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Community Tasting Notes (97) Avg Score: 92.9 points

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    1/14/2024 - wrote: 91 Points

    Wonderful mouth feel and verve for a 60 year old Barolo. Superb balance, elegant, with notes of tobacco, leather, cherry and blackberry. Not as good as the last bottle, with a medium finish. 91-92.

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    11/11/2023 - Likes this wine: 93 Points

    This had clear, light orange-pink color resting on top of the red-brown sediment. I had this upright for 3 weeks poured the clear wine into a decanter, leaving a third of the bottle with very light sediment kicking up. I carefully poured another glass to decant, and then that glass went in the decanter too. It was a lot of work separating the sediment, but worth it. When this first hit the air, it was sweet, tart, and thin. A younger me would have been disappointed, but this was 1:00 in the afternoon and we wouldn't get to this wine until 9:30. In those several hours, the wine woke up and remembered were it left its fruit and body! Orange zest leapt from the class, and the mouth --very light bodied -- had wonderfully aged sweet cherry, rose petals, volatile orange zest spray, very light tar, and the sweetness of a very ripe tomato. This is overall a very delicate wine now, but if you treat this one with respect, you won't miss the filigreed details.

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    11/10/2023 - wrote:

    No formal notes taken as it was brought to an event, but I did want to put something to say this wine was quite fragile. Upon pop and pour, it revealed itself to be rather funky and closed, as these old Barolos tend to be. We decided to leave most of it in the bottle for a few hours. Those of us that came back to it around hour 2 found it nearly profound, showing a beautiful integration of soil tones and still expressing vibrant red fruits. For me, EXACTLY what I love in the top Barolos from the '50s and 60s. The palate texture was incredible at this stage and the integration of soil tones and fruit was aged Barolo perfection. This phase probably lasted 30 minutes, though, before the wine transitioned more towards all older leaves and dried up fruit and tannins. So for my next bottle, I will follow it quite closely, and if we get that window of beauty, slam back the bottle. At peak enjoyment this was somewhere 92-94 points (again, wasn't really paying attention), and on a pop and pour and hours later, it was low 80s.

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    8/4/2023 - Likes this wine: 93 Points

    Well protected bottle still with wax and neck flyer.
    Cork came out in one piece with Durant but crumbled almost completely.
    Fairly pale as it's often the case with these aged Nebbiolo wines.
    After a little hesitation, I decided to decant this wine which turned out to be the correct decision.
    The wine kept evolving and opening up in the decanter for 12+ hours.
    Enough tannin structure to hold it all together but not astringent. Clearly an old school Barolo.
    Beautiful aromas, roses and tar, spices and a very long finish.
    Still very enjoyable

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    8/26/2022 - Likes this wine: 94 Points

    On the nose .. orange blossom ; marmalade .. on the palate : tobacco.. hint of orange .. fig newton ( day old) ; grapefruit tardiness .. amber color .. glorious wine .. feel very blessed to be able to drink a wine like this

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  • By Antonio Galloni
    9th Annual Wine Dinner and Auction to Benefit The Mount Sinai Hospital (Feb 2012), (See more on Vinous...)

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  • By Antonio Galloni
    Barolos of the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s (Dec 2004), (See more on Vinous...)

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  • By Richard Jennings
    10/6/2013, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 96 points

    (Giacomo Conterno Barolo) Bricked light medium red orange color with light orange meniscus; mature, dates, walnut, VA, autumnal leaves nose; tasty, poised, ripe dates, walnut, ginger cake palate with grip; long finish 96+ points

  • By Richard Jennings
    3/20/2011, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 97 points

    (Giacomo Conterno Barolo) Bricked light medium orange color with 10 millimeter clear meniscus; subtle roses, light beef jus nose with lovely, subtle mushroom notes underneath; tasty, poised, dried berry, roses, venison jus palate, very sexy; long finish 97+ points

  • By Richard Jennings
    1/19/2011, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 95 points

    (Giacomo Conterno Barolo) Bricked light medium red color with ruby lights and clear meniscus; gorgeous, tar, dried roses, dried cherry, rosewood, autumnal nose; tasty, rich, caramel, dried roses, dried berry, roses, youthful palate, with grip; long finish

  • By Richard Jennings
    12/5/2008, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 97 points

    (Giacomo Conterno Barolo) Light pale red color with clear meniscus; great, lavender, truffle and lamb jus nose; fabulous, earthy, refined, iron, smoke and memories of lamb jus palate; medium-plus finish

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  • By Lyle Fass
    10/29/2007, (See more on Rockss and Fruit...)

    (Giacomo Conterno Barolo) This was perfect wine. Drinking at full expressiveness. Nose of dried rose petals, cherry, strawberry, truffle and leather. Palate was supple and rich with red fruits, smoke, minerals and completely resolved tannins. Very juicy and soft and truly achingly elegant. The fruit was beautiful and pure. Just magic.

  • By Lyle Fass
    3/22/2006, (See more on Rockss and Fruit...)

    (Giacomo Conterno Barolo) A mindboggling nose. Mesquite bbq sauce, dark flowers, spice (cloves, etc), and woodsmoke. Like a carpenter's shop in a Piedmont wine cellar. If that makes any sense. This was just so aromatic I smelled it for 10 minutes before I had a sip. Again with a super-supple texture and great purity the fruit was so sweet and the concentration was so intense this wine was singing. Easily the youngest so far of the old wines with just fantastic snap and length. It is amazing how complete these wines are especially once they have age.

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