Opened this tonight at dinner for one. On first smell I opted for the decanter (also because of the prolific sediments mentioned in previous reviews) but it actually began to show quite well almost right away. This baby barbaresco shows a faint and elegant cherry note with a strong aroma of white truffle on the nose. On the palette it’s rich and sanguine with hints of ripe-to-overripe black fruits, and has a dry tannic finish that lingers for quite a while. After about 20 minutes open it noticeably softened, and the tannins felt much less powerful, though it continued to impress throughout the course of the ~1.5 hrs it was open. While this wine’s best years are likely behind it, it’s still a serious red that should be considered worthy of a fine meal.
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Consistent with previous notes. Still a ton of unfiltered gunk floating around in it.... Drink up, this is fading, and seriously oxidized on day two, after being corked in a cool cellar.
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5/9/2019 - SommKennedy Likes this wine: 89 Points
Opened this tonight at dinner for one. On first smell I opted for the decanter (also because of the prolific sediments mentioned in previous reviews) but it actually began to show quite well almost right away. This baby barbaresco shows a faint and elegant cherry note with a strong aroma of white truffle on the nose. On the palette it’s rich and sanguine with hints of ripe-to-overripe black fruits, and has a dry tannic finish that lingers for quite a while. After about 20 minutes open it noticeably softened, and the tannins felt much less powerful, though it continued to impress throughout the course of the ~1.5 hrs it was open. While this wine’s best years are likely behind it, it’s still a serious red that should be considered worthy of a fine meal.
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11/17/2017 - sawira wrote: 88 Points
Consistent with previous notes. Still a ton of unfiltered gunk floating around in it.... Drink up, this is fading, and seriously oxidized on day two, after being corked in a cool cellar.
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10/16/2017 - sawira wrote: 88 Points
Loaded with lots of floating sediment. Seriously oxidized on the second night. Drink up.
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10/1/2017 - sawira wrote: 92 Points
Dry and delicious. Fully at peak. Strangely, this bottle none of that huge amount of floating sediment.
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8/15/2017 - sawira wrote:
Consistent with previous notes. Absolutely jam packed with floating particulate. Weird.
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