2011 Cascina Fontana Barolo

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 90 points

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  7/9/2020 - E719fc Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Really strong smell of alcohol at first, however the taste and finish are wonderful. Stron tastes of cherry and light hints of sugar cane. Very light drinking

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  5/4/2020 - Axone wrote: 90 Points

  Vin puissant, voire très puissant à l'aération.
  La chaleur du millésime se fait bien sentir et il ne trahit pas son origine (Monforte/Perno, la partie des Barolo "musclés").
  On a affaire à un Barolo traditionnel, dans un style rustique qui nécessite un plat pour mieux en profiter.

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  1/1/2020 - E719fc Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Very light. I have had this wine before and remember it having a bit more punch on the nose but it has settled very well. The finish is much smoother now. We enjoyed with cheese and stuffed mushrooms as an appetizer.

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  4/11/2019 - cct wrote: 90 Points

  More savory than my last time with this. Tar, heme, nettles, balsam, and a meatiness alongside with subtle florals (more violet than rose) and dark nebbiolo fruit. It has breadth and depth, ripe tannins and good overall balance. I think this producer did pretty well handling the heat in '11. Structured and very enjoyable if not as delicious as it was in Perno last year.

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  1/5/2019 - Mckaybrown wrote:

  tbc

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