much air. Approachable despite the dry medium (-) tannins. As expected more expressive and fragrant on the palate than the Sangiovese, an elegant more red fruited wine with floral and earthy notes. Still seems to be holding back a fair bit on the palate and the tannins can also use more time to soften. 93+
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Dark red, classic Barolo nose, big and burly but good balance, very well crafted, I like this modern Barolo v much but it's still about 2-3 years from ready, decanted for 6 hours 95+
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Har framgår det klart och tydligt att man har att göra med en av modernisterna i Barolo. Väldigt koncentrerat och kompakt vin med mörka körsbär fast ändå med en syrlighet, lakrits, vass syra och tanniner som behöver några är för att rundas av. Det här vinet väntar jag nog med att öppna nästa flaska till runt 2020, men troligtvis låter jag resten ligga ännu längre.
A delicious Barolo on day 2. This wine is dark ruby with nose of grape jam. Medium body with huge structure and intense flavors of dark berry. Long tannic finish with strong acidity which s balance by the endless fruit.
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Yes it's a very good wine, but I over rated this one last time. This is on the modern side and quite extracted Could wish for a little more detail and precision.
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Appearance: Bright and clear, it has light ruby color, with garnet rims and legs. Nose: Clean, with medium (+) intensity aromas of black fruit such as blueberry, red fruit of raspberry, dried fruit of prune, kernel notes of almond, oak notes of cedar, maturity notes of truffle, animal notes of leather, mineral notes of earth, pungent spice of licorice. The wine is developing. Palate: Dry with high acidity, the wine has medium (+) tannin of ripe and velverty texture, with medium (+) alcohol and full body. It has medium (+) intensity flavors of black fruit such as cassis and plum, dried fruit of prune, oak notes of cedar, sweet spice of cloves, kernel notes of nutty. The wine has a long finish. Conclusion: Very good quality Barolo showing intense nose of high complexity, the wine has an amazing range of aromas and showing big difference upon first opening and after decanting for several hours. On the palate it is well-structured, with good harmony on the acidity, body and alcohol, showing a powerful yet balanced wine of good concentration and an accompanying long finish. Ready to drink now, the wine can benefit from further ageing of another 5-7 years.
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Taste: Not completely balanced as acids kick in and take over too much. Other than that, a screamingly young, stable 91p wine upon opening and 94p as the evening went by. There was no layering at the get go but after some hours of proper treatment, it showed its BIG feet well. Have high hopes for this one for the future.
Compared to the other madly great Barolos tonight, this one performed as a significant but little bit bland wine.
2nd btl, only one more to go. Next one around 2025. At fabulous Restaurant Tani (Tokyo).
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Tasted over two nights. Decanted 6 hours on the first. This wine is fantastic and will be a mind bender in the coming years. The red fruit driven character is absolutely luscious and bright, with a fantastic herbal menthol note on the mid palate that pushes the freshness of the juice to the fore and keeps the wine from seeming big or out of balance. There is not a discernable oak influence either, which I was a bit worried about going in. The tannins are still there to delcare that this wine is still very much a baby, but it was a beautiful glimpse into a wine that is destined for big things. Give a long decant, or if you only have a couple wait 3-5 years - 95+.
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Winter Cabin Weekend; 1/23/2015-1/24/2015 (Cleveland, GA): Decanted 8 hours. Young nose, intense red mix of cherry and exotic fruits, and quite herbal with fresh microgreens. This is concentrated and masculine but already displaying an expansive palate of ripe, textured red fruit. With time, it will surely pick up more nuances. Clearly very good, but also young. 94+ Drink 2018-2030.
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Fantastic structure of elegant strength in a btl, far from mature. Light red. Nose is large, but mainly primarily fruity and not interesting. In the mouth this shows off as the young grapey, grippy, elegant Barolo it is. Will be much more rewarding some ~10 yrs in to the future. 2 more to go, next one after 2020. (Wife: 92p) Decanted for almost 4 hours and brought to * L'Effervescence (Tokyo) and a splendid dinner.
Grande vino, bevuto al ristorante. Probabilmente ad aver avuto più tempo x la decantazione, il punteggio sarebbe stato più alto. Comunque in 2 ore di pranzo è stato un continuo evolversi di profumi e sapori molto interessanti. Bella esperienza.
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I poured the wine into a decanter, served the first glass after about one hour, then poured it back into the rinsed bottle after three hours and consumed the wine over three days. It was dark garnet in colour, turning orange-brown at the edges, and offered roses, violets, cucumber, apple, hey, rusty nails, spices and some tar on the nose. On the palate the wine showed rose petals, cherry, apple, lemon, cucumber and hints of chocolate and green tea, paired with high tannin, medium-plus to high tart acidity and very good length. The medium- to full-bodied wine needed three plus hours in the decanter before it started to come around and kept improving with air. The last sip on day three drank best. A serious Barolo that will evolve into a beauty, but still needs a lot of time. A terrific effort! 92 points for the time being, with great upside potential. Start drinking from 2018.
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Nebbiolo - traditionalists vs. modernists: Tasted blind. Medium garnet. Reserved nose of raspberries, strawberries with dried fruit, sweet spices and tobacco. Nice and complex. On the palate medium-full bodied with very silky tannins. Wow, really nice. Very good complexity and length too. The 2007 vintage made riper and softer Barolos, this is one of them without being too modern or exessively marked by oak. When I drink this I wonder whether "traditional Barolo" is all too often a euphemism for unripe fruit or clumsy winemaking where drying tannins dominate the experience. I guess everyone should decide for himself.
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High-end Nebbiolo-Tasting @ home. Very similar showing to the one I had end of June (TN of 6/28/2013). Dark ruby color. Very expressive and complex nose of red berries, cherries, flowers (rose and violet petals), sweet spices, graphite/tar and some tobacco. On the palate, there are additional notes of some leather and some figs. The oak is very nicely integrated. Full-bodied, very dense but incredibly elegant and soft, high but very silky tannins, pretty high acidity adding freshness. This is like drinking pure silk. Super long finish. This is (once again) a total show-stopper! It's probably the 5th time I have had it in the last 12 months and it blew me away every single time. A very complete and complex young Barolo!
Tasted @ Ca del Lupo in Montelupo Albese. Dark color. Still very primary but beautiful nose of tar, cherries, tons of flowers (violets, roses), tobacco and some spices. Full body but in an incredibly classy and elegant style. Masses of silky tannins and a medium+ acidity provide the classic Barolo frame. Fantastic length. The most impressive thing is the elegant texture and pure class.... it's like pure silk despite its sheer power and density.... I know it's way too young but who cares if a wine is that insanely beautiful?
Wow – a focused stream of perfumed flowers, black cherries greets you as this great wine begins to open. Black cherry, plum and mocha – liquorice and vanilla envelope an elegant tannic frame. Intense – my goodness – this wine is so well put together – mid-weight, powerhouse, yet in its infancy. 2 decades of phenomenal drinking ahead of it – if you are impatient, you can drink it now but it might be considered a sin by some. It will likely benefit from a few 5+ more years of bottle age to allow further integration and the emergence of tertiary flavor and aromatic components. However unlike many prior vintages – 2007 in Barolo is proving to be one of the most accessible of the last few decades, and this is no exception. @bruisedpalate
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The color is red, dark brick, full of matter. On the nose, it feels a pleasant presence of new oak in the Bordeaux style, with red fruit, tobacco, vanilla and other spices, which create a pleasant, powerful and balanced nose, with good persistence. In the mouth, there is a large component woody, tannic and astringent, rough and sandy, with good acidity that makes you feel absolutely the 14.5 percent alcohol. A wine still young, but nice that give you the best in several years. I rate 94-95
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I think I prefer the traditional barolos from Scavino and Giacomo Conterno. This is something inbetween traditional and modern, but what is it? Light, feminine, elegant and with licorice. Needs 5-6 days to open up. Poor QPR.
