Medium deep garnet in color with slight bricking at the edges. Full, forward & fragrant nose of mature ripe fruit aromas of cherries, raspberries & currants with overtones of floral notes of roses & earthy/duty notes, anise, tar, some leather notes, minerals, herbs & hints of cedar in the background. Medium-deep bodied with a good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, mature ripe fruit flavors of cherries, tart cranberries & currants with minerals, anise, some spices, tea & a hint of oak. Lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting & airing. Although at 21 years of age, it has the structure continue along at this present plateau of development for a few more years, I would not expect any further development from additional aging. Cork was clean & intact; fill at lower portion of neck.
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Nose is a rollercoaster- pretty evolved, furniture polish, some VA, old leather, dried berries bring up the rear
Palate: first thing that hits me is the full, luscious mouth feel, then cigar tobacco, kirsch, a quick tang of acidity before an oaky finish
After a few sips I feel like I’ve been smoking a pipe filled with cherry tobacco. Not quite my tempo but an interesting experience. Need to drink up as not going to get any better - I’ll finish the rest this weekend.
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An evolved tawny translucent, this wine pushes the envelope with an exceedingly rich and ripe attack with furniture polish and almond liqueur notes. It is not everyone’s cup of tea but as well as being outrageously salacious it is also drop dead delicious. A wine which needs to be drunk now.
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Very skillful winemaking in a clearly challenging vintage.. The wine is now largely supported by oak structure. The fruit has evolved and there's not enough tannin structure to hold the wine together. You get some Barolo character but in a diminished form that will continue to go down. Drink up.
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14.5% alcohol, stood up for 3+ months. Significant sediment in the last 1-2 oz, carefully left behind in the bottle. Light ruby with significant tawny edges consistent with an aged Nebbiolo (perhaps more than expected for 2000); aromatic, forest mulch, dried roses; palate is light bodied, high tannins, fading fruit, medium acidity, some tertiary leather; finish is medium length. A good wine, Nebbiolo in maturity without being overly mature, but lacks any distinctiveness or character of the producer or vineyard. 88
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Medium garnet color with tinges of tawny and slight bricking at the rim. Mature and complex aromas leading with tertiary notes of dried red flowers, taunt leather, old tobacco and dry decaying forest floor, followed by tart cherry, wild raspberry, dried strawberry, and plum. Flavor profile mimics the aromas. High alcohol and full bodied. Still exhibiting considerable structure with tannin and acidity both high. Fruit staring to fade with the tertiary elements and structure taking over. Long finish and food is required. Will not evolve with additional cellaring, I would enjoy sooner rather than later before the fruits are totally gone. Still very good
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For my taste, perhaps I should have rescued this from the seller a couple years earlier as I love forward fruit. However it’s giving so much personality with flavors of black tea, rosemary, forest floor, thyme & black licorice. The tannins are quite velvety, the acidity is refreshing. Alcohol is evident however relatively well integrated. This has been open one hour and is continuing to develop.
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14.5% alcohol. Stood up for 1 week, but there was a 4.7 Earthquake about halfway through the week which might have messed that up. Cork removed with Ah-so, wine barely permeated 1mm. Color is light ruby, wine poured from the first 2/3 was clear but the last 1/3 has a fine sediment, more bricking than expected for its age. Nose has sour cherries, plenty of tertiary aromas with tobacco, leather; palate is light bodied, still prominent high tannins, some remaining sour cherry fruit; medium finish. Interesting comparison between the clear and slightly cloudy glasses: the clear wine was fresher, a bit more red fruits, some floral on the nose, and most noticeably the tannins weren't as rough or gritty. The glass with the slight sediment had a darker aroma, no floral component, and had more noticeable roughness and just slight bitterness on the palate that detracted. Rating the clear glass, this seems surprisingly at maturity, but not overly oxidized or past it. It has the structure and flavors I expect from well made barolo, without a ton of complexity or uniqueness. Not sure I could pick this out as Brunate, other than the somewhat denser style. Enjoyable now and over the next 5-10 years? 90 Double decanted, tasted 8 hours later. Clear (first) half of the bottle, no sediment, light ruby; delicate red fruit, slight floral, even slight menthol which is new; palate is similar to when first opened with plenty of tannins (but not the bitterness of the cloudy pour), mature red fruit, similar to above; medium finish. For my remaining bottles, stand up > 2 weeks, carefully decant and serve... no need to prepare all day, enjoy the evolution in real time. 89-90.
