Blind 1989 and 1990 Barolo (a Cena - Ristorante e enoteca, Portland OR): Quiet here too, with some dusty fruit and dusty tannin aromas. Mellow and soft palate, but then gets tannic as its held on the palate. It takes a good 10-20 seconds in the mouth to begin to develop some fruit. Grippy with nice body, but a bit quiet on the complexity. The finish shows some prunes, dust, and overall is quite mellow and shows tart red apples. Tastes like it's at its maturity.
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5/16/2014 - pwillen1 wrote:
89 v 90 Barolo (A Cena Ristorante e Enoteca): Sweet licorice and cherries. full palate. Big tannins on the finish. needs another decade, perhaps more.
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5/16/2014 - David Paris (dbp) wrote: 89 Points
Blind 1989 and 1990 Barolo (a Cena - Ristorante e enoteca, Portland OR): Quiet here too, with some dusty fruit and dusty tannin aromas. Mellow and soft palate, but then gets tannic as its held on the palate. It takes a good 10-20 seconds in the mouth to begin to develop some fruit. Grippy with nice body, but a bit quiet on the complexity. The finish shows some prunes, dust, and overall is quite mellow and shows tart red apples. Tastes like it's at its maturity.
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5/4/2008 - lestergibo wrote: 90 Points
Very nice wine just beginning to approach drinkability
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