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Deep ruby with garnet rims. The nose is opening with some fume notes like smoke. Even the nose seems to be "closed" in the first stage, you notice that there are many layers waiting to be discovered in this wine. Ripe black fruits and subsequent tobacco, earth and spice notes. The rich mineral structure reminding of clay and iron is obviosly beneath. Full bodied. It's tight structure shows how powerful the wine is. Its purity leads us to think of the traditional Barolos. The freshness and lastingness is perfect. A big wine with its outstanding balance. It will live for long surely.. No doubt that this wine was the remarkable among the other Barolos in the flight. Although made by using the modern tecniques,it is very hard to distinguish it from the traditional examples due to its power, freshness and purity. Made by an outstanding talented producer.
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Beautiful smoky, chocolate, hazelnut nose. Very rich, mouth filling profile. This will be fantastic in 10 years. Contains some of the character of tradional Barolos (e.g. Giacomo Conterno Cascina Francia 07) while framing them differently (rather than ignoring them).
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Decanted 3.5 hours- medium bodied with long finish that coats the mouth in a good way- zero heat- I did not experience the complex aromas or tastes as this is way to young and my decant was a good 10 hours short approx. for that either give this a minimum of 3.5 hour decant or hold- drinking great now but not WA 98 good...yet- but potential is certainly there.
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This is a skyscraper of a wine! So crystalline, clear and focused. Understated and regal. Slow oxed and decanted for 8 hours. This is a beauty, and will be a monument. Wow. 95pts pure quality now, with perfection possible. Personal preference 98pts. Wow. Did I say how good this wine is yet?
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open six hours before Garnet red brick. The nose, primary odors of red fruit and delicate floral aromas, mineral and spicy notes, hints of tanned leather, then a lot of wood, above and dominant, but you can say on the whole balanced and pleasant. On the palate, a medium-full body, very hot (14.5% alcohol), dry, astringent barrel so structured with hints of red fruit, spice and mineral notes. I notice a big tannic structure, sandy and silty, very structured almost crushed stone, powerful with a long finish and persistent retronasal sensations. I can still pretty young and able to gain further complexity with age. Score 96
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Beautiful and earthy bouquet. Full bodied and concentrated. A wine to chew on. Rustic, black fruits, complex and finesse. In my memory not as great as the 2006, but certainly a great wine. Possibly with some age it adds a few points.
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Piemonte (SF Wine Trading Company): Medium light center, even lighter edge. Pungent green underripe wood notes. Light weight, supple and complex, but then at the end, vanilla oak roars to the fore, making it seem dry and poorly balanced.
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Opened and allowed to slow o for about 4 hours, muted nose, very tight, structured, has trace of that distinct sweet almost zin-like fruit note I have found in previous bottles, should be good, but not my favorite Barolo . . .
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Darker than garnet with colorful aromatics. The toasted oak is right there with the red berries, cherry and plum. I smell bakers cocoa, black currant, cinnamon, anise, freshly crushed rock and earth. Medium body with wild and crazy tannins that mingle well with the bountiful fruit core. The finish lingers long and memorable. This wine is explosive on impact yet with grace. A Titan singing opera. The tannic nature presumes much decanting or cellering yet this beast is drinking for me from bottle to glass. A sublime sense of balance emanating from a concentrated central nervous system. Bone sucking tannins and a beautiful display of earth, wind and fire. Incredible wine.
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Young and primary, but quality is undeniable. Concentrated ruby ripe red fruit with tar, roses, minerals, black tea. Complex yet regal and smooth ... Would love to taste this when it's mature.
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Afternoon Tasting of New Release Barolos at La Fest del Barolo (Del Posto Restaurant, NYC): No nose. Sweet, tannic, nicely balanced in the mouth. Good length. Needs time. 92-94 points. Luciano Racca (son in law of Domenico) says that under the new labeling laws, they had a choice between "Ciabot Mentin" and "Ginestra", but could no longer use "Ciabot Mentin Ginestra".
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4/19/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted 90 minutes. super grippy tannins; darker fruit, mushroom, forest floor, tar, anise; with a rich pasta the tannins softened and this really hit its stride. def needs a decant; not sure those tannins will ever fully resolve as there is a trade off of the fruit declining with age vs the tannins softening. probably recommend drinking but see if a longer decant will help smooth out the finish; or just make sure you have this with fairly rich food!
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3/24/2024 - Rich S Likes this wine: 94 Points
Decanted for sediment. Medium garnet color. Explosive nose of ripe red cherry, cherry liqueur, balsamic, cedar cigar box, a bit of herbal cough drop and brown sugar. Could smell this wine from a few feet away. Similar flavors on the palate with loads of dried and slightly baked cherry flavors, baking spices and cigar box / tobacco notes. Medium+ acidity and tannin. Plenty of structure but well balanced and finishes long. Have had a few bottles of the 08 vintage of this wine and the 07 is far superior. Fantastic bottle of aged Barolo and drinking great at the moment.
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3/3/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 93 Points
20 months from my last bottle. This benefited from a 30 minute decant and developed well throughout the night. The best glass was 5 hours later from the decanter where it developed some weight but significant complexity. This is in its prime and best consumed within the next 2-3 years. Revisit 2025
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2/25/2024 - Kris G wrote: flawed
During our tasting in the wineclub 6 bottles from Superiore.de went down the drain, unfortunately this didn't come as a surprise :\
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2/16/2024 - spendergast Likes this wine: 97 Points
Decanted 2 hours. This wine is evolving nicely since my last tasting in 2019. Notes of dark fruit: black raspberry, cherry, plum with spice and minerals in the background. Prominent tannins are well integrated and finish is long and satisfying. Paired with venison osso buco.
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2/12/2024 - Vinogan(s) wrote: flawed
Bottle was nicely oxidized, courtesy of superiore.de
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2/12/2024 - Vanja1 wrote: 90 Points
Fra floral til svisker på kort tid. Over toppen.
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1/5/2024 - LIE-user wrote: 88 Points
After 2 hours of decanting, it was ok. I was hoping, that it is too young. Therefore left half the bottle in the fridge over night to try one day later. Unfortunately it only became worse the day after. I think there is less in there as supposed.
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9/28/2023 - Fftjr Likes this wine: 95 Points
Deep ruby color. Flint and truffle nose. Lively fruit and tannins. Should have decanted at least 2 hours. This wine has at least 8-10 years.
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9/21/2023 - Rabaja Likes this wine: 94 Points
Lovely deep black cherry, tar, licorice and rose petal aromas with a finely structured sweet tannin backbone. This is a wine that is ready to go but several more years in the cellar won't hurt it. The wine was best upon opening as it showed more structure and nuance. Around the 8hr mark it started to become a bit more somber and a touch sour reminding me almost of a cherry vinegar. I strongly recommend against extended breathing. Within its window there was lovely drinking: full of flavor, wonderful tannic structure, beautiful aromas. But 2007 was warm and it shows here. Even for Nebbiolo the color was advanced with a pronounced orange tinge showing on the edges. I took JD's advice about it being open for business and glad I did. All said, a wonderful modern style wine (as one gets with Clerico) packed with flavor and nuance.
