This got a 4hr decant prior to consumption and really needed it. Not until hr 6-8 was it really showing well as it was quite shut down upon opening. Eventually showed a nice floral nose of dried red berries and menthol. Palate was fine, quite acidic and bright with some moderate tannins on the back end only. Without food this came across as rather austere and a little thin, but which food seemingly had tremendous depth and complexity. Lengthy pipe tobacco finish. Certainly not one to sip on it's own, and seemingly still very young.
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This wine shone on opening and didn't change; faint red bricking, but beautiful structure and completely seductive; delicious, edging towards ethereal but not quite at that level; ready, probably no immediate rush
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3/7/2016 - BaroloRob wrote: 94 Points
Delicious mid aged barolo with plenty of fruit left.
No rush.
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10/25/2015 - jerhardt wrote: 92 Points
Nice wine, but not remotely close to ready. Shows the density an ripeness of the vintage, but not yet much secondary development. Try again in 2020+.
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6/8/2015 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 92 Points
This got a 4hr decant prior to consumption and really needed it. Not until hr 6-8 was it really showing well as it was quite shut down upon opening. Eventually showed a nice floral nose of dried red berries and menthol. Palate was fine, quite acidic and bright with some moderate tannins on the back end only. Without food this came across as rather austere and a little thin, but which food seemingly had tremendous depth and complexity. Lengthy pipe tobacco finish. Certainly not one to sip on it's own, and seemingly still very young.
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8/21/2011 - ctbob wrote:
This wine shone on opening and didn't change; faint red bricking, but beautiful structure and completely seductive; delicious, edging towards ethereal but not quite at that level; ready, probably no immediate rush
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1/5/2011 - cweiss wrote:
A truly lovely nose, redolent of dried fruits and flower. Nothing wrong with nthe palate either, mature but not going downhill. But oh, that nose.
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