2009 very good in 2023. Smells of cherry stones, roses, leather, oak and mushroom. A fresh fruity attack goes over to leather and mushrooms in a long finish. Nice acidity, smooth tannins and a good concentration. Can age further, but 2009 is now a smooth and open Barolo with lots of fresh fruit left.
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2e bouteille d’une caisse de 6 et nettement plus avenant que première, le vin semble être au début de son plateau. Tannins plus soyeux, jus suave, agréable. 92+
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Summer of 2021 Cornucopia of Wines (Dogwood Grove, Garezers, HHI): Delivered exactly what I love about Barolo, deep and sophisticated nebbiolo notes of tar, rose petal and dried cherries. Brooding tannins balance well against the lithe fruit notes on the palate. For me, this in a perfect drinking window at about 10 years. The fact it's not from a top-rated vintage just means more value and inventory for us.
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Nach dem öffnen oxidativer Duft, etwas Sauerkirsche, Sojasauce. Im Mund nach und nach rotbeeriger, ordentlich Tannin. Nicht wirklich gut. Aromatik nicht so da, oxidiert.
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Leather and mineral over red fruit on the nose. In the mouth it shows it’s ready for drinking, with nice berry flavors and red currant, with tannins definitely present, but providing structure rather than closing down flavors. Juicy acidity but plenty of fruit sweetness, with savory character on the finish. Nice overall. Seems at the beginning of its drinking window, and ready to go another decade.
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Translucent but quite deep purple colour. Black cherry and acetone smell. Perhaps some slightly burnt notes too but mostly pleasant and fruity nose. Firm and satisfying weight in the mouth, almost full bodied. More fruit, plenty of acid and a medium length finish. Very good accurate Barolo, nothing particularly distinguishing. Unlikely to improve with further ageing.
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Forward facing. Smooth after it sat. Found good starter Barolo but at $60, would rather splurge for different Barolo. Comparable to other $60 wines this didn’t feel as much value for $
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I'd argue 9.5 years from vintage is young for a Barolo but this wine is showing its age. Brownish red color. On nose, tar, sour cherry (slight), tart cherry & sweet tobacco. Similar flavor profile on palate ex. tar. Medium body, medium acidity, medium+ tannins and medium+ finish. 90-91 range. Will drink remaining bottle in the next year or so.
Good not great, similar to other comments. A bit thin overall, flavors of sour cherries, earth and spice. Tannins and acidity are pretty well integrated at this point, just not a lot of depth. Paired well with a south Indian dish with some spice and aged tannin.
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Elegant and delicate Barolo, not much over-ripeness from the vintage but also not a ton of complexity. Hits all the right notes for texture and structure, plus red berry and floral notes and tart cherry on the palate. Tannin is robust and fine-grained. Somewhat simple, but with the structure you can afford to wait and see. If I had more I'd try again in 4 years.
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This didn't do a whole lot for me. Certainly an earlier drinking Barolo, but it didn't have any of the unique qualities I look for in a good Barolo. Tasty wine in that it still has decent fruit and was enjoyable to drink, but lacked depth, finesse, and concentration. More of a simple everyday kind of Langhe nebbiolo.
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Light red color - looked older than 6 years but I guess that is the '09 vintage. Menthol, nail polish, sour cherry, black cherry on nose. Medium body, medium+ acidity with medium finish - tannins there but very tame with food. Enjoyed this but not a re-buy. Similar flavor profile to nose. 91+/- range.
Decanted for 2 hours before paired with grilled pork-chops. Paired well.
Etter 2 timer. Farge: Begynner å bli lys i kanten. Duft: Morkent tre og noe 'anilin' Smak: Nokså lukket. Virker tynn, men med mye inni. Litt skarpe tanniner, morken ved og tørr krekling, noe surkirsebær i ettersmaken. Litt for ung?
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Duft: Noe beingebæraktig, morken ved og eik. Smak: Eik, noe morken ved. Et hint av lakris. Tanniner med noe skarp kant. Dag 2. Duft: Rund duft av røde bør (med en skarp ''medisinaktig'' lukt) Smak: Virker som den har lukket seg igjen. En skarp bismak anes. Blir noe bedre etter hvert.
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Undrinkably tight on day 1, still far too austere on day 2, nowhere near ready to drink. Hold for a bare minimum of two more years, promising nuance and structure.
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Decanted 6 hours and still tannic. During the wait, swirling revealed copious strawberry notes with high acidity....First sips tasted of the strawberry component with a cranberry (tart) finish. HOLD, as this is waaay too young to fully meld.
