Cherry, strawberry, and orange supported by cinnamon, tobacco, cardamom, oriental spices, rose potpourri, and tar. Plenty of fruit, plenty of acid, plenty of finegrained tannins reminiscent of those of a fine tea. Sounds like a beast, but somehow it is elegant and intense rather than powerful. A Barolo lover's Barolo, with a unique sense of place. Thrilling now, especially on day two, and will be good for another 20+ years from now. Wow!
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Feeling like upgrading this 1point, enjoyed half a bottle over 2-3hours, this was showing great now, with a little swirl loads of fruits is still hiding inside the glass, doesn't feel the age, in a lovely drinking spot, not yet mature but open for business, the nose has hints of sweetness, fruit still in control, the palate has a soft tannin, mid palate feels a little less powered than what it should be, medium body rather than full, this caps the potential in my opinion, but still a very enjoyable drink and absolutely a bargain for the money, specially compared to Burgundy
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Pretty wine is the perfect description, this bottle is starting to drink quite nicely now but it needs time to come out, i opened it at 6:30pm and left it in the bottle at 16-17 degrees, then started serving at 8:30pm, but it only really started to come out with a bit of swirling in the glass around 9:30pm, very gentle nose, fruit still live, but hints of secondary note, very territorial, notes of earth, but not the austerity you find in more important wines, very well balanced on the palate, good tannin structure, overall a well balanced bottle that I would have again and again, missing the WOW effect but a nice drink, very well priced.. and maybe with another 5-10yr in the bottle this can surprise positively
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278 NOK. Aleine heime med andebryst i tankene. Sur/søt lukt med litt løsemiddler. Søtlig anslag, elegant midtparti. Litt rufsete tobakk avslutning. Litt tilkneppet rett etter åpning. god vin men litt anonym
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Very young, of course, for a traditional Barolo, but was tasted out of curiousity. Not very dark in colour. Straight from the bottle the aromas are pretty typical, but quite subdued - floral notes of roses etc, cherries, earthy and tary notes and some fascinating spicey elements that blow off after a while. Emphasis is on fruit. After a couple of hours in the decanter you still have to persuade it to come out of the glass. Fruity in the mouth with nice, fresh acids, tough tannins that really dry out you mouth after swallowing. Good prospect for the future, I would think. Edit: Day 2 The second half of the bottle was drunk with filet of duck. Aromas were more defined now, and the wine showed some more complexity. Halfway down the glass suddenly gave off elements of herbal spices like lavender and rosemary. While not huge, the wine matched the duck meat and fat very well, and the tannins felt much softer. This a very different style than the Bussia-wines from the same producer that I have tasted (2000, 2001, 2003). Don't know how much is vineyard and how much is vintage, but in this wine emphasis is on elegance.
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Caroline Wine Shop - Italy Walk-around tasting (Carolines Wine Shop): Deep tar, rose aromas on the nose with gentle spice and dried earth develop an intriguing nose. Somewhat chewy texture, there is an imprint of dried and fresh roses supported by firm, densely structured tannins. Yet the wine is lighter-weight and more linear, lacking some mind-palate depth. Planted on schist soils in the vineyard on a south-west facing vineyard.
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12/8/2022 - BoxerBee Likes this wine: 96 Points
Cherry, strawberry, and orange supported by cinnamon, tobacco, cardamom, oriental spices, rose potpourri, and tar. Plenty of fruit, plenty of acid, plenty of finegrained tannins reminiscent of those of a fine tea. Sounds like a beast, but somehow it is elegant and intense rather than powerful. A Barolo lover's Barolo, with a unique sense of place. Thrilling now, especially on day two, and will be good for another 20+ years from now. Wow!
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3/17/2019 - sburtt wrote: 91 Points
pretty wine, last bottle, not too impressed, simply nothing really stands out imho
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1/25/2019 - sburtt Likes this wine: 92 Points
Feeling like upgrading this 1point, enjoyed half a bottle over 2-3hours, this was showing great now, with a little swirl loads of fruits is still hiding inside the glass, doesn't feel the age, in a lovely drinking spot, not yet mature but open for business, the nose has hints of sweetness, fruit still in control, the palate has a soft tannin, mid palate feels a little less powered than what it should be, medium body rather than full, this caps the potential in my opinion, but still a very enjoyable drink and absolutely a bargain for the money, specially compared to Burgundy
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12/11/2018 - sburtt Likes this wine: 91 Points
Pretty wine is the perfect description, this bottle is starting to drink quite nicely now but it needs time to come out, i opened it at 6:30pm and left it in the bottle at 16-17 degrees, then started serving at 8:30pm, but it only really started to come out with a bit of swirling in the glass around 9:30pm, very gentle nose, fruit still live, but hints of secondary note, very territorial, notes of earth, but not the austerity you find in more important wines, very well balanced on the palate, good tannin structure, overall a well balanced bottle that I would have again and again, missing the WOW effect but a nice drink, very well priced.. and maybe with another 5-10yr in the bottle this can surprise positively
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4/20/2012 - FjordogFjell wrote: 87 Points
278 NOK. Aleine heime med andebryst i tankene. Sur/søt lukt med litt løsemiddler. Søtlig anslag, elegant midtparti. Litt rufsete tobakk avslutning. Litt tilkneppet rett etter åpning. god vin men litt anonym
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1/22/2010 - hennlund wrote:
Very young, of course, for a traditional Barolo, but was tasted out of curiousity. Not very dark in colour. Straight from the bottle the aromas are pretty typical, but quite subdued - floral notes of roses etc, cherries, earthy and tary notes and some fascinating spicey elements that blow off after a while. Emphasis is on fruit. After a couple of hours in the decanter you still have to persuade it to come out of the glass. Fruity in the mouth with nice, fresh acids, tough tannins that really dry out you mouth after swallowing. Good prospect for the future, I would think. Edit: Day 2 The second half of the bottle was drunk with filet of duck. Aromas were more defined now, and the wine showed some more complexity. Halfway down the glass suddenly gave off elements of herbal spices like lavender and rosemary. While not huge, the wine matched the duck meat and fat very well, and the tannins felt much softer. This a very different style than the Bussia-wines from the same producer that I have tasted (2000, 2001, 2003). Don't know how much is vineyard and how much is vintage, but in this wine emphasis is on elegance.
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5/11/2009 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 90 Points
Caroline Wine Shop - Italy Walk-around tasting (Carolines Wine Shop): Deep tar, rose aromas on the nose with gentle spice and dried earth develop an intriguing nose.
Somewhat chewy texture, there is an imprint of dried and fresh roses supported by firm, densely structured tannins. Yet the wine is lighter-weight and more linear, lacking some mind-palate depth. Planted on schist soils in the vineyard on a south-west facing vineyard.
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