1995 Alessandro e Gian Natale Fantino Barolo Bussia Vigna dei Dardi

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  12/27/2017 - oldwines wrote: 91 Points

  Decanted and tasted over 4 hours. Translucent, medium garnet color with a little bricking on the rim. Flavors an aroma's include the usual suspects... floral, roses, earth and cherry. It needs a couple hours to fully open up. Fairly smooth and velvety on the palate with the tannins mostly integrated. The flavors are bright and the acidity is still fairly pronounced. Aftertaste is a little short. Sold though not memorable on this occasion. Not likely to improve with further aging I suspect.

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  7/14/2017 - oldwines Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Very nice mature and eminently drinkable Barolo. Great medium dark ruby color with no sign of bricking. Nose is earthy and full of cherry. Well balanced overall and with great texture in your mouth. Fairly long and luscious, still probably in the middle of its drinking window.

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  1/12/2014 - RichardP wrote: 91 Points

  Pop and pour, then allowed to stand for an hour plus. Eucalyptus, lemon (?), and something floral on the nose; on the palate, cherry, strawberry, a hint of leather, and a bit of acidity on the medium finish. This evolved some over the course of a couple of hours, with rose petal notes coming through. Decent value for the price ($40).

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  4/21/2013 - fjp_tt Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Ruby red and a bit cloudy just after opening despite careful decanting, with alcohol and a bit of ripe plum in the nose. After 2 hour it started to drink well, though still pretty tight. At about 3 it became really enjoyable, with a touch of cherry among the fruit notes, a hint of leather and earth. Give it lots of time and it'll please.

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  9/30/2012 - Edzo wrote: 92 Points

  Excellent depth and complexity. Well integrated tanin along with a cherry,leathery spice. Great on its own.

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