A surprise bump up on this bottle. Nose is quite beautiful with classic tar and floral notes. Palate has plenty of mellow nebbiolo fruit and moderate acid, with a soft tannin hit at the end.
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More open than 30 months ago, relaxing, with some tertiary notes on opening; still noticeably alcoholic (14%) but not offensively so. Prunes are fading into something more floral. Color now showing age at the rim. Prediction: will peak in 2 years and decline soon after; drink now-2023.
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Has not fulfilled its promise noted in January 2016. Alcoholic, with prunes setting in. Cribbed on nose and palate, short on the finish. Unpleasant alone; needs food in the range of veal, pasta, parmigiano, butter, olive oil, herbs.
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A pleasant enough barolo, with a good nose with some floral and mineral quality. Palate is medium bodied with dark fruit, some earthiness, and pleasing tannins that carry on for a bit.
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10/28/2021 - JWG wrote: 92 Points
A surprise bump up on this bottle. Nose is quite beautiful with classic tar and floral notes. Palate has plenty of mellow nebbiolo fruit and moderate acid, with a soft tannin hit at the end.
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8/27/2021 - JWG wrote: 89 Points
Might rise to a 90, but that's about it. My notes from 2018 still pertain, not much has changed since then. Pleasing but not outstanding.
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12/14/2020 - Vinomane wrote: 88 Points
More open than 30 months ago, relaxing, with some
tertiary notes on opening; still noticeably alcoholic (14%) but not offensively so. Prunes are fading into something more floral. Color now showing age at the rim. Prediction: will peak in 2 years and decline soon after; drink now-2023.
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6/21/2018 - Vinomane wrote: 86 Points
Has not fulfilled its promise noted in January 2016. Alcoholic, with prunes setting in. Cribbed on nose and palate, short on the finish. Unpleasant alone; needs food in the range of veal, pasta, parmigiano, butter, olive oil, herbs.
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3/9/2018 - JWG wrote: 89 Points
A pleasant enough barolo, with a good nose with some floral and mineral quality. Palate is medium bodied with dark fruit, some earthiness, and pleasing tannins that carry on for a bit.
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