Decanted for 1 hour 30 mins. Delicate, aromatic nose. Still very structured on the palate with a long finish. Can drink now but may soften with more time in the cellar
WSET Notes:
Pale garnet.
Medium plus intensity on the nose with red cherry, rose, tar, cinammon, dried cherry, pine, black tea and leather. Developing.
Pronounced and dry on the palate. High acidity, high tannins, high alcohol, full body, long finish.
Can drink now but has potential for ageing.
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What he said -> One hour in the decanter. Quite open from the start: roses, iron and a pinch of cumin and spices. In the mouth very balanced.
The tannins were by no means fully resolved but they didn't come out on the attack like they have in a bunch of other 12 barolos.
To be fair this was opened with a 16 cab and 2 x 2012 Italians, so it didn't get my sole focus. I didn't get heat either. I'd say with the aforementioned air it's good to go.
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9/2/2023 - Irish_Wine Likes this wine: 90 Points
Decanted for 1 hour 30 mins. Delicate, aromatic nose. Still very structured on the palate with a long finish. Can drink now but may soften with more time in the cellar
WSET Notes:
Pale garnet.
Medium plus intensity on the nose with red cherry, rose, tar, cinammon, dried cherry, pine, black tea and leather. Developing.
Pronounced and dry on the palate. High acidity, high tannins, high alcohol, full body, long finish.
Can drink now but has potential for ageing.
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3/24/2023 - Sniffy-Sniff Likes this wine: 92 Points
A lot to like here. Very approachable almost right out of the gate, although definitely opened up with some air. Improved slightly on day-2.
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12/1/2022 - Barnaby33 wrote:
What he said -> One hour in the decanter. Quite open from the start: roses, iron and a pinch of cumin and spices. In the mouth very balanced.
The tannins were by no means fully resolved but they didn't come out on the attack like they have in a bunch of other 12 barolos.
To be fair this was opened with a 16 cab and 2 x 2012 Italians, so it didn't get my sole focus. I didn't get heat either. I'd say with the aforementioned air it's good to go.
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5/12/2022 - Tannatastic Likes this wine: 92 Points
This is just a really consistently good cuvee, year after year. Cherry,, roses, red fruits, leather.
A runaway bargain for me.
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4/6/2022 - Ridgerunner Likes this wine: 93 Points
Not so very often you get access to these wines in small format.
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