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7/8/2023 - Jd6725 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Really in it's prime right now. A very easy drinking, yet still quite complex barolo. Clearly made in the new style with french oak. I was very pleasantly surprised by given my general preferences to the classics.
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6/10/2023 - bobvictor Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very nice Barolo. A little one dimensional, but nice mix of fruit and forest. Unlike other reviewers, I'm not sure it gets any better from here, or could have been that this bottle matured more quickly, though cork was pristine.
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6/9/2023 - haqofeta wrote:
Needs a lot (with emphasis) more time, in the cellar or a decanter. A few hours didn't do much for it. Also possible this wine just won't ever come together. I'm hoping it will, still have a few more.
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5/24/2023 - melvinyeowq wrote: 88 Points
Dinner with Alva and Leo from Idealwines: Wouldn't be as harsh as the previous taster who brought it, but I did guess mid-00s new-world Cab for this. Dominated by its oak use and extraction, I can't emphasise how much I don't like overt chocolate notes in wines.
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5/24/2023 - pclin wrote:
Opened at 4 PM and served at 8 PM. Still plenty of tannins, dry and harsh. Showing badly, this was just rubbish, plain and simple. My contribution for tonight, sorry guys.
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5/7/2023 - Devlon Moore Likes this wine:
This wine is right where it needs to be as far as depth, intensity and balance. The color is younger and fruit is still tight. I’m tempted to say hold onto it for a few more years. Ideally, if you have more than one bottle, open one each year for the next few years. What a life that would be! I love Clerico.
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5/6/2023 - skurtz Likes this wine: 93 Points
Decanting this wine is key, it was completely austere roses and tar after opening. With 3-4h in the decanter, this mature barolo began show slightly more fruit, raspberries and tart cherries predominantly. Also by now there is a big floral bouquet, vanilla, roses, and cinnamon. On the palate, tannins have mostly resolved now, just a lot of tar and acid in the finish. 92/93
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4/8/2023 - MarkMich wrote: 95 Points
Very good mature Barolo. Double decanted 3 hours before dinner and brought to Cafe Italia in Grapevine, TX. Great nose of rose petals and tar. Have 1 more bottle.
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2/19/2023 - pclin wrote: 91 Points
PnP. ABV 14.5%. Last bottle was like 2.5 years ago at the early stage of pandemic. Prune and dried raisins nose, from very ripe vintage I supposed. After 3 consecutive bottles of excellent red burgundy, the nose is a bit off-putting. Tannins only partially resolved but approachable. Big wine with enormous structure and length, finishes spicy, dry, and a tad hot. Still a couple of years away from ready. May turn out to be a better wine than what’s showing now.
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2/18/2023 - chitowncdpguy wrote:
Gorgeous. Still seems quite young. Fairly classic barolo profile, but with a rather intense beam of red fruit. Delightful.
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1/6/2023 - OmiyaDrinker wrote: 87 Points
Xmas & New Year in Japan; 12/19/2022-1/6/2023 (Japan): Some bricking around the edge. Dark cherry, licorice, sweet cherry, roses, perfume on the nose.
With some air, found it to be a little non-descript on the mid-palate
with a simple finish remnant of candied, sweet fruit. Feels like the exuberant youth has faded but hasn't really been replaced by anything of interest. Drank again after a couple of hours of being opened and again on day 2 but feel like it got worse.
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1/1/2023 - NebHeadLA Likes this wine: 93 Points
Purchased as a pre-arrival and properly stored, this magnum was a hit at a 12 person NYE party, paired with a baked pasta casserole with radicchio, sage, shiitake mushrooms and various cheeses. The wine was excellent. Nose was terrific from the get go, but 2 hour decant sealed the deal.
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12/2/2022 - Bodyfxr wrote: 92 Points
Decanted for an hour. Had with charcuterie and grilled lamb chops. I concur with Double Magnum below as this wine is very bright and lively and still quite youthful. Lightly stewed red fruits on the nose and palate although the nose is somewhat shy. Same on the palate with some underbrush and wet stones on the finish. Could go another 5-10 years. Drink or hold.
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11/25/2022 - KeepItSimple Likes this wine: 90 Points
Wine was bold, didn't feel nebbiolo at first, too mature. Still fun but not aligned with other CT reviews.
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11/24/2022 - Hanibal wrote: 89 Points
The bottle was tired. Did not exhibit any Nebbiolo crachter. It was nice to drink but not very complex or long
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11/4/2022 - DoubleMagnum wrote: 92 Points
This wine is still a baby. Nose is starting to develop but the palate... Acid is high, tannins are high, extract is high as well. There's enough structure to age this for another 30 years. If you pop now, decant for an hour or two.
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10/13/2022 - Rick 4 Wine Likes this wine: 97 Points
Absolutely beautiful mature barolo. Super balanced with great acidity, dark fruit that sits back and lifts with its tannic structure, volcanic soil and roses and scrub brush it’s all there. Thinking this drinks well another decade.
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8/29/2022 - VAGenius Likes this wine: 93 Points
90 minute decant. Nose shows loads of crushed dried flowers with incense and bit of rose flower. Sour cherry, watermelon, and dark cherry ride the gentle acidity and soft, resolved tannins across the palate. The tannins spread out across the tongue on the finish, adding clay, silty earth, and hints of bacon fat. Very well done - the nose being truly impressive.
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8/27/2022 - Costes76 Likes this wine: 94 Points
A brilliant mature Barolo. Deep ruby with just a tinge of garnet. Deep nose with dried black fruit, figs, prune, cedar, charred wood, meaty and savory notes. Dry, ambient acidity, (pleasantly) grippy tannins, palate follows through. Great balance, full body, and long finish. Feels like an elegant aged Tempranillo.
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7/6/2022 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 93 Points
This has finally reached its prime drinking window. I’ve been following this since 2012 with a half case remaining. This didn’t require a decant and opened up nicely after 90 min in the glass. Very nice balance with a touch of graphite and pepper mid way through. These should drink well for a decade plus.
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6/19/2022 - Collector1855 wrote: 95 Points
Blind tasting lunch. Wow, just noticed that I had this wine almost 10 years ago. It has aged well. Expressive and complex nose of tar, some rose petals, dark fruit, methol, tobacco. On the palate still tannic, a bit too much for my taste, but then again we are drinking Nebbiolo here. Structured and fresh. At peak now but with a long life ahead.
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6/18/2022 - sirpat00 wrote: 94 Points
Tasted blind. Not decanted. Fresh mint notes, red berry fruit of strawberry, great minerality of cold stone and pebbles and layers of herbs and leather. The palate was fresh and felt very young, but well-balanced. I would definitely cellar this for another few years.
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6/11/2022 - hkbob Likes this wine: 95 Points
Clear medium garnet. This needed a couple of hours of air before the nose unwound to deliver rose petals, sweet red cherries, fresh blood, underbrush, and iodine. Medium-bodied, intense predominantly red-fruited palate with a still youthful energy and ultra-fine tannins. A hint of red tea and bitter Chinese herbs showing up on the dry but not drying finish. This was in a good place and may improve further with near-term cellaring. Excellent.
