On the maturer side. Deep and intense dark cherry on the nose; on the palate initially a bit muted, gaining in energy with time decanted. Low tannins but bitter cherry pips quite in the forefront. Medium+ length. Second day more of leather, cedar and strawberry has developed on the nose; a bit elusive on the palate, though lingering heat. Overall a good but not great showing.
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Decanted for over four hours. Medium to dark garnet. Lovely nose of peach pit, amaretto, dark cherry and roses, showing some age (dried leaves). Dry, medium-bodied, with high (but balanced) acidity and unresolved, slightly astringent tannins. While the palate is elegant, it does not quite live up to the nose, and seems a bit thin on fruit. Also, the wine is showing a bit of age for a relatively young Barolo. Overall, I find this is enjoyable now. While the wine should continue to drink well for many years, I am not convinced it will improve much.
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super performance, still early and so the structure is very present (both acidity and tannin in quantity), nonetheless this had really nice red fruit, black licorice and spice... great QPR at the $40 price I paid... would love to see what this bottle would be like in 15 years or so
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Day 1 in Piedmont (Vietti, Prunotto, & Bartolo Mascarello) (Piedmont, Italy): I was not too enamored with this wine. This was the final year that Prunotto used barrique and it was abundantly clear. Lots of espresso and charcoal notes on the nose with some lingering plum notes. The palate was tannic...and it was probably oak tannins as they were bitter and very drying.
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Red color showing some good sign of evolution. Very expressive nose in the dar cherries, plum and liquor. Very smooth and a bit creamy texture with and finish a bit dry. In the palate, it's very fruity, with ripped fruit, jam... still a little touch of liquor. Very long finish. Complex, deep, pleasant and elegant. Have sufficient potential to be enjoy in 5 more years.
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Full, mature nose with dried fruit. Savoury. Dark cocoa and a meaty soy note. Not very elegant. Mature palate on the verge of over-mature. Sour cherries, soy and dark chocolate. Refreshing acidity but lacking elegance. A bit robust. Dry tannic finish. Tasty, fairly typical but a bit too mature for my palate.
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This is a medium dark barolo that shows an orange hue around the rim of the glass. The wine boasts a huge nose of tar and balsamic along with wet earth. On the palate, the wine is balanced with dried cherries, mint, licorice, and balsamic notes. The finish was slightly bitter but smoothed out nicely with some time in the glass. This bottle drank slightly better than my last bottle from this vintage which was a nice surprise. This Barolo from the Bussia was a real pleasure to drink and expressed both the varietal and sub-region nicely. The wine paired well with grilled lamb chops
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made a mistake, chk'd the CT notes about a year ago and made a note to drink soon as all said this was aging fast, on PnP it was clear that assessment was off and then i looked at recent notes which could have saved me from the infanticide -- lesson learned, drank over four notes, nice wine, great structure, almost feels l like the structure might outlast the fruit as it was hidden a bit, big tannin, good acid, but enough fruit? i put a new note on my last bottle -- Drink in 2025
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Enjoyed for 10th anniversary at Del Frisco's Fort Worth. This wine took about 30 minutes to blow off. After it did, it was a rather nice steak wine. Unpopped to a wine with dark notes before decanting. In the decanter was rose petal, a hint of herbaceous jasmine, and cranberries. Poured a deep dirty red velvet into the glass. The entry was more black cherry although the floral note was here in the front and a little bit of crushed rock. The middle is where this one showed its elegance, mostly with black cherry and luden's cough drop. The finish was not very acidic, but was a little gritty with earth and pepper spice. Several of the dishes we enjoyed had jalapenos, and the jalaps when in tandem with the wine really set off the peppery aspect in both. This wine is powerful enough to be enjoyed alone, although its true colors come out with food (as the Italians want it to be!!). This one has a LONG LIFE ahead -- probably not done until 2026, but I think it's ready now.................barely.
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The Prunotto Barolo Bussia 2005 opens with a beautiful nose of tar,cedar, dark berries, and dried cherries along with a hint of wet earth. The wine is dark and has good depth of color opening on the palate with licorice, dried cherries and plum. The wine is a bit closed at first but starts to open up nicely 1 to 2 hours later. The tannins are soft but not velvetty. the fruit comes forth nicely followed by hints of menthol and a little spice box and tar. This is a classic full bodied barolo that is built to age. My guess is that I will open the next bottle in 6 or 7 years to see how it develops. Nicely balanced and well built, This barolo left me somewhat unfulfilled as I expected more personality and complexity from this Bussia cru.
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this wine will only get better but it was already fabulous. opened it and let it sit for an hour. depth, cherries, hints of tobacco, good fruit and some umami. delicious with home made family style meatballs and pasta, tomato sauce.
new years eve close-knit evening with special bottle.
