2016 Fratelli Alessandria Barolo

Community Tasting Notes (50) Avg Score: 91.7 points

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  3/31/2024 - cfk49 wrote: 92 Points

  Drinking very well -- round, light, pure, red fruits, smooth, tannins resolved. Cellared since original release.

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  3/29/2024 - mrholmberg Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Beautiful red berry, flowers and mineral nose, not as complex taste and maybe a little bit short on acidity but still very good. I thought it was at it's best on opening so judging from this bottle it's time to drink them over the next couple of years while the fruit and perfume is still there. It turned a bit to tertiary for my taste by the last drops.

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  3/23/2024 - Lanzelot Likes this wine: 94 Points

  This ruby-garnet colored Barolo has on the nose pronounced aromas of strawberries, raspberries, leather, menthol, cedar wood, little smoke. On the palate the flavors are similar to the nose and also pronounced with additional redcurrant and sour cherries. The acidity is high as well as the polished tannins are. The wine is medium(+) bodied with a very long finish. At this stage the wine is fruit driven and brings great joy. It's at the beginning of its drinking window with a long life ahead of it. Glass I used: Riedel Veritas New World Pinot Noir

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  1/7/2024 - bevetroppo Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Pale red nebbiolo color, lightening at the rim. Classic nose of cranberry, rose, and leathery earth. Starts very tight, grippy tannins seize the upper gums, suggesting this is still very young and requires a good decant if drinking soon. With all that grip it's still nicely balanced by fruit and ample acidity. Definitely benefits from time in the glass, as tannins start relaxing and fruit takes on a ripe, sweet, sour cherry profile. Six hours of open time isn't a stretch at all.

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  12/31/2023 - mks83 wrote:

  Day 1 was full of dirty old leather and massive sandy tannins - I almost suspected flaw/cork contamination. Day 5 was the best, just pleasantly classical and gorgeous Barolo, with youthful energy and mildly matured depth. Not rated for now because it seems I made it grumpy by opening it at the wrong time. Hold, hold, hold.

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