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From same case as previous tasting. Better than the last bottle. Bricking colour, old nose. raisons and cherries. Not oxidised as the last bottle was slightly. Better wine and this bottle has held up better. Good complexity
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An evening of Barolo and screening of The Barolo Boys (Old World Deli, Bellingham, WA): The only wine this evening that appeared advanced for age, with obvious bricking. Reduced currant and cherry tones, with notes of licorice and leather, and some redeeming tertiary elements. Vanilla oak tones were present, but not as noticeable as the E.Pira.
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Slightly brown colour. Rather oxidised nose. A little sharp and lacking in fruit. Still has a hint of sour cherries. A little sharp. Tannins a bit dry. Past it, but drinkable.
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Très joli nez de Barolo évolué. La bouche est un peu moins excitante. Il manque la pureté de fruit et le côté cristallin que ce vin peut avoir dans sa jeunesse. Vin sympathique tout de même mais on peut trouver de plus jolis Barolos meilleur marché.
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Violet perfume on the nose typical of this barolo, elegant, layered, understated and while maybe not as much concentration as some, beautifully balanced. Ceretto's brunate is one of my favorite barolos, a lot less dollars than some of the big names, but in my opinion just as good in a more subtle way. Celebrated 8th wedding anniversary at La Bel Vie in Minneapolis with a bottle we brought back from our piedmont wedding.
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Starting to show a little age around the edges (slightly brown) but still delicious. Sour cherry nose and pepper overtones. Beautifully integrated tannins and a delicious if truncated finish.
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Absolutely stunning example of a Brunate properly aged. Beautiful dark garnet in glass, rich and seductive aromas of red fruit and tar. Palate is complex and layered from front to back, offering up rich plum compote, cherries, tar and cedar, braced with sweet tannins and a touch of acidity in perfect harmony, and a looooong finish. Sadly our only bottle, wish we had more. Best Barolo ever.
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classic brunate, brick color, pipe tobacco tars and perfume of rose and peonie. nice transparency for the eye and again in the mouth. evolved for drinking from now on...didn't have to wait too long after opening..., no hurry. lovely in the swallow with cherry, plum skin sweet/tart effects and amaro bitterness as you finishhhhhh. ripe, but harmonious across many dimensions. maybe just a moment too much of tertiary alcohol sweetness. might be too bitter for some palates, but not for nebiolo lovers. overall: classic brunate frame fleshed a bit wild and ripe (voilets have gone to peonie) but still harmonious and still perfumed.
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The disappointing bottle opened May 28th improved considerably overnight in a decanter. Still a bit hollow, but better integrated and less harsh than the first night.
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Don't drink much Barolo so I was not sure what to expect with this. Night 1: first small-ish glass - quite depressing, watery tannic, un-integrated oak; Night 2: another glass, bit better but still incredibly tannic and drying; Night 3: much better - more smooth sophistication - translucent garnet, strange mix of oak and floral notes on the nose; medium bodied palate, poise a bit like a young classy burgundy but a bit more astringent. This is either wildly too young to drink or already past it. I guess I'll find out with the others...
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16c; decanted 1 hour: clean, coppered red: bright floral and tar nose (wet slate and leather with time): tense, solid structure, aggressive tannins and vigorous fruit, giving a long gripping finish: schist, nice raspberries, gripping tobacco, herbs--anise, cinnamon, mint: could have aged much longer: 18
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Tar, spices, black fruit, kirsch and rose flowers on the nose. On the complex palate this has meat, liquorice, black fruit and tar. Long finish. Gains power in the glass, with more tannins shining through. Near peak imho.
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A medium redish purple color with a richly fruited nose. The palate shows great fruit, spices, smoke and old world Barolo style. A haunting wine that tests my senses and vocabulary for expression. There is pepsin and smooth tannins on the finish which lingers as long as you can wait before the next taste. A bit hot, but not unbearably so. Nice wine.
