This was stood up for a couple of weeks, opened 9 hours ahead and decanted 3 hours ahead. Served alongside a delightful old 1967 Barra Gattinara, this wine served as more powerful counterpoint. The Fantino had the same nose of dried rose but with some cherry and earth, and much more powerful. Again, on the palate it also had more rose tar and cherry, but at a higher volume, and the tar component seemed to me distinctly 'Barolo', a notable component that to me almost verges on Cornas olive! Excellent, almost Outstanding.
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Was very impressed by this bottle but didn't get to enjoy all of it. Mother claimed the bottle and since this was an early Mother's Day dinner I could not complain! Recall some nice floral aromatics and gently tannic palate, but as driver was holding back from more than a little of this nice drink. Happy to have more. Excellent.
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Modern Style. Uses older Barrique in the raising of this wine. Very fruit driven. Cherry Mint and explosive aromatics. Still in its secondary flavors. Great density and assertive sweet tannins. Power Barolo. Extremely under valued. Old vine Nebbiolo does not come this cheap ever. Im a little confused at the price point.
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11/25/2020 - theRealPepe Likes this wine: 93 Points
This was stood up for a couple of weeks, opened 9 hours ahead and decanted 3 hours ahead. Served alongside a delightful old 1967 Barra Gattinara, this wine served as more powerful counterpoint. The Fantino had the same nose of dried rose but with some cherry and earth, and much more powerful. Again, on the palate it also had more rose tar and cherry, but at a higher volume, and the tar component seemed to me distinctly 'Barolo', a notable component that to me almost verges on Cornas olive! Excellent, almost Outstanding.
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5/3/2016 - Andyofoto wrote:
Good storage, shot bottle
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4/30/2016 - theRealPepe Likes this wine: 92 Points
Was very impressed by this bottle but didn't get to enjoy all of it. Mother claimed the bottle and since this was an early Mother's Day dinner I could not complain! Recall some nice floral aromatics and gently tannic palate, but as driver was holding back from more than a little of this nice drink. Happy to have more. Excellent.
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11/1/2015 - Andyofoto wrote:
Modern Style. Uses older Barrique in the raising of this wine. Very fruit driven. Cherry Mint and explosive aromatics. Still in its secondary flavors. Great density and assertive sweet tannins. Power Barolo. Extremely under valued. Old vine Nebbiolo does not come this cheap ever. Im a little confused at the price point.
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