2005 Cascina Adelaide Barolo Fossati

Community Tasting Notes (27) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  1/30/2024 - TannicBeast Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Decanted for 2 hours. Med garnet w/ a tawny hue. Med+ to intense notes of bruised red apple, dried plum, dried herbs, dried roses, tobacco, soy sauce. Aged for 24 mos. in oak, which is now fully-integrated. Developed. Dry, but w/ lots of vibrant, juicy fruit. Med+ to high acidity, pronounced but polished tannins and high but well-integrated alcohol (14%). Full bodied, w/ med+ flavor intensity and a long, savory finish. Probably peaking, but should continue to show well for several more years. Classic, textbook example of aged Barolo.

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  1/8/2022 - Montesquieu Likes this wine: 95 Points

  This is marvelous right now. Absolutely marvelous. I think it's been peaking for the last couple years based on the evolution I saw in our prior 10 bottles. It surely can keep going another 10 years. Smooth, complex, deep - everything you'd want from a Barolo aged 15+ years.

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  12/29/2021 - jonanator wrote: 93 Points

  Caught this in a great spot. Has plenty of life left and will continue drinking well for the next 5-7 years probably. Very much a classic Barolo with lots of dried fruit notes, licorice, tar, rose petals. Lovely wine for the price.

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  8/17/2021 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 93 Points

  this was great again, full minus body with plenty of red and purple fruit, decent acidity for balance, some hints of umami

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  6/26/2021 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 93 Points

  drank two bottles over four nights, and they were both very good... this wine (with at least 304 hours in decanter) is in its wheel house, and I suspect will have at least 10-15 more good years at / near peak, great old school Barolo typicity with the fruit visible through the haze of acidity, a tiny bit of smoke, and some lingering earth / tannin

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