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A medium bodied wine showing slight bricking around the edges. Mint, oak and strawberry were dominant theme on the nose. On the palate, more red berry and green tea with a mint leaf thrown in, all supported with well integrated oak. A very smooth and seductive wine, one without harsh tannin or hard edges. Just starting to taste and enjoy Barolo, and it reminds me of the first time I drank a red burg. So lithe and refreshing but compelling at the same time.
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October 2005 WE tasting -- 2000 Barolo: Charry oak, deep black fruit, very nice nose. Tannic (but not harsh), ash, rose, tar, licorice. My WOTN (and the group favorite). An exceptional wine.
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4/14/2021 - Vinnut Likes this wine: 91 Points
Medium deep garnet in color with slight bricking at the edges. Full, forward & fragrant nose of mature ripe fruit aromas of cherries, raspberries & currants with overtones of floral notes of roses & earthy/duty notes, anise, tar, some leather notes, minerals, herbs & hints of cedar in the background. Medium-deep bodied with a good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, mature ripe fruit flavors of cherries, tart cranberries & currants with minerals, anise, some spices, tea & a hint of oak. Lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting & airing. Although at 21 years of age, it has the structure continue along at this present plateau of development for a few more years, I would not expect any further development from additional aging. Cork was clean & intact; fill at lower portion of neck.
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1/30/2021 - jgh123 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Last bottle. Not "fresh" or vibrant but rich, layered and a great accompaniment to pasta Bolognese.
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12/11/2020 - Radders12345 wrote: 89 Points
Glass taken by Coravin
Very brown rim, actually not just the rim
Nose is a rollercoaster- pretty evolved, furniture polish, some VA, old leather, dried berries bring up the rear
Palate: first thing that hits me is the full, luscious mouth feel, then cigar tobacco, kirsch, a quick tang of acidity before an oaky finish
After a few sips I feel like I’ve been smoking a pipe filled with cherry tobacco. Not quite my tempo but an interesting experience. Need to drink up as not going to get any better - I’ll finish the rest this weekend.
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12/3/2020 - Comte Flaneur wrote: 93 Points
An evolved tawny translucent, this wine pushes the envelope with an exceedingly rich and ripe attack with furniture polish and almond liqueur notes. It is not everyone’s cup of tea but as well as being outrageously salacious it is also drop dead delicious. A wine which needs to be drunk now.
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7/14/2020 - vagrantone Likes this wine: 89 Points
Very skillful winemaking in a clearly challenging vintage..
The wine is now largely supported by oak structure.
The fruit has evolved and there's not enough tannin structure to hold the wine together. You get some Barolo character but in a diminished form that will continue to go down. Drink up.
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5/31/2020 - jgh123 Likes this wine:
Nothing to add. This bottle was a little fresher than the last but drink up!
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5/28/2020 - ADent Likes this wine: 98 Points
My "30th birthday" wine finally reached perfection on my 40th!
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4/26/2020 - jgh123 wrote:
Past its prime. I liked it for what it was but if you have any of this wine, drink it soon.
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7/14/2019 - aagrawal wrote: 88 Points
14.5% alcohol, stood up for 3+ months. Significant sediment in the last 1-2 oz, carefully left behind in the bottle. Light ruby with significant tawny edges consistent with an aged Nebbiolo (perhaps more than expected for 2000); aromatic, forest mulch, dried roses; palate is light bodied, high tannins, fading fruit, medium acidity, some tertiary leather; finish is medium length. A good wine, Nebbiolo in maturity without being overly mature, but lacks any distinctiveness or character of the producer or vineyard. 88
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11/2/2018 - wmccone54 wrote: 91 Points
Medium garnet color with tinges of tawny and slight bricking at the rim. Mature and complex aromas leading with tertiary notes of dried red flowers, taunt leather, old tobacco and dry decaying forest floor, followed by tart cherry, wild raspberry, dried strawberry, and plum. Flavor profile mimics the aromas. High alcohol and full bodied. Still exhibiting considerable structure with tannin and acidity both high. Fruit staring to fade with the tertiary elements and structure taking over. Long finish and food is required. Will not evolve with additional cellaring, I would enjoy sooner rather than later before the fruits are totally gone. Still very good
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9/3/2018 - Pinkikittytat Likes this wine: 91 Points
For my taste, perhaps I should have rescued this from the seller a couple years earlier as I love forward fruit. However it’s giving so much personality with flavors of black tea, rosemary, forest floor, thyme & black licorice. The tannins are quite velvety, the acidity is refreshing. Alcohol is evident however relatively well integrated. This has been open one hour and is continuing to develop.