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1/29/2022 - micsauer Likes this wine: 96 Points
This was a fantastic wine. In my opinion at its peak with long road ahead. Wonderful aromas, soft tannins.
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12/11/2021 - CornDoggyDogg Likes this wine: 97 Points
Absolutely outstanding. Was an unexpected treat with some Giuseppe's Ristorante pasta. This tasted like a wine that had aged longer than 14 years. Since I like aged wine it was a welcomed surprise. Some earth, leather, prune, soy sauce, but not too much. Nicely integrated with some dark fruits and Dr. pepper flavor. Beautiful brick color. Some sediment but nothing we couldn't deal with. Tannins we're softer than expected, with some nice structure but nothing abrasive. Based on this bottle I'd say drink up in the next few years - although others have suggested this is still a baby.
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12/10/2021 - bucktooth22 wrote: 94 Points
Let it decant slowly in bottle for ~4 hours. Beautiful fragrance with red fruit forward notes (raspberry , watermelon , nectarines ) but well balanced with other notes (graphite , vanilla, soot, leather). Full body, high tannins, medium ripe raspberries. Fragrance is so amazing; stick your nose kind of wine.
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11/27/2021 - 560 B&W Likes this wine: 95 Points
Same
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10/19/2021 - bucktooth22 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted 1hr. Dark ruby (almost like dried blood), med-to-high viscosity, red fruit forward with raspberry, strawberry, nectarines with very light notes of leather, peppercorn. Medium to full body, frontal high tannins still present, dry, tart raspberry. Another hour in, vanilla notes came out and earthy notes come out stronger.
[note to self: open other bottles in 2022 or later, or decant 2hr]
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10/9/2021 - bucktooth22 wrote: flawed
Cooked. Tasted like cigar box, no fruit.
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9/22/2021 - pavel_p Likes this wine:
12 months since my last bottle, and this was showing again beautifully with a truffle pasta at home. Accessible on Pnp this time, some medium tannins come out with more air time but very pleasant. I love the freshness and seamlessly integrated acidity despite the hot vintage. For me the Nebbiolo in Piedmont handled the 07 heat much better than the Sangiovese in Montalcino in what is in my eyes a mediocre 07 BdM vintage.
Consistent 93-94 for this Ciabot Mentin
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6/13/2021 - Es7e2003 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Garnet orange in glass. Ripe stewed black cherry, tar and earth. Strong tannins.
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5/23/2021 - Caruso Likes this wine: 98 Points
Ruby to garnet with slightly orange tinted rim. This is ready to drink after opening, stored in a warmer than textbook cellar. Cherries, roses, leather, balsamic and earthy notes, sandalwood, mushrooms. All in all more nuanced and complex as a list of flavors and scents suggest. On the palate still with smooth tannin and good acidity. Quite muscular. High intensity and lenght. 98 points from Galloni for The WA and ten years after his note, I can't disagree. 5/14/19/10. -2030+ if stored under textbook conditions since release. Take the biggest glas (maybe Goldfish bowle from riedel) you have and enjoy. P.S. I preferred this without airing. 12 h from the opened but closed bottle it represent itself with a bit less tannin, but the great complexity is lost too. And don't drink it at to high temperatures. It seems quite sensible to this. 19°C is much to warm.
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5/19/2021 - mclanew Likes this wine: 94 Points
Decanted one hour and a half. This is drinking quite well now. Racy red cherry, earth, tar and spice. Ripe fruit, transparent, elegant, deft use of oak, good terroir character, well integrated tannins. This is at early maturity now. It’s delicious so you could drink now or see how it evolves over the next five to ten years although I don’t think it will be a long ager
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4/13/2021 - 560 B&W Likes this wine: 95 Points
Consumed over three nights. This has really bloomed. Outstanding. 14.5%
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3/19/2021 - Groningen64 wrote: flawed
Oxidized : maggi seasoning sauce
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3/14/2021 - miadelt Likes this wine: 93 Points
Needed over two hours to come into balance and flesh out. Dry, rustic barolo.
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3/9/2021 - Purple Tooth wrote: 94 Points
This brings on a very interesting conflict for me. This wine is definitely a savage to have such power after 14 years. But, we get into preference now. Do you like your Barolo dry, light, and elegant, or do you like them to have more secondary goodies at the cost of the fruit. So its a conversation for your expectations from an age worthy Italian wine. I have learned that I like these wines settled, but I prefer them on the left side of the arc. Same for Brunello or Chianti for that matter. This one is right at the center of the arc for me. It needs about 1 hour of air to come around, but when it does, it loses the sour notes and settles into its own balance and throws off petrol whiffs with jussst enough dried fruit to balance the act. Its the dryness and the freshness of this wine that gives it the sexiness in my eyes, so as time chips away at the freshness, it chips away at my awe for these wines. Lovely now and over the next 5 years, but, that's just my opinion. I scored this a bit higher a few years ago..
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2/13/2021 - Psdycp wrote: 92 Points
Classic bouquet of leather, red cherries, clove and granite on the nose. The savoury notes unmistakably indicate that it is a Barolo. Palate is fresh with ripe red and blue fruits on a bed of dry tannins. Good density and layers. Medium-bodied structure. The same tannins carries the structure from entry to deep finish. Still young. Keep for another 5 more years for the tannins to resolve more and add more complexity to the future palate. 92-94 pts.
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1/18/2021 - zazoo wrote: 85 Points
bitter
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11/6/2020 - Skrutt (Formerly RotHead) Likes this wine: 94 Points
Powerful right from the start. The fruit includes sweet cherry, violet and ripe cherries, coated in licorice and asphalt. The tannic surge is not unlike the grounds of boiled coffee, although not quite as bitter. It's an exquisite and impressive wine although I can't quite seem to find a special expression or personality, and that barrs it from reaching the pantheon,
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10/11/2020 - pavel_p Likes this wine: 94 Points
Poured into decanter and drank over 2h. This was the first of my own bottles from an OC. Unlike the equally high rated but in my eyes very mediocre 07 Brunello vintage, the 07 Barolos seem to have handled the hot year really well. After a beautifully balanced and playful 07 Vietti Castioglione a few weeks back this is an even better wine. Garnet with a thin translucent rim. Initially muted but then the wine opens up. None of the heat or burned notes one might fear to see in 07. Yes, the medium + tannins are clearly visible but the wine is still round and elegant, and beautifully aromatic without any alcoholic heat or burned fruit notes. Unlike some of the 07 Brunellos, also no sign of oxidization here. Will easily go for another 10 years but can drink now too.
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10/4/2020 - ClaytonDave Likes this wine: 93 Points
Needs a two hour decant before it starts to open. Subtle tannins that soften. Dark cherry on the palate. Enjoy slow
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9/16/2020 - prasm Likes this wine: 94 Points
Pop and pour, consumed over 3 hours. Nose: Medium-plus expressiveness, tar, black cherry, marzipan, and saddle leather. Palate: Medium bodied, black cherry and leather attack, great balance, Asian spice kick thru the mid-palate, tannins are present but in-check, builds in intensity from front to back with big spice, tar, and leather notes in the back-end. Finish: Lengthy sense of black cherry, leather and spice persists for a minute-plus. This is singing this evening, just a great wine with a decade plus prime drinking window left.
