2003 Elio Grasso Barolo Gavarini Chiniera

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 91 points

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  8/23/2022 - wormfarmer wrote:

  Warm year + 19-year-wait + not great decant (at Bix; waiter looked at the bottle marked "Barolo" and asked "what kind of wine is this?") = sultanas macerated in brown sugar. [But not as sung by D'Angelo.]

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  11/20/2017 - TomColman Likes this wine: 92 Points

  This bottle did way much better than the previous who was tired and flat. Beautiful liquorous cherry, a dark earthy mass, minty spices kn the finish. Beautiful acidity and polished tannins.

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  2/15/2016 - TomColman Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Typical nebbiolo, colour on its way to transparent brick. It's a structured wine with fine acidity, chalk-style minerality and tannins that still go strong. The mid-palate carries some weight but still is overpowered a bit by the backbone. The fruit is in conversion, a bit a sour cherries but mostly dried cherries. The minty spicy side is taking over there. Terrific wine, not great but solid.

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  7/28/2013 - daniellobo Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Nice and subtle, smooth, but maybe lacking something I'd look for in a great barolo.
  
  Balsamic with some leather and earth, fading sour cherry. Nice acidity and dusty, soft tannins.
  
  Overall interesting and correct, but not great.

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  3/24/2013 - DaddyNeedsPow Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Vibrant and multi-faceted. One sip shows impressive structure and the next shows a still youthful, suave, and long dose of dark red fruit and black tea. Aged Balsamic in the nose. Wonderful now and imagine it holding this peak for some time yet. (Scheer's bday)

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