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1/6/2018 - aagrawal wrote: 90 Points
14.5% alcohol. Stood up for 1 week, but there was a 4.7 Earthquake about halfway through the week which might have messed that up. Cork removed with Ah-so, wine barely permeated 1mm. Color is light ruby, wine poured from the first 2/3 was clear but the last 1/3 has a fine sediment, more bricking than expected for its age. Nose has sour cherries, plenty of tertiary aromas with tobacco, leather; palate is light bodied, still prominent high tannins, some remaining sour cherry fruit; medium finish. Interesting comparison between the clear and slightly cloudy glasses: the clear wine was fresher, a bit more red fruits, some floral on the nose, and most noticeably the tannins weren't as rough or gritty. The glass with the slight sediment had a darker aroma, no floral component, and had more noticeable roughness and just slight bitterness on the palate that detracted. Rating the clear glass, this seems surprisingly at maturity, but not overly oxidized or past it. It has the structure and flavors I expect from well made barolo, without a ton of complexity or uniqueness. Not sure I could pick this out as Brunate, other than the somewhat denser style. Enjoyable now and over the next 5-10 years? 90
Double decanted, tasted 8 hours later. Clear (first) half of the bottle, no sediment, light ruby; delicate red fruit, slight floral, even slight menthol which is new; palate is similar to when first opened with plenty of tannins (but not the bitterness of the cloudy pour), mature red fruit, similar to above; medium finish. For my remaining bottles, stand up > 2 weeks, carefully decant and serve... no need to prepare all day, enjoy the evolution in real time. 89-90.
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7/14/2017 - hargy Does not like this wine:
drank alongside the 1996 and certainly the much poorer of the two - now totally lacking in fruit or maybe corked? - not rated
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5/5/2017 - JJKinch wrote: 92 Points
Red fruit (cherry), nice floral (Rose), spice, slight anise. Some tannins. Good acidity. Lingering finish. Decanted. Better with 2-4 hours air.
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12/16/2016 - salil wrote: flawed
Bacchus: Stewed and undrinkable.
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5/14/2016 - Shoebox wrote: 89 Points
From same case as previous tasting.
Better than the last bottle. Bricking colour, old nose.
raisons and cherries. Not oxidised as the last bottle was slightly. Better wine and this bottle has held up better. Good complexity
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11/14/2015 - Chaz Bham wrote:
An evening of Barolo and screening of The Barolo Boys (Old World Deli, Bellingham, WA): The only wine this evening that appeared advanced for age, with obvious bricking. Reduced currant and cherry tones, with notes of licorice and leather, and some redeeming tertiary elements. Vanilla oak tones were present, but not as noticeable as the E.Pira.
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11/7/2015 - Shoebox wrote: 85 Points
Slightly brown colour. Rather oxidised nose. A little sharp and lacking in fruit. Still has a hint of sour cherries. A little sharp. Tannins a bit dry. Past it, but drinkable.
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6/1/2014 - Axone wrote: 91 Points
Très joli nez de Barolo évolué.
La bouche est un peu moins excitante. Il manque la pureté de fruit et le côté cristallin que ce vin peut avoir dans sa jeunesse.
Vin sympathique tout de même mais on peut trouver de plus jolis Barolos meilleur marché.
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1/9/2014 - LARich wrote: 88 Points
Brown around the edges and showing age rapidly. Good mid palate but not much more. Drink up
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12/4/2013 - Wino from Michigan wrote: 93 Points
Really good and still of tannin and dried fruit -- drinking great now.
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5/26/2013 - MattJ Likes this wine: 93 Points
Violet perfume on the nose typical of this barolo, elegant, layered, understated and while maybe not as much concentration as some, beautifully balanced. Ceretto's brunate is one of my favorite barolos, a lot less dollars than some of the big names, but in my opinion just as good in a more subtle way. Celebrated 8th wedding anniversary at La Bel Vie in Minneapolis with a bottle we brought back from our piedmont wedding.
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10/5/2012 - LARich wrote: 91 Points
Starting to show a little age around the edges (slightly brown) but still delicious. Sour cherry nose and pepper overtones. Beautifully integrated tannins and a delicious if truncated finish.