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9/15/2020 - pclin wrote: 93 Points
PnP. ABV 14.5%.
Subtle nose, not showing much but fairly clean. Approachable but still plenty of tannins around. Thick and dense. Despite the high alcohol, finished with just a touch warmth. Spicy and sweet tannins, mostly dark ripe fruits, bitter coffee and oaks lingering at backend. Well made wine no doubt and should continue to evolve.
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9/11/2020 - peterchoy wrote: 93 Points
Appearance: Bright and clear, the wine is of medium ruby colour, with fading garnet rims and legs.
Nose: Clean, with medium (+) intensity aromas of red fruit of raspberry and ripe cherries, black fruit of blackberry and dark plum, oak notes of toast, floral notes of violet, animal notes of leather, pungent spice of licorice, mineral notes of tar, maturity notes of savory. The wine is developing.
Palate: Dry with medium (+) acidity, the wine has high tannin of ripe and grippy texture, medium (+) alcohol, medium (+) body and medium (+) intensity flavours of red fruit of raspberry and cherries, black fruit of plum, herbal notes of tea, sweet spice of nutmeg, animal notes of leather. The wine has a medium (+) finish.
Conclusion: Very good quality Barolo with an intense nose showing great complexity, with good red fruit and floral notes, turning to more leather and tar, wrapping with savory and spice. The palate is robust with good structure, plenty of body with nice acidity to give a lively mouthfeel of good concentration and an equally impressive length on the finish. It is ready to drink now and can maintain for another 4-6 years.
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6/27/2020 - despore Likes this wine: 94 Points
Firing on all cylinders, just hitting it’s prime with a few hours of decant, powerful, balanced, long finish, lovely wine.
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6/2/2020 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Similar to prior note after SO'd for a couple of hrs then double decanted for 2.5 hrs; delicious, drink or preferably hold
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5/25/2020 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine:
Drank blind, guessing Piedmont, dark red, powerful, full bodied in the mouth, opened for 12 hours, guessing 2014, wow a 2007, very rich, big & brawny
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4/4/2020 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Double decanted for 2 hrs, med. ruby with a slight brick rim, classic nose of roses, cherries on the palate with med/firm tannins, med/long finish; outstanding & better on day 2, drink or preferably hold
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3/18/2020 - 560 B&W Likes this wine: 93 Points
Decanted with steak. Lovely, fruit forward but not lacking complexity. 14.5%
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3/11/2020 - robferguson1 wrote: 91 Points
Auction bought , aged in colour and palate and heavy going , maybe it’s the style.
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2/17/2020 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 93 Points
4 hour decant which was necessary. This has come a long way since tasting in 2012. Very pleasant with nice balance and finish. Getting closer to its prime. Revisit in 2023. This should hold for a while.
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2/11/2020 - winelover1808 Likes this wine: 93 Points
90 minute decant. inky dark red color. bold, assertive, new world style. very tannic. very good with food. this is big today, and has all the stuffing to age another ten years. i'd lean towards more patience on this; and if you want to have it, it can stand up to a steak and will need a 2 hr+ decant.
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1/18/2020 - kend707 wrote:
Not rating as this bottle varies so much from the norm posted here. However, it is not flawed. Great nose, sufficient fruit, well melded tannins, but the wine is bitter. Better on day one than two, but bitter both times. Have two more bottles which I will leave for at least two more years.
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12/15/2019 - cadamson Likes this wine:
Quite surprised how much I liked this. Modern styled, but not at all over the top. Wonderful red fruit with a plethora of herbs peaking out.
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10/2/2019 - mnh wrote: 95 Points
A beautiful open fruit forward modern style
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8/16/2019 - robertek wrote: 90 Points
Rustic.
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7/5/2019 - West Coast Wine Likes this wine: 95 Points
Tasted a week ago, decanted 3/4 last week via Coravin and was great but pulled the cork this week and beautiful aromas of lavender, oak, red fruit. Acidity is there but not overpowering and tannins are just barely evident. Tar, bright red fruit, tea and some earthy notes. Great wine! Would love to taste this in 10+ years.
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6/12/2019 - spendergast Likes this wine: 96 Points
Decanted 1 hour. A beautiful Barolo with dense complex fruit, bold tannins with great balance and acidity. Paired nicely with Hungarian Goulash. Would recommend decanting over 2 hours as wine opens up nicely with time.
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5/27/2019 - maxima wrote: 92 Points
Sans prises de notes....superbe encore une fois.
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4/18/2019 - JRavn wrote: 95 Points
Still young, tight to begin with, but opened up firstly with menthol liquorice, then leather, cherries, and chocolate, tannins well balanced in acidity, dark fruit and coffee. Developed greatly over the night. More bright in colour than 2001 tasted last week, and more transparent and broad on the palate. 95/100
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4/6/2019 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 97 Points
Opened and SO'd for about 5 hours. Superbly mellowed, but also very classy and another great showing of this wine I have loved so much in its youth. Very complex notes of plum, dark red cherries, menthol, tar, some crushed violets, leather and some smoke too. It's full-bodied and dense, with excellent depth and structure of medium-high tannin that is there but so silky and medium-high acidity adding excellent freshness to this slightly bigger wine. Superb length. Everything has calmed down a little since a few years ago and I really like it.
On a sad note it makes me remember our last visit with Domenico Clerico, about 2 years before he passed away so untimely.
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3/23/2019 - Fftjr Likes this wine: 94 Points
Excellent. Needs a few more years. Bold fruit and strong tannins. Next one I’ll decant 3 hours.
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3/16/2019 - Ramberg wrote: 90 Points
Not my type of Barolo really.
Had a few really good bottles from this producer in the past, but this did not really reach all the way.
Too much young oak has been used for my taste, and the whole winemaking process is a bit to modern and fancy for a really complex and good Barolo.
I'm missing something in this.
The (almost overly) ripe vintage does not help a wine made like this one.
That said, still enjoyable but I’d rather drink something more my style than the later (past 2001, something happened then?) Clericos.
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3/14/2019 - maxima wrote: 92 Points
Énorme structure et matière.
La carafe a aidé mais cest du costaud.
Tanins charnus et beaucoup de desnité, ample
et un brin austère mais beaucoup de potentiel pour la longue garde.
Grand vin en devenir.
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3/2/2019 - Dionysos 1920 wrote: 95 Points
Belle couleur violette, sombre et éclatante, nez de sous-bois, épicé, floral, poivré, bouche ample, grasse, fruitée et complexe, encore très fermée même après plus de 4 heures d’aération, très tannique, excellent potentiel
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2/15/2019 - Klugi Wine wrote: 91 Points
Barolo Ginestra: Somehow this bottle seemed rather developed for a 2007 and not delivering what expected. Quite modern in style and missing fragrancy and inner balance. At the time the wine was made, Clerico was allready battling with health issues and at the same time building his new, futuristic winery.
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12/26/2018 - mats13 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Full bodied, huge for the varietal. Massive tannins that need a lot of time. But what a beauty this will be! Maybe try again in a decade?
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9/2/2018 - Zweder wrote:
Alcoholic and impressions of being corked. Plenty acidity and tannin, but this is an off bottle. No score.
