1999 Vietti Barolo Castiglione

Community Tasting Notes (19) Avg Score: 90.1 points

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  11/13/2020 - NCWW Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Fuldt developed, a great mature commune Barolo. Classic but also ready to go.

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  10/4/2017 - wormfarmer Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Drank over three nights, by accident. Night one it was still really coiled, almost as if it was a young Barolo! Hours in it got better and better, but it had already been a big night and we saved half a bottle for Day Two, when it shone. Honestly it's still good on Day Three, but it's beginning to slide. This bottle serves as evidence that it has lots of life in it yet, and that the '99 vintage was (is) underrated.

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  2/5/2017 - MJB15 Likes this wine:

  Surprisingly delicious. Completely agree with Hrazdiiv's note. Drink now or hold for a bit. Very glad to have one more bottle to enjoy after another year or three.

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  6/19/2016 - hrazdiiv Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Given there is only one review in since 2012, I am happy to say this bottle is still drinking very well with telltale signs it still has a decent aging trajectory. Color was still nice and dark with little bricking; I'd mistake it for a 5-7 year old wine. Nose was a nice blend of cedar, tar, with a hint of licorice, all well supported by some higher than average tannins. What prevented a better score was the creeping in of some acidity a little later on, a consistent sign with this traditional producer in my experience. Fortunately, the nicely blended fruit and earth elements have enough here to keep this going. I'd say a well stored bottle will still drink well for at least 5 and possibly 10 more years.

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  1/3/2015 - drfloyd wrote: 93 Points

  No formal notes as I opened this in a restaurant but consistent w/ my last note - a great barolo drinking well now. Will try my last one w/ 20yrs on it..

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