Ripe, meaty and savory more than fruit driven with a ferrous, mineral, and chalky feel to the darker nebbiolo fruit. Rich, dense, and deep on the palate with outstanding texture. It's more overtly powerful than the Mascarello bottling, but with a little less finesse. Quite long on the back end. I like the little roughness around the edges here. At peak for me. 94
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Rich and dense. A muscular wine and a bit rustic, especially compared to previous experience with Mascarello's 1990 Monrpivato. Iron, medicine cabinet, balsam. This is structured and virile wine. Still early peak.
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Gala Dinner at La Festa del Barolo (Del Posto Restaurant, NYC): [From a magnum brought by Dan Petroski.] Dark rich smoky nose of black fruit. Rich, young, complex in the mouth. Some licorice and herbs on the finish. Could use another 10 years in magnum.
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The nose showed dusty rosy florals, dried strawberry, mineral-stone, tar and dark earth. On the palate, I found feminine, lifted textures with stimulating acidity, coming across as angular, with a stern minerality and crystalline red berry fruits. It finished structured yet energetic, not showing any heat from the vintage. It’s a very classy wine, with more upside potential that most 1990s.
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2/4/2023 - kenv Likes this wine: 93 Points
NK Monprivato Vertical (Chez Goldberg, Greenwich Village, NYC): [Double-decanted about 4:30pm.] Lovely and elegant. Doesn't have the power of the Mascarello. More elegant in style. Lovely.
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2/4/2023 - cct wrote: 94 Points
Ripe, meaty and savory more than fruit driven with a ferrous, mineral, and chalky feel to the darker nebbiolo fruit. Rich, dense, and deep on the palate with outstanding texture. It's more overtly powerful than the Mascarello bottling, but with a little less finesse. Quite long on the back end. I like the little roughness around the edges here. At peak for me. 94
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10/21/2017 - cct wrote: 93 Points
Rich and dense. A muscular wine and a bit rustic, especially compared to previous experience with Mascarello's 1990 Monrpivato. Iron, medicine cabinet, balsam. This is structured and virile wine. Still early peak.
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2/3/2017 - kenv Likes this wine: 95 Points
Gala Dinner at La Festa del Barolo (Del Posto Restaurant, NYC): [From a magnum brought by Dan Petroski.] Dark rich smoky nose of black fruit. Rich, young, complex in the mouth. Some licorice and herbs on the finish. Could use another 10 years in magnum.
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12/5/2016 - Eric Guido Likes this wine: 93 Points
The nose showed dusty rosy florals, dried strawberry, mineral-stone, tar and dark earth. On the palate, I found feminine, lifted textures with stimulating acidity, coming across as angular, with a stern minerality and crystalline red berry fruits. It finished structured yet energetic, not showing any heat from the vintage. It’s a very classy wine, with more upside potential that most 1990s.
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