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7/1/2018 - Aglenardi Likes this wine: 93 Points
Needs time... Revisit in 3 years. Excellent stuffings inside with great potential
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4/5/2018 - soyhead wrote:
Limited notes...Savory plum, rich
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12/28/2017 - axisx wrote: 95 Points
Dark and brooding, yet my bottle was well integrated after opening and pouring out 30ml the night before. The opulence and density and length impressed and deligthed. Normally I hate oak-heavy wine, but this one is something even I can not resisit.
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9/12/2017 - Eric Guido Likes this wine: 91 Points
While most 2007 Barolos are already starting to drink beautifully, yet the Ciabot Mentin came across as quite closed on this evening. The nose was dark and brooding with black--more than red--fruits, leather, tar and mentholated undergrowth. On the palate, I found dense textures and more acidity than expected with dark red fruits and savory herbal tones contrasting it’s youthfully stern tannins. The finish was short, showing more structure than anything else with hints of pine and dried berry fruit. I’m hoping this will reawaken one day, but only time will tell.
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8/12/2017 - br_winelover wrote: 93 Points
Infanticide. I usually drinking my Barolo 15 years at least after the vintage, but 2007 was a hot year and I wanted to pay a little tribute to the great Domenico Clerico, who died a few weeks ago.
This is clearly a modernist wine, and clearly Ginestra. After 10 years, it is still tannic, although lots of sediment can be found at the bottom of the bottle. I had a sip upon opening, and then decanted it for 2 1/2 hours, which was a mistake - the wine closed, and was not as enjoyable. It did open up later in the glass, but not much.
It is more structured and heavier than your normal Barolo, being neither floral, very complex nor long. There's more oak than I like in my Barolo, and a complete lack of red berries and cherry which I really enjoy. But it is a wine of undeniable quality - its high acidity in particular makes it a good match for food.
94 points upon opening, 92-93 points thereafter - Hold.
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7/7/2017 - ledwards wrote: 94 Points
Very consistent from bottle to bottle. Really great balance between delicious dark cherry and charcoal/graphite notes. Another great showing.
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6/24/2017 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Decanted for a couple of hrs, med. ruby, classic nose of roses, cherries on the palate with mod. tannins, med/long finish; delicious, drink or hold
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4/9/2017 - appel54 wrote: 90 Points
Tegelröd i färgen, brunröd i kanten
Blommig och aromatisk, järn, kryddor
Torrt, strävt, en del tanniner, bra längd, lite lakrits i avslutet
Ett riktigt härligt vin. Kom in som ett bonusvin och ett väldigt trevligt sådant.
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4/2/2017 - LIE-user wrote: 96 Points
Amazing. Best barolo I had since a very long time!
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3/31/2017 - Mascarello59 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Decanted and left for 1 ½ hours. First impression is marzipan and bitter almond with kirsch aromas. High acidity and still a good bite from the tannin. On the palate more cherry again with dark chocolate. Very powerful and not very elegant. I’ve had a few 2007 Baroli by now and they all come across as too concentrated and a bit too much of the good things. 91-92p, higher if you prefer the powerful style. Will save my other bottles for 10 years more...
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2/11/2017 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 97 Points
I used to drink this bottle at one of my favorite places in Piedmont (very young but so delicious) but didn't wanna touch mine for a while. This is the first time tasting it in 3 years and I am very happy how it has developped.
First a little more reticent than it used to be... but developping beautiful aromatics and texture with some more air. Amazing notes of dark red cherries, plum, tobacco, some tar, also some red cherries with more air, flowers, menthol, and there is that tar/mineral note again, also leather and spices. It's full-bodied, dense and powerful, but without being over the top, has still medium-high tannin (that is ripe and excellent quality) and high acidity cutting through everything. Super long finish. A very impressive modern Barolo! Glad I still have a few bottles left.
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1/1/2017 - bplant13 Likes this wine: 93 Points
So tight upon opening. At a hotel with no decanter or aerator, so I slo-ox'd for 30 minutes before pouring a small glass to get more surface area, and let both sit for another 30 min. A rustic nose, which was slightly muted, with cherry cola, red berries and licorice. Body was medium plus, and still tight. Red berries with big tannins that are drying, yet leave a mouth watering finish for a good 20+ seconds.
Day 2: tannins softened. Fruit has rounded out with more depth. Nice improvement. Definitely needs more time. 93+ with upside.
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12/27/2016 - jhieb Likes this wine: 95 Points
Beautiful ruby color. Wonderful fine tannin, vanilla, and cherry flavors. This really opened up, and it was great to follow the evolution over a few hours.
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12/26/2016 - Decanting fool Likes this wine:
What a beautiful bottle of wine. Tart cherry, cranberry, strawberry, inky and gravelly, green smoked licorice, silky and mouth coating while precise and penetrating with a singing acidity. So satisfying! Makes me want to jump on the next plane to Italy. Just beginning to reveal its secrets, and showing the early stage of a gorgeous alizarin bricking, I would love to taste this periodically over the next 10+ years.
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12/22/2016 - miadelt Likes this wine: 94 Points
Loved every whiff of this wine. Some good fruit first and then a dry rustic finish that I enjoyed. Only decanted an hour.
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10/7/2016 - ledwards wrote: 95 Points
This wine is a great balance of traditional Barolo notes with a modernity that allows for the wine to be approachable now. Restrained notes of strawberry and cassis wrapped in masculine elements composed graphite and stone. Very integrated, well balanced. Beautiful wine.
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9/12/2016 - Vertigo wrote: 93 Points
An impeccable bottle. I did not take any notes but two things I remember. First, a restrained but beautifully perfumed nose. Second, contrary to some other comments the wine was on the young side with plenty of years ahead.
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9/5/2016 - Amaja1 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Drinking well now, if your preference is a balance of structure & fruit. Already going slightly brown around the edges, so wouldn't wait if this is your flavor preference. Loved it.
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6/3/2016 - dransford Likes this wine:
Very solid. Subtle, refined wine. Need a good amount of air time and/or a few more years in bottle to be at its best in my view.
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3/25/2016 - LIE-user wrote: 95 Points
Great stuff. Still a little young and rough, but gives you a little hint at it's potential after some hours. Will be excellent in three to five years!
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3/22/2016 - Purple Tooth wrote: 95 Points
Rustic and tight, with aromas of petrol and potpourri. Long, seductive finish.Drink or Hold...Drinking really nice.
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3/6/2016 - SteveN100 wrote: 92 Points
This still had a very floral nose with cherry and blackberry notes. Nice tart cherry and dark fruits on the palate. The tannins are still a little tight, so this could do with more cellaring, but only a bit more as I think other aspects of this will start to fade soon.
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2/20/2016 - NutmegNative Likes this wine: 90 Points
Brick red color. Taste of smoke and cherries. Medium bodied Barolo. Appears to have reached its peak.
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2/13/2016 - OmiyaDrinker wrote: 83 Points
Medium, purple appearance. Pronounced nose of tar, dark cherry, and a meaty element. Very sweet, overipe fruit profile. Quite awkward and ridicuolously tangy on the tip of the tongue. This was like eating sugary sweets lacking depth and finesse. To be fair, it did improve on 2nd day but on this showing probably only has 3-5 years before falling apart. I loved this when I tried 3 years ago and have never had such a huge difference in experience between bottles. I wouldn't explain this a bottle variation though which is an entirely different sensation rather a combination of change in palate and a wine aging disappointingly.
