20+ Year Old Nebbiolo Dinner (Osteria Langhe): Double decanted ~3 hours before dinner. This is a sneaky good Barolo. Nose is full of dense black cherry with some tar and spice. Palate brings a good dose of spice with earth and tar following. Excellent fruit density -- tannins are either resolved or totally cloaked in the fruit. Seems to have more upside. Quite nice.
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In which 20+ year old Nebbiolos were consumed (Chicago, IL): Bottle 2010. (Double decanted four hours before dinner.) The nose on this is quite muted, but it does show a hint of black tea, along with some really nice florals. The fruit seems to be taking a backseat here today. The palate is fully resolved, with some of those tea elements showing alongside a nice touch of acidity. Quite balanced and understated, but delicious all the same. I've heard stories of off bottles of Aldo Conterno in the mid-90s, but this is either from a different regime or we lucked out tonight.
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5/19/2016 - Nanda wrote: 91 Points
20+ Year Old Nebbiolo Dinner (Osteria Langhe): Double decanted ~3 hours before dinner. This is a sneaky good Barolo. Nose is full of dense black cherry with some tar and spice. Palate brings a good dose of spice with earth and tar following. Excellent fruit density -- tannins are either resolved or totally cloaked in the fruit. Seems to have more upside. Quite nice.
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5/19/2016 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
In which 20+ year old Nebbiolos were consumed (Chicago, IL): Bottle 2010. (Double decanted four hours before dinner.) The nose on this is quite muted, but it does show a hint of black tea, along with some really nice florals. The fruit seems to be taking a backseat here today. The palate is fully resolved, with some of those tea elements showing alongside a nice touch of acidity. Quite balanced and understated, but delicious all the same. I've heard stories of off bottles of Aldo Conterno in the mid-90s, but this is either from a different regime or we lucked out tonight.
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