Vinous Monfortino Dinner with Roberto Conterno; 2/1/2024-2/2/2024 (Legacy Records, NYC): The '64 was nice, although doesn't rank among the better wines I have tasted from this vintage (i.e., the spectacular Bartolo '64 from last year's Rare Wine dinner). I found menthol, light red, dried fruits, blood, earth, and minerality on the nose. On the palate, it is fully resolved but still shows good intensity and a pleasant sweetness.
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Jamie's DC visit Barolo and Barbaresco: Beautiful mature nose displaying subtle red fruit, dry cherry, strawberry, a hint balsamico, raw button mushroom leather, ash, damp cellar and a hint of iron. There is a slight hint of musty damp cellar. Fully integrated palate, finely layered subtle red fruit, nice balance, bright acidity, fully integrated tannins and a long subtle red fruit driven finish with ash at the end. No VA but showing a slightly musty damp cellar note.
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World's Greatest - Night III (Per Se): Light red cherry and strawberry. Oxidative, but still has showy herbaceous spice. On the palate this is much better and gives a good punch of tertiary dried berry fruit upnfront and through the middle. I don't have any experience with Monfortino but this tastes well put together to me. Pleasant drinking for an Italian for sure. Silky and resolved tannin.
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(Giacomo Conterno Barolo Monfortino Riserva) A different animal here than the "normal" Barolo. The spices on the nose are more intricate. More of them and in much more detail. There is a primordial inner earth thing going on. Like I just walked into a Tolkien novel. Absolutely fascinating. There is fruit, spice, bbq, woodsmoke, just everything it is all there. Even a bit of oxidation to add to the complexity. Cerebral stuff. The palate is perfection. So complex. An explosion of the Piedmont symphony. Perfect integration and harmony. Wowsers!
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2/2/2024 - Robmcl920 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Vinous Monfortino Dinner with Roberto Conterno; 2/1/2024-2/2/2024 (Legacy Records, NYC): The '64 was nice, although doesn't rank among the better wines I have tasted from this vintage (i.e., the spectacular Bartolo '64 from last year's Rare Wine dinner). I found menthol, light red, dried fruits, blood, earth, and minerality on the nose. On the palate, it is fully resolved but still shows good intensity and a pleasant sweetness.
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3/17/2022 - dcwino wrote: 94 Points
Jamie's DC visit Barolo and Barbaresco: Beautiful mature nose displaying subtle red fruit, dry cherry, strawberry, a hint balsamico, raw button mushroom leather, ash, damp cellar and a hint of iron. There is a slight hint of musty damp cellar. Fully integrated palate, finely layered subtle red fruit, nice balance, bright acidity, fully integrated tannins and a long subtle red fruit driven finish with ash at the end. No VA but showing a slightly musty damp cellar note.
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10/28/2019 - englishman's claret wrote: flawed
Alas, corked
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7/11/2017 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 95 Points
Dark fruit, varied soil notes, dark herbal highlights and consistent undertones of gaminess. Complex blend.
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5/13/2017 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 94 Points
World's Greatest - Night III (Per Se): Light red cherry and strawberry. Oxidative, but still has showy herbaceous spice. On the palate this is much better and gives a good punch of tertiary dried berry fruit upnfront and through the middle. I don't have any experience with Monfortino but this tastes well put together to me. Pleasant drinking for an Italian for sure. Silky and resolved tannin.
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