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Surprizingly approachable Barolo especially for 2 years in oak and another in the bottle prior to release. Appearance: Clear, dark ruby. Nose: Clean, cedar, earth, roasted nuts. Palate: Dry, full bodied. Toasted hazelnuts, ripe berries, warm earth, subtle spice. Firm but non-agressive tannins. Nice, long finish. Modest acidity. Ready to consume much prior to other Barolos. 14% alco (D 8, F 6; Nalt, Winebow)
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3/31/2022 - R Z wrote: 90 Points
Dense, somewhat overwrought. Did not decant. This had moderate fruit, noticeable oak, chocolate, but a little heavy on the palate.
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8/9/2021 - Krassens Likes this wine: 90 Points
On the maturer side. Deep and intense dark cherry on the nose; on the palate initially a bit muted, gaining in energy with time decanted. Low tannins but bitter cherry pips quite in the forefront. Medium+ length. Second day more of leather, cedar and strawberry has developed on the nose; a bit elusive on the palate, though lingering heat. Overall a good but not great showing.
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3/7/2020 - havarhar Likes this wine: 90 Points
Mursteinsrød fargesterk, lett orange i kantene.
Lukt: Mørke bær. Godt modne. Litt alderspreg.
Smaksrik. Mørke bær, men ikke veldig fruktig.
En god del tanniner som sitter igjen i kinnene.
En god vin, på ingen måte sliten.
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11/24/2019 - Guy Des Rosiers Likes this wine: 87 Points
Decanted for over four hours. Medium to dark garnet. Lovely nose of peach pit, amaretto, dark cherry and roses, showing some age (dried leaves). Dry, medium-bodied, with high (but balanced) acidity and unresolved, slightly astringent tannins. While the palate is elegant, it does not quite live up to the nose, and seems a bit thin on fruit. Also, the wine is showing a bit of age for a relatively young Barolo. Overall, I find this is enjoyable now. While the wine should continue to drink well for many years, I am not convinced it will improve much.
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1/31/2018 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 92 Points
super performance, still early and so the structure is very present (both acidity and tannin in quantity), nonetheless this had really nice red fruit, black licorice and spice... great QPR at the $40 price I paid... would love to see what this bottle would be like in 15 years or so
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7/2/2017 - riesnut wrote: 92 Points
Nice concentrated fruit. Plum, prunes and a bit of licorice. Round tannins, high acidity and a chocolaty bitterness in the finish. Very nice!
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6/5/2017 - DanielN wrote: flawed
Flawed, oxidized and corked.
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5/22/2017 - tooch wrote: 75 Points
Day 1 in Piedmont (Vietti, Prunotto, & Bartolo Mascarello) (Piedmont, Italy): I was not too enamored with this wine. This was the final year that Prunotto used barrique and it was abundantly clear. Lots of espresso and charcoal notes on the nose with some lingering plum notes. The palate was tannic...and it was probably oak tannins as they were bitter and very drying.
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5/6/2017 - Patrick_from_champagne Likes this wine: 92 Points
Red color showing some good sign of evolution.
Very expressive nose in the dar cherries, plum and liquor.
Very smooth and a bit creamy texture with and finish a bit dry.
In the palate, it's very fruity, with ripped fruit, jam... still a little touch of liquor.
Very long finish.
Complex, deep, pleasant and elegant.
Have sufficient potential to be enjoy in 5 more years.
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2/3/2017 - Thomas@certezza.net wrote:
Qwse tghu ukkk
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5/21/2016 - Hadrianus Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very dark brownish color. Very nice bouquet and taste. Fills the mouth very nicely. Raisin is dominating.
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5/15/2016 - Argrath wrote: 87 Points
Full, mature nose with dried fruit. Savoury. Dark cocoa and a meaty soy note. Not very elegant.
Mature palate on the verge of over-mature. Sour cherries, soy and dark chocolate. Refreshing acidity but lacking elegance. A bit robust. Dry tannic finish. Tasty, fairly typical but a bit too mature for my palate.
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5/13/2016 - Rexel Likes this wine: 91 Points
Warm cherry and dark berries. A little peppery, leather, really good.
Soft tannins, high acidity, really good.
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5/9/2016 - PourSomeRed wrote: 91 Points
From a less than stellar vintage, I really like this. 4 hour decant. Ripe fruit with some herbal notes as well.
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5/6/2016 - Skrutt (Formerly RotHead) wrote: 91 Points
Excellent sniffing and very good drinking. Bit of heat at the end but the marmelade- and licorice like fruit is very charming.
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8/28/2015 - Roentgen Ray Likes this wine: 91 Points
Vibrant red fruit and medium structured.