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5/7/2012 - Snoman wrote: 93 Points
Absolutely stunning example of a Brunate properly aged. Beautiful dark garnet in glass, rich and seductive aromas of red fruit and tar. Palate is complex and layered from front to back, offering up rich plum compote, cherries, tar and cedar, braced with sweet tannins and a touch of acidity in perfect harmony, and a looooong finish. Sadly our only bottle, wish we had more. Best Barolo ever.
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3/22/2012 - pdaro wrote: 93 Points
classic brunate, brick color, pipe tobacco tars and perfume of rose and peonie. nice transparency for the eye and again in the mouth. evolved for drinking from now on...didn't have to wait too long after opening..., no hurry. lovely in the swallow with cherry, plum skin sweet/tart effects and amaro bitterness as you finishhhhhh. ripe, but harmonious across many dimensions. maybe just a moment too much of tertiary alcohol sweetness. might be too bitter for some palates, but not for nebiolo lovers. overall: classic brunate frame fleshed a bit wild and ripe (voilets have gone to peonie) but still harmonious and still perfumed.
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5/30/2011 - ADent wrote: 88 Points
The disappointing bottle opened May 28th improved considerably overnight in a decanter. Still a bit hollow, but better integrated and less harsh than the first night.
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5/29/2011 - ADent wrote: 72 Points
Feeling thin, astringency dominates
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5/21/2011 - ADent wrote: 92 Points
Good prune fruit with deeply dry finish; very aromatic - spicy; tertiary flavours starting to come through.
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5/3/2011 - moben wrote: flawed
Oxidized
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8/22/2010 - rob1869 wrote:
Don't drink much Barolo so I was not sure what to expect with this. Night 1: first small-ish glass - quite depressing, watery tannic, un-integrated oak; Night 2: another glass, bit better but still incredibly tannic and drying; Night 3: much better - more smooth sophistication - translucent garnet, strange mix of oak and floral notes on the nose; medium bodied palate, poise a bit like a young classy burgundy but a bit more astringent. This is either wildly too young to drink or already past it. I guess I'll find out with the others...
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7/30/2010 - chokkon wrote:
16c; decanted 1 hour: clean, coppered red: bright floral and tar nose (wet slate and leather with time): tense, solid structure, aggressive tannins and vigorous fruit, giving a long gripping finish: schist, nice raspberries, gripping tobacco, herbs--anise, cinnamon, mint: could have aged much longer: 18
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11/6/2008 - Jozefs wrote: 92 Points
Tar, spices, black fruit, kirsch and rose flowers on the nose. On the complex palate this has meat, liquorice, black fruit and tar. Long finish. Gains power in the glass, with more tannins shining through. Near peak imho.
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10/24/2008 - N2Vin wrote: 94 Points
A medium redish purple color with a richly fruited nose. The palate shows great fruit, spices, smoke and old world Barolo style. A haunting wine that tests my senses and vocabulary for expression. There is pepsin and smooth tannins on the finish which lingers as long as you can wait before the next taste. A bit hot, but not unbearably so. Nice wine.
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9/1/2008 - N2Vin wrote: 92 Points
A medium bodied wine showing slight bricking around the edges. Mint, oak and strawberry were dominant theme on the nose. On the palate, more red berry and green tea with a mint leaf thrown in, all supported with well integrated oak. A very smooth and seductive wine, one without harsh tannin or hard edges. Just starting to taste and enjoy Barolo, and it reminds me of the first time I drank a red burg. So lithe and refreshing but compelling at the same time.
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11/3/2005 - Wrighty wrote:
Watson's World Wine Week tasting - 05 (JW Marriot Hotel Hong Kong): Closed nose, earth and mushrooms. Closed palette, hard to judge.
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10/18/2005 - xwine wrote:
October 2005 WE tasting -- 2000 Barolo: Charry oak, deep black fruit, very nice nose. Tannic (but not harsh), ash, rose, tar, licorice. My WOTN (and the group favorite). An exceptional wine.
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4/8/2004 - peternelson wrote: 92 Points
Winery: Orange-brown; thick plum-prunes; musty shrooms; big mth, big bod; long rich cake-like fin.
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