2004 Cordero di Montezemolo Barolo Monfalletto

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 91.1 points

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  6/28/2019 - up4wine wrote: 91 Points

  This wine was slow to come alive after opening the bottle. Maybe it needs more time. Once it spent some time in the open, it became more lively and blew off the industrial accents that I first detected. The fruit brightened and there was even an underlying freshness.

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  11/20/2017 - LWI wrote: 89 Points

  Cherries, something synthetic at first, some depth, hint of smoke; soft, shy tannin - for a Barolo, dark fruit.

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  10/1/2017 - mtnbarry Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Hitting its stride right now. Initial aromas of warm spice and pepper develop into a beautifully perfumed nose. Flavors evolve similarly with an initial grip that subsides fairly quickly showing berry, plum, nutmeg, leather and cocoa. Elegant and well balanced now and will continue to evolve for the next 6 or 7 years very nicely.

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  8/31/2016 - Lype Likes this wine: 89 Points

  No formal notes.

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  11/27/2014 - WineKnurd Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Quick splash decant. Tart red cherry, violets, red licorice and anise with earthy undertones on the first pour which becomes much brighter after a small amount of time in the decanter. Tart cherry, more red licorice, black tea, and the faintest hints of menthol hit slightly bitter, chewy tannins on the palate. The tannins start out with some bitterness but evolve to nice chewy grape skin on the long finish then slowly fade to a more woody, astringent note.
  
  Style & Quality: B+. Has almost everything I want from Nebbiolo, but the 14.5% abv contributes to the bitterness, the slight thinness in the middle, and the resulting lack of acidity gives it that woody astringency on the finish.
  
  Value: NA. Found a bottle of this in my cellar without any purchase history so I can't speak to the value or what I paid for it. WS lists it at $50 which is about $15 more than I would want to pay. Rating reflects quality only.

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