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4/9/2015 - vinus_operandi Likes this wine: 93 Points
This is a medium dark barolo that shows an orange hue around the rim of the glass. The wine boasts a huge nose of tar and balsamic along with wet earth. On the palate, the wine is balanced with dried cherries, mint, licorice, and balsamic notes. The finish was slightly bitter but smoothed out nicely with some time in the glass. This bottle drank slightly better than my last bottle from this vintage which was a nice surprise. This Barolo from the Bussia was a real pleasure to drink and expressed both the varietal and sub-region nicely. The wine paired well with grilled lamb chops
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2/5/2015 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 90 Points
made a mistake, chk'd the CT notes about a year ago and made a note to drink soon as all said this was aging fast, on PnP it was clear that assessment was off and then i looked at recent notes which could have saved me from the infanticide -- lesson learned, drank over four notes, nice wine, great structure, almost feels l like the structure might outlast the fruit as it was hidden a bit, big tannin, good acid, but enough fruit? i put a new note on my last bottle -- Drink in 2025
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12/18/2014 - mflesh wrote: 92 Points
Enjoyed for 10th anniversary at Del Frisco's Fort Worth. This wine took about 30 minutes to blow off. After it did, it was a rather nice steak wine. Unpopped to a wine with dark notes before decanting. In the decanter was rose petal, a hint of herbaceous jasmine, and cranberries. Poured a deep dirty red velvet into the glass. The entry was more black cherry although the floral note was here in the front and a little bit of crushed rock. The middle is where this one showed its elegance, mostly with black cherry and luden's cough drop. The finish was not very acidic, but was a little gritty with earth and pepper spice. Several of the dishes we enjoyed had jalapenos, and the jalaps when in tandem with the wine really set off the peppery aspect in both. This wine is powerful enough to be enjoyed alone, although its true colors come out with food (as the Italians want it to be!!). This one has a LONG LIFE ahead -- probably not done until 2026, but I think it's ready now.................barely.
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11/5/2014 - vinus_operandi Likes this wine: 91 Points
The Prunotto Barolo Bussia 2005 opens with a beautiful nose of tar,cedar, dark berries, and dried cherries along with a hint of wet earth. The wine is dark and has good depth of color opening on the palate with licorice, dried cherries and plum. The wine is a bit closed at first but starts to open up nicely 1 to 2 hours later. The tannins are soft but not velvetty. the fruit comes forth nicely followed by hints of menthol and a little spice box and tar. This is a classic full bodied barolo that is built to age. My guess is that I will open the next bottle in 6 or 7 years to see how it develops. Nicely balanced and well built, This barolo left me somewhat unfulfilled as I expected more personality and complexity from this Bussia cru.
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8/20/2014 - astroman wrote:
Barolo Tasting (Milwaukee): More advance on the nose but youthful palate. Slight herbal notes.
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8/20/2014 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Tar and cinnamon and roses. A bit hollow in the mid but just opened as well.
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12/31/2013 - christ80 wrote: 93 Points
this wine will only get better but it was already fabulous. opened it and let it sit for an hour. depth, cherries, hints of tobacco, good fruit and some umami. delicious with home made family style meatballs and pasta, tomato sauce.
new years eve close-knit evening with special bottle.
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5/27/2013 - PourSomeRed wrote: 89 Points
This wine needs about 2 hours to open up. After that it's really nice.
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5/20/2013 - PourSomeRed wrote: 89 Points
Opened and left in bottle for 2 hours. A full bodied Barolo. Nice balance of fruit and earth. Good finish.
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3/10/2013 - AV2012 wrote:
Heady and intense tannins and cranberries. Too young at this point.
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11/28/2012 - yobuddy16 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Incredible floral bouquet. Decanted for an hour first
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10/17/2012 - admid wrote: 90 Points
Ap: ruby red
Ar: Sweet cherries and roses
Medium-bodied and good balance
Very good length
Potential
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4/17/2012 - idc2001 wrote: 89 Points
Very nice, but no "wow" moment. Doesn't feel like a long term keeper either.
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3/25/2012 - TYC wrote: 89 Points
Typical barolo. Needs a bit of time. Decanted and sat for 2 hours. Complex flavour.
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11/16/2011 - cew112@mac.com wrote: 89 Points
Typical barolo taste, soft, smooth, yet a bit dry. 20 minutes opened
Great with bruscheta and pasta
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9/7/2011 - Mark Brandon wrote: 90 Points
Wait a couple years.
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11/23/2009 - nubbin wrote: 89 Points
Surprizingly approachable Barolo especially for 2 years in oak and another in the bottle prior to release.
Appearance: Clear, dark ruby.
Nose: Clean, cedar, earth, roasted nuts.
Palate: Dry, full bodied. Toasted hazelnuts, ripe berries, warm earth, subtle spice. Firm but non-agressive tannins. Nice, long finish. Modest acidity.
Ready to consume much prior to other Barolos.
14% alco (D 8, F 6; Nalt, Winebow)
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