beautiful example of a midweight classico that has aged perfectly. a nose of dried rose, sweet cherry, tar and worn saddle leather. on the palate, you get an amalgam of complexity all tied together by mostly resolved tannins and still bright acidity. there's the sweet cherry, the sous bois, some balsamic notes, and a nice long finish. the first taste of this, just put a big smile on my face. this was a great bottle of barolo even though it was from a classico. magic in a bottle!
day 2 - had the 2nd half of this bottle with a steak. perfection!
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classic Serralunga barolo. opens with a robust nose of cherry, dried roses, black tea and sous bois. on the palate, there's dark cherry mixed with a nice earthiness and some iron. the wine is in a good drinking spot right now with the tannins having softened and the fruit starting to develop some nice complexity. a very nice normale overall with a fabulous qpr. the Serralunga fruit is nicely balanced with good acidity and depth. I really love the aromatics of this wine. the wine continues to gather weight after about an hour in the decanter. paired well with grilled strip steak and sauteed Hosta shoots.
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3/10/2024 - vinus_operandi Likes this wine: 93 Points
beautiful example of a midweight classico that has aged perfectly. a nose of dried rose, sweet cherry, tar and worn saddle leather. on the palate, you get an amalgam of complexity all tied together by mostly resolved tannins and still bright acidity. there's the sweet cherry, the sous bois, some balsamic notes, and a nice long finish. the first taste of this, just put a big smile on my face. this was a great bottle of barolo even though it was from a classico. magic in a bottle!
day 2 - had the 2nd half of this bottle with a steak. perfection!
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8/12/2023 - Doc Blinet Likes this wine: 90 Points
Woody and mellow but not a lot of truly distinguishable flavors.
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4/26/2023 - vinus_operandi Likes this wine: 91 Points
classic Serralunga barolo. opens with a robust nose of cherry, dried roses, black tea and sous bois. on the palate, there's dark cherry mixed with a nice earthiness and some iron. the wine is in a good drinking spot right now with the tannins having softened and the fruit starting to develop some nice complexity. a very nice normale overall with a fabulous qpr. the Serralunga fruit is nicely balanced with good acidity and depth. I really love the aromatics of this wine. the wine continues to gather weight after about an hour in the decanter. paired well with grilled strip steak and sauteed Hosta shoots.
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3/24/2023 - Andrew67 Likes this wine:
Fine, structured, balanced. Good length. Drinking well now, but with space to improve.
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2/15/2023 - Montesquieu Likes this wine: 91 Points
Plenty of quality for the $30 I paid. Drinking great right now. Black cherry, sour notes, balsamic, herbal. Fair amount of black pepper.
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