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Excellent red berries coming out on this wine. Followed by elegant structure and stellar mouth coating tannins. Popping and pouring today. Would like to see what a day in the decanter would bring. Edv
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2nd Gastronomy Fair 2014; 3/30/2014-3/31/2014 (Intercontinental Hotel): Clear pale garnet color. The nose is clean, med intensity, red fruits with thyme and earthy notes, but mostly red berries, youthful. The wine is dry, med body and intensity, med+ acidity and med alcohol, tannins med+, chewy red fruits, still an infant trying to find its feet to balance, med finish Very good quality, premium price, will hold
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Väldigt ungt, men till skillnad från många andra så gillar jag verkligen unga Barolos. Eller rättare sagt så älskar jag Barolos i alla skeden av utvecklingen. En fin doft av nypressade körsbär och hallon, lakrits och viss uns av tjära. Väldigt påtagliga tanniner som står sig fint mot den unga frukten och påtagliga kryddigheten. En bra Barolo som kommer att utvecklas under många, många år.
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10/16/2023 - vinodolphin wrote: 85 Points
Cellared well but has clearly passed its prime. OK with food but would not have liked alone.
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10/15/2023 - c.aubell Likes this wine: 90 Points
2009 very good in 2023. Smells of cherry stones, roses, leather, oak and mushroom. A fresh fruity attack goes over to leather and mushrooms in a long finish. Nice acidity, smooth tannins and a good concentration. Can age further, but 2009 is now a smooth and open Barolo with lots of fresh fruit left.
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1/30/2023 - wforster2@gmail.com Likes this wine: 94 Points
smooth supple
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11/5/2022 - xzz wrote:
Over tiden?
Bør ikke spare de siste.
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1/22/2022 - stefad Likes this wine: 92 Points
2e bouteille d’une caisse de 6 et nettement plus avenant que première, le vin semble être au début de son plateau. Tannins plus soyeux, jus suave, agréable. 92+
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8/19/2021 - pgb67 wrote: 93 Points
Summer of 2021 Cornucopia of Wines (Dogwood Grove, Garezers, HHI): Delivered exactly what I love about Barolo, deep and sophisticated nebbiolo notes of tar, rose petal and dried cherries. Brooding tannins balance well against the lithe fruit notes on the palate. For me, this in a perfect drinking window at about 10 years. The fact it's not from a top-rated vintage just means more value and inventory for us.
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7/29/2020 - TGLeroy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Good on day 1, better on day 2. Still a young wine with years ahead.
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5/10/2020 - Arsene Wengert wrote:
Nach dem öffnen oxidativer Duft, etwas Sauerkirsche, Sojasauce. Im Mund nach und nach rotbeeriger, ordentlich Tannin. Nicht wirklich gut. Aromatik nicht so da, oxidiert.
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3/31/2020 - pgm wrote: 91 Points
Leather and mineral over red fruit on the nose. In the mouth it shows it’s ready for drinking, with nice berry flavors and red currant, with tannins definitely present, but providing structure rather than closing down flavors. Juicy acidity but plenty of fruit sweetness, with savory character on the finish. Nice overall. Seems at the beginning of its drinking window, and ready to go another decade.
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10/5/2019 - xzz wrote: 87 Points
Var dårlig. Hadde jeg ikke satt av en flaske fra 2010 til mat hadde denne lidd damme skjebne.
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10/5/2019 - jonathanknowles Likes this wine: 88 Points
Translucent but quite deep purple colour. Black cherry and acetone smell. Perhaps some slightly burnt notes too but mostly pleasant and fruity nose. Firm and satisfying weight in the mouth, almost full bodied. More fruit, plenty of acid and a medium length finish. Very good accurate Barolo, nothing particularly distinguishing. Unlikely to improve with further ageing.
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7/13/2019 - nicolereid Likes this wine: 88 Points
Forward facing. Smooth after it sat. Found good starter Barolo but at $60, would rather splurge for different Barolo. Comparable to other $60 wines this didn’t feel as much value for $
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4/21/2019 - CWilliam wrote:
Consistent with prior notes. Better with 3+ hours air. 90-91 range.
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12/1/2018 - jonaspq Likes this wine: 90 Points
Classical markers of rosehip and tar on the nose. Quite light body, but good intensity with well integrated tannins.
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8/4/2018 - CWilliam wrote: 90 Points
Decanted for 2 hours and paired with NY Strips.
I'd argue 9.5 years from vintage is young for a Barolo but this wine is showing its age. Brownish red color. On nose, tar, sour cherry (slight), tart cherry & sweet tobacco. Similar flavor profile on palate ex. tar. Medium body, medium acidity, medium+ tannins and medium+ finish. 90-91 range. Will drink remaining bottle in the next year or so.
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6/19/2018 - ack162 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Good not great, similar to other comments. A bit thin overall, flavors of sour cherries, earth and spice. Tannins and acidity are pretty well integrated at this point, just not a lot of depth. Paired well with a south Indian dish with some spice and aged tannin.
