The Sampler. Pale garnet. Amazing aromatics, lots of lifted tar, rose, dried red cherry, loads of wet leaf/forest, darker tobacco notes, complex and complete. Gorgeous, enveloping palate. Resolved tannins, still with grip. Fresh, elegant with a driving concentration. Super savoury finish. Wonderful mature, elegant Barolo.
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Unfortunately it was clearly past its peak. There was some fruit and some oak and not horrible but a sugary vinegar aftertaste developing that I did not enjoy My home storage conditions are not ideal. Perhaps in a better environment it still might have more life left
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Beautiful. To my taste at peak now. Perfume like nose with a mix of cherries, rosehip, tea, and very mild spice. Palate is a beautiful combination of still present and vibrant sweet fruit, mostly represnted by cherries but also hints of raspberries mixed with tertiary aromas.
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3/9/2024 - R J Lewis wrote:
The Sampler. Pale garnet. Amazing aromatics, lots of lifted tar, rose, dried red cherry, loads of wet leaf/forest, darker tobacco notes, complex and complete. Gorgeous, enveloping palate. Resolved tannins, still with grip. Fresh, elegant with a driving concentration. Super savoury finish. Wonderful mature, elegant Barolo.
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9/29/2022 - hotrawd wrote: 88 Points
Unfortunately it was clearly past its peak. There was some fruit and some oak and not horrible but a sugary vinegar aftertaste developing that I did not enjoy My home storage conditions are not ideal. Perhaps in a better environment it still might have more life left
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4/16/2022 - palbe Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dried berries, prunes, leather, tea and a whiff of soy. Very smooth, layered and long. Sweet spot drinking.
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11/20/2021 - Dpark8 Does not like this wine: 86 Points
May have passed its peak. Cinnamon, mint, tannins still smooth. But this wine is past its best days
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11/19/2021 - Marcus Vin Rouge Likes this wine: 94 Points
Beautiful. To my taste at peak now. Perfume like nose with a mix of cherries, rosehip, tea, and very mild spice. Palate is a beautiful combination of still present and vibrant sweet fruit, mostly represnted by cherries but also hints of raspberries mixed with tertiary aromas.
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