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1/3/2016 - pavel_p Likes this wine: 93 Points
Followed the 06 Fontalloro. Was glad getting a chance to try the 07 Ciabot Mentin as I have a few bottles of this in the cellar and plan to keep them there for another 10 years or so.
Splash decant at restaurant so the wine did not get to see much air. Approachable despite the dry medium (-) tannins. As expected more expressive and fragrant on the palate than the Sangiovese, an elegant more red fruited wine with floral and earthy notes. Still seems to be holding back a fair bit on the palate and the tannins can also use more time to soften. 93+
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12/5/2015 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine: 95 Points
Dark red, classic Barolo nose, big and burly but good balance, very well crafted, I like this modern Barolo v much but it's still about 2-3 years from ready, decanted for 6 hours
95+
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10/10/2015 - FamilyLarsson wrote: 93 Points
Har framgår det klart och tydligt att man har att göra med en av modernisterna i Barolo. Väldigt koncentrerat och kompakt vin med mörka körsbär fast ändå med en syrlighet, lakrits, vass syra och tanniner som behöver några är för att rundas av.
Det här vinet väntar jag nog med att öppna nästa flaska till runt 2020, men troligtvis låter jag resten ligga ännu längre.
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9/14/2015 - WDK Likes this wine: 95 Points
A delicious Barolo on day 2. This wine is dark ruby with nose of grape jam. Medium body with huge structure and intense flavors of dark berry. Long tannic finish with strong acidity which s balance by the endless fruit.
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9/14/2015 - Tavastgatan wrote: 92 Points
Yes it's a very good wine, but I over rated this one last time. This is on the modern side and quite extracted Could wish for a little more detail and precision.
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5/29/2015 - peterchoy wrote: 94 Points
Appearance: Bright and clear, it has light ruby color, with garnet rims and legs.
Nose: Clean, with medium (+) intensity aromas of black fruit such as blueberry, red fruit of raspberry, dried fruit of prune, kernel notes of almond, oak notes of cedar, maturity notes of truffle, animal notes of leather, mineral notes of earth, pungent spice of licorice. The wine is developing.
Palate: Dry with high acidity, the wine has medium (+) tannin of ripe and velverty texture, with medium (+) alcohol and full body. It has medium (+) intensity flavors of black fruit such as cassis and plum, dried fruit of prune, oak notes of cedar, sweet spice of cloves, kernel notes of nutty. The wine has a long finish.
Conclusion: Very good quality Barolo showing intense nose of high complexity, the wine has an amazing range of aromas and showing big difference upon first opening and after decanting for several hours. On the palate it is well-structured, with good harmony on the acidity, body and alcohol, showing a powerful yet balanced wine of good concentration and an accompanying long finish. Ready to drink now, the wine can benefit from further ageing of another 5-7 years.
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5/12/2015 - StefanAkiko Likes this wine: 94 Points
Two bitter old gentlemen become gentle (Restaurant TANI, Tokyo): Nose: Red berries, rosehips, violets and freshly cut cucumber. Toffee with chocolate-like overtones. Some faint watermelon as well.
Taste: Not completely balanced as acids kick in and take over too much. Other than that, a screamingly young, stable 91p wine upon opening and 94p as the evening went by. There was no layering at the get go but after some hours of proper treatment, it showed its BIG feet well. Have high hopes for this one for the future.
Compared to the other madly great Barolos tonight, this one performed as a significant but little bit bland wine.
2nd btl, only one more to go. Next one around 2025.
At fabulous Restaurant Tani (Tokyo).
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5/4/2015 - junglejuice wrote: 95 Points
Tasted over two nights. Decanted 6 hours on the first. This wine is fantastic and will be a mind bender in the coming years. The red fruit driven character is absolutely luscious and bright, with a fantastic herbal menthol note on the mid palate that pushes the freshness of the juice to the fore and keeps the wine from seeming big or out of balance. There is not a discernable oak influence either, which I was a bit worried about going in. The tannins are still there to delcare that this wine is still very much a baby, but it was a beautiful glimpse into a wine that is destined for big things. Give a long decant, or if you only have a couple wait 3-5 years - 95+.
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1/23/2015 - Giggs wrote: 94 Points
Winter Cabin Weekend; 1/23/2015-1/24/2015 (Cleveland, GA): Decanted 8 hours. Young nose, intense red mix of cherry and exotic fruits, and quite herbal with fresh microgreens. This is concentrated and masculine but already displaying an expansive palate of ripe, textured red fruit. With time, it will surely pick up more nuances. Clearly very good, but also young. 94+ Drink 2018-2030.
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5/30/2014 - G_H wrote: 88 Points
Licorice, rubber, chocolate, quite sharp tannins, and lacking a bit of depth in the aftertaste
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12/2/2013 - AtoZ wrote: 89 Points
Too big for me. Very fruity. But even more Woody.
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11/19/2013 - Tavastgatan wrote: 94 Points
An intense melange of roses and mint. Quality Barolo in da house.
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8/30/2013 - StefanAkiko Likes this wine: 93 Points
Fantastic structure of elegant strength in a btl, far from mature.
Light red.
Nose is large, but mainly primarily fruity and not interesting.
In the mouth this shows off as the young grapey, grippy, elegant Barolo it is. Will be much more rewarding some ~10 yrs in to the future.
2 more to go, next one after 2020.
(Wife: 92p)
Decanted for almost 4 hours and brought to * L'Effervescence (Tokyo) and a splendid dinner.
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8/21/2013 - Euge67 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Grande vino, bevuto al ristorante. Probabilmente ad aver avuto più tempo x la decantazione, il punteggio sarebbe stato più alto. Comunque in 2 ore di pranzo è stato un continuo evolversi di profumi e sapori molto interessanti. Bella esperienza.
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7/31/2013 - PSPatrick wrote: 92 Points
I poured the wine into a decanter, served the first glass after about one hour, then poured it back into the rinsed bottle after three hours and consumed the wine over three days. It was dark garnet in colour, turning orange-brown at the edges, and offered roses, violets, cucumber, apple, hey, rusty nails, spices and some tar on the nose. On the palate the wine showed rose petals, cherry, apple, lemon, cucumber and hints of chocolate and green tea, paired with high tannin, medium-plus to high tart acidity and very good length. The medium- to full-bodied wine needed three plus hours in the decanter before it started to come around and kept improving with air. The last sip on day three drank best. A serious Barolo that will evolve into a beauty, but still needs a lot of time. A terrific effort! 92 points for the time being, with great upside potential. Start drinking from 2018.
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7/31/2013 - Collector1855 wrote: 95 Points
Nebbiolo - traditionalists vs. modernists: Tasted blind. Medium garnet. Reserved nose of raspberries, strawberries with dried fruit, sweet spices and tobacco. Nice and complex. On the palate medium-full bodied with very silky tannins. Wow, really nice. Very good complexity and length too. The 2007 vintage made riper and softer Barolos, this is one of them without being too modern or exessively marked by oak. When I drink this I wonder whether "traditional Barolo" is all too often a euphemism for unripe fruit or clumsy winemaking where drying tannins dominate the experience. I guess everyone should decide for himself.