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6/17/2018 - chrisanderika wrote:
Already over the hill and/or maybe a bit corked.
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5/30/2018 - ex-sommelier Likes this wine:
Elegant and delicate Barolo, not much over-ripeness from the vintage but also not a ton of complexity. Hits all the right notes for texture and structure, plus red berry and floral notes and tart cherry on the palate.
Tannin is robust and fine-grained. Somewhat simple, but with the structure you can afford to wait and see. If I had more I'd try again in 4 years.
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1/26/2018 - stefad wrote: flawed
Deuxième à être défectueuse. Avis réservé.
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10/5/2016 - WinoRick wrote: 89 Points
Thin, the one word description.... A little fruit, and otherwise in balance. OK
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9/21/2016 - jonanator wrote: 88 Points
This didn't do a whole lot for me. Certainly an earlier drinking Barolo, but it didn't have any of the unique qualities I look for in a good Barolo. Tasty wine in that it still has decent fruit and was enjoyable to drink, but lacked depth, finesse, and concentration. More of a simple everyday kind of Langhe nebbiolo.
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8/26/2016 - garrigue65 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Still young. A fruit forward offering with strawberry and floral notes. Bright acidity on the finish.
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3/7/2016 - CWilliam wrote: 91 Points
Light red color - looked older than 6 years but I guess that is the '09 vintage. Menthol, nail polish, sour cherry, black cherry on nose. Medium body, medium+ acidity with medium finish - tannins there but very tame with food. Enjoyed this but not a re-buy. Similar flavor profile to nose. 91+/- range.
Decanted for 2 hours before paired with grilled pork-chops. Paired well.
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2/21/2016 - xzz wrote: 84 Points
Etter 2 timer.
Farge: Begynner å bli lys i kanten.
Duft: Morkent tre og noe 'anilin'
Smak: Nokså lukket. Virker tynn, men med mye inni. Litt skarpe tanniner, morken ved og tørr krekling, noe surkirsebær i ettersmaken. Litt for ung?
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10/24/2015 - xzz wrote:
Duft: Noe beingebæraktig, morken ved og eik.
Smak: Eik, noe morken ved. Et hint av lakris. Tanniner med noe skarp kant.
Dag 2.
Duft: Rund duft av røde bør (med en skarp ''medisinaktig'' lukt)
Smak: Virker som den har lukket seg igjen. En skarp bismak anes. Blir noe bedre etter hvert.
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1/22/2015 - finlero Likes this wine: 87 Points
Undrinkably tight on day 1, still far too austere on day 2, nowhere near ready to drink. Hold for a bare minimum of two more years, promising nuance and structure.
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12/22/2014 - Mech-E Likes this wine: 90 Points
Decanted 6 hours and still tannic. During the wait, swirling revealed copious strawberry notes with high acidity....First sips tasted of the strawberry component with a cranberry (tart) finish. HOLD, as this is waaay too young to fully meld.
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11/19/2014 - olddominion wrote: 94 Points
Excellent red berries coming out on this wine. Followed by elegant structure and stellar mouth coating tannins. Popping and pouring today. Would like to see what a day in the decanter would bring. Edv
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8/29/2014 - Rezy13 wrote:
Very pale orange crimson color; light rose, soft cherry, strawberry, perfumed, elegant, soft tannin, soft strawberry and cherry, smooth texture, easy drinking.
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8/18/2014 - julius111 wrote: 90 Points
Animal and spices aromas at first which vanishes upon opening into a more classical style. Finale a bit alcoholic but nevertheless interesting
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3/30/2014 - kostaslonis wrote: 87 Points
2nd Gastronomy Fair 2014; 3/30/2014-3/31/2014 (Intercontinental Hotel): Clear pale garnet color.
The nose is clean, med intensity, red fruits with thyme and earthy notes, but mostly red berries, youthful.
The wine is dry, med body and intensity, med+ acidity and med alcohol, tannins med+, chewy red fruits, still an infant trying to find its feet to balance, med finish
Very good quality, premium price, will hold
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3/26/2014 - Hansamyhre wrote: 88 Points
Standard barolo. Good but not wow. Wouldnt buy more bottles.
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12/29/2013 - FamilyLarsson wrote: 93 Points
En riktigt bra ung Barolo. En underbar doft med hallon, körsbär, örter, lakrits, lite mörk choklad och läder.
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9/13/2013 - FamilyLarsson wrote: 93 Points
Väldigt ungt, men till skillnad från många andra så gillar jag verkligen unga Barolos. Eller rättare sagt så älskar jag Barolos i alla skeden av utvecklingen.
En fin doft av nypressade körsbär och hallon, lakrits och viss uns av tjära. Väldigt påtagliga tanniner som står sig fint mot den unga frukten och påtagliga kryddigheten. En bra Barolo som kommer att utvecklas under många, många år.
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