2011 Elio Altare Barolo

Community Tasting Notes (17) Avg Score: 92.0 points

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  10/28/2023 - SH Wu wrote: 89 Points

  A big, leathery barolo that combines the dark fruits with a lot of barrel influence. This is drinking decently, but perhaps due to bottle variation, I'm not getting the complexity in the secondary flavors. Feels a bit muddled at its current point in time.

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  4/25/2022 - silton Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Entering maturity, broad shoulders, at times compelling, classic aromatics, but a little fussy and tart after being open a few hours. Fine grained sediment.

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  12/2/2021 - …. wrote: 92 Points

  A little light in structure, but besides that a pretty classic expression of Nebbiolo (a hot expression however). Medium+ tannins and acidity. It delivers cherries, blackberries, rose petals, some black currant, a hint of tar and menthol. A quite hot vintage in Piemonte, which probably have an effect on the freshness of the wine. At least I prefer Nebbiolo with a fresher profile. However, it drinks quite well at this point, but can probably be saved for a couple of years as well. I wouldn’t say it’s a wine for the long run though. Decent balance in general, but lacking a little when it comes to the length. All in all a good wine and a 92.

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  9/21/2021 - FrancoisD wrote: 94 Points

  Belle évolution par rapport à la bouteille précédente.
  Les mêmes aromes (cassis, groseilles, girofles, tabac blond) auquel s'ajoutent en ouverture les pruneaux et sur la finale le thé noir. C'est beaucoup de bon en concentré!

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  7/3/2021 - maxlemieux wrote: 91 Points

  Really nice but way too young, still needs time to get to its destination.

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