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7/31/2013 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 98 Points
High-end Nebbiolo-Tasting @ home. Very similar showing to the one I had end of June (TN of 6/28/2013). Dark ruby color. Very expressive and complex nose of red berries, cherries, flowers (rose and violet petals), sweet spices, graphite/tar and some tobacco. On the palate, there are additional notes of some leather and some figs. The oak is very nicely integrated. Full-bodied, very dense but incredibly elegant and soft, high but very silky tannins, pretty high acidity adding freshness. This is like drinking pure silk. Super long finish. This is (once again) a total show-stopper! It's probably the 5th time I have had it in the last 12 months and it blew me away every single time. A very complete and complex young Barolo!
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6/28/2013 - NostraBacchus wrote: 97 Points
Tasted @ Ca del Lupo in Montelupo Albese. Dark color. Still very primary but beautiful nose of tar, cherries, tons of flowers (violets, roses), tobacco and some spices. Full body but in an incredibly classy and elegant style. Masses of silky tannins and a medium+ acidity provide the classic Barolo frame. Fantastic length. The most impressive thing is the elegant texture and pure class.... it's like pure silk despite its sheer power and density.... I know it's way too young but who cares if a wine is that insanely beautiful?
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3/27/2013 - BruisedGrape Likes this wine: 96 Points
Wow – a focused stream of perfumed flowers, black cherries greets you as this great wine begins to open. Black cherry, plum and mocha – liquorice and vanilla envelope an elegant tannic frame. Intense – my goodness – this wine is so well put together – mid-weight, powerhouse, yet in its infancy. 2 decades of phenomenal drinking ahead of it – if you are impatient, you can drink it now but it might be considered a sin by some. It will likely benefit from a few 5+ more years of bottle age to allow further integration and the emergence of tertiary flavor and aromatic components. However unlike many prior vintages – 2007 in Barolo is proving to be one of the most accessible of the last few decades, and this is no exception.
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1/26/2013 - danter wrote: 94 Points
The color is red, dark brick, full of matter. On the nose, it feels a pleasant presence of new oak in the Bordeaux style, with red fruit, tobacco, vanilla and other spices, which create a pleasant, powerful and balanced nose, with good persistence. In the mouth, there is a large component woody, tannic and astringent, rough and sandy, with good acidity that makes you feel absolutely the 14.5 percent alcohol. A wine still young, but nice that give you the best in several years. I rate 94-95
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1/23/2013 - Sundbyberg wrote: 91 Points
I think I prefer the traditional barolos from Scavino and Giacomo Conterno. This is something inbetween traditional and modern, but what is it?
Light, feminine, elegant and with licorice.
Needs 5-6 days to open up. Poor QPR.
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12/9/2012 - Ilker Ozdemir wrote: 97 Points
Deep ruby with garnet rims. The nose is opening with some fume notes like smoke. Even the nose seems to be "closed" in the first stage, you notice that there are many layers waiting to be discovered in this wine. Ripe black fruits and subsequent tobacco, earth and spice notes. The rich mineral structure reminding of clay and iron is obviosly beneath. Full bodied. It's tight structure shows how powerful the wine is. Its purity leads us to think of the traditional Barolos. The freshness and lastingness is perfect. A big wine with its outstanding balance. It will live for long surely..
No doubt that this wine was the remarkable among the other Barolos in the flight. Although made by using the modern tecniques,it is very hard to distinguish it from the traditional examples due to its power, freshness and purity. Made by an outstanding talented producer.
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11/25/2012 - OmiyaDrinker Likes this wine: 93 Points
Beautiful smoky, chocolate, hazelnut nose. Very rich, mouth filling profile. This will be fantastic in 10 years. Contains some of the character of tradional Barolos (e.g. Giacomo Conterno Cascina Francia 07) while framing them differently (rather than ignoring them).
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11/18/2012 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 95 Points
Decanted 3.5 hours- medium bodied with long finish that coats the mouth in a good way- zero heat- I did not experience the complex aromas or tastes as this is way to young and my decant was a good 10 hours short approx. for that either give this a minimum of 3.5 hour decant or hold- drinking great now but not WA 98 good...yet- but potential is certainly there.
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11/10/2012 - sawira wrote: 95 Points
This is a skyscraper of a wine! So crystalline, clear and focused. Understated and regal. Slow oxed and decanted for 8 hours. This is a beauty, and will be a monument. Wow. 95pts pure quality now, with perfection possible. Personal preference 98pts. Wow. Did I say how good this wine is yet?
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11/4/2012 - Outplaying wrote:
Domenico Clerico Tasting with Luciano Racca (Down to Earth Wines): Very structured. Red fruits, dry, some oak. So young. It's all there, just needs years.
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6/26/2012 - PatrikO wrote: 92 Points
Young, but already v tasty, well balanced, plenty of bold red fruit.
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4/28/2012 - danter wrote: 96 Points
open six hours before
Garnet red brick. The nose, primary odors of red fruit and delicate floral aromas, mineral and spicy notes, hints of tanned leather, then a lot of wood, above and dominant, but you can say on the whole balanced and pleasant.
On the palate, a medium-full body, very hot (14.5% alcohol), dry, astringent barrel so structured with hints of red fruit, spice and mineral notes. I notice a big tannic structure, sandy and silty, very structured almost crushed stone, powerful with a long finish and persistent retronasal sensations. I can still pretty young and able to gain further complexity with age. Score 96
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2/10/2012 - Zweder wrote: 91 Points
Beautiful and earthy bouquet. Full bodied and concentrated. A wine to chew on. Rustic, black fruits, complex and finesse. In my memory not as great as the 2006, but certainly a great wine. Possibly with some age it adds a few points.
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1/14/2012 - drwine2001 wrote:
Piemonte (SF Wine Trading Company): Medium light center, even lighter edge. Pungent green underripe wood notes. Light weight, supple and complex, but then at the end, vanilla oak roars to the fore, making it seem dry and poorly balanced.
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12/25/2011 - Federsin Likes this wine:
Opened and allowed to slow o for about 4 hours, muted nose, very tight, structured, has trace of that distinct sweet almost zin-like fruit note I have found in previous bottles, should be good, but not my favorite Barolo . . .
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12/22/2011 - GreatLibations wrote: 96 Points
Darker than garnet with colorful aromatics. The toasted oak is right there with the red berries, cherry and plum. I smell bakers cocoa, black currant, cinnamon, anise, freshly crushed rock and earth. Medium body with wild and crazy tannins that mingle well with the bountiful fruit core. The finish lingers long and memorable. This wine is explosive on impact yet with grace. A Titan singing opera. The tannic nature presumes much decanting or cellering yet this beast is drinking for me from bottle to glass. A sublime sense of balance emanating from a concentrated central nervous system. Bone sucking tannins and a beautiful display of earth, wind and fire. Incredible wine.
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11/27/2011 - Hazeo wrote: 93 Points
Young and primary, but quality is undeniable. Concentrated ruby ripe red fruit with tar, roses, minerals, black tea. Complex yet regal and smooth ... Would love to taste this when it's mature.
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11/19/2011 - David L wrote:
It was ok. Hope it improves with age
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3/26/2011 - kenv Likes this wine: 92 Points
Afternoon Tasting of New Release Barolos at La Fest del Barolo (Del Posto Restaurant, NYC): No nose. Sweet, tannic, nicely balanced in the mouth. Good length. Needs time. 92-94 points.
Luciano Racca (son in law of Domenico) says that under the new labeling laws, they had a choice between "Ciabot Mentin" and "Ginestra", but could no longer use "Ciabot Mentin Ginestra".
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