Opened a bottle of this vintage. First bad sign was the color - a light orange. Oxidized.
Opened the second bottle and it was a winner. At this age, the wine opens up quickly into a very mature Barola. Nice finish. Hints of herbs, dried fruits.
What a wonderful wine to enjoy for our pre-Christmas celebration!
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Air helped this a lot as well. Solid, darker fruit, rose petals, but a bitter edge on finish.. I goofed and forgot to stand this one up weeks in advance like the Minuto, a couple of days got a huge amount of sludgy sediment to the bottom, but I wonder if that bitterness could be some of the ultrafine sediment in suspension. This bottle this night B-
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12/20/2020 - Jimswinecellar Likes this wine:
Opened a bottle of this vintage. First bad sign was the color - a light orange. Oxidized.
Opened the second bottle and it was a winner. At this age, the wine opens up quickly into a very mature Barola. Nice finish. Hints of herbs, dried fruits.
What a wonderful wine to enjoy for our pre-Christmas celebration!
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8/17/2019 - Aravind Asok wrote: flawed
Sadly, maderized.
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8/22/2016 - sharonandroland wrote: 89 Points
Not at its best. To many volatile elements.
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4/13/2015 - DaleW wrote:
Air helped this a lot as well. Solid, darker fruit, rose petals, but a bitter edge on finish.. I goofed and forgot to stand this one up weeks in advance like the Minuto, a couple of days got a huge amount of sludgy sediment to the bottom, but I wonder if that bitterness could be some of the ultrafine sediment in suspension. This bottle this night B-
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2/20/2015 - Axone wrote: 92 Points
Excellent
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