2016 Gianfranco Alessandria Barolo

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 90.9 points

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  1/28/2024 - pepmi wrote: 92 Points

  This case of attractively priced Barolo ($30.00/bottle from Flatiron NYC) reinforced my experience with mid-tier Barolo -- they have an optimal drinking window one should adhere too. Let's say 7-8 years. Open too soon and experience a closed wine with overpowering organic notes and little fruit. Wait too long, and the tannins have subsided but so has the fruit. Open at the optimal time and one finds an open, balanced wine with complex notes of fruit and organics (leather, tobacco, cedar and so on). A long finish with tannins with alcohol and sugar in check. Unfortunately, one often discovers this optimal window by chance. Alas, I tend to drink Barolo too soon or too late.

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  2/14/2023 - Chied Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Still excellent, moving towards an even higher rating, but not quite there yet!!
  
  Cheers!

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  9/3/2022 - Chied Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Excellent wine! Let it decant for 90 minutes and it has continued to improve during our meal. Even tannin to encourage further aging. Looking forward to trying it again next year…cheers!

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  12/13/2021 - pommieba@cox.net Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Red Berries, Raspberry & Red Currant - Earthy & Mineral. Some tart Cherry notes with Cedar. Slightly sharp Tannins and Med Acidity. Long finish with Black Tea & Spice. Paired well with turkey ragu.

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  11/23/2021 - bevetroppo wrote: flawed

  Gave this a very fair shake over three days and it never came around. It had intense tar and floral notes that overpowered everything else, including the dark fruit lurking underneath. Syrupy and heavy on the palate, the opposite of elegant. Based on other reviews here I'm going to assume there was something wrong, maybe q rare form of "scalping TCA" as my friend John would call it. Odd and disappointing.

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