1996 Cavallotto Barolo Bricco Boschis

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 90 points

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  3/16/2019 - kevinacohn wrote:

  The bottle looked to be in perfect shape, and the cork showed no sign of seepage. So it was quite a surprise when this showed lean and slightly volatile. There were hints of secondary aromas—mint, tar, roses—but not much more. Extremely disappointing for such a prestigious vineyard and vintage. I’ve yet to encounter an aged Cavallotto that sets my world on fire.

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  8/22/2017 - skifree wrote: flawed

  Brought to Seattle tasting group Barolo tasting, so disappointed. Had double decanted.

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  12/30/2016 - KeithAkers wrote: 91 Points

  Homemade Pizza Night (Bill's, Wilmette IL): Nose: The nose is wide open, perfumed, and filled with violets, red fruits, cherries, licorice, roasted herbs, strawberries, and leather. There is excellent depth and class to this with it coming across as mature on the nose.
  
  Taste: Medium bodied with high acidity and medium+ tannins. The acidity still has some punch to it and while the tannins are persistent, they are starting to more provide framing. The feel is refined and balanced with violets, red fruits, red cherries, licorice, leather, and some earth notes.
  
  Overall: This bottle was in a perfect spot. It's well balanced and highly perfumed with excellent depth. There is still plenty of life left, but it's a real joy right now.

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  12/30/2016 - acyso wrote: 90 Points

  Pizza at Bill's (Wilmette, IL): Compared to the St. Joseph (see what I did there?) that I had from a few months back, this bottle was much more open for business. This is a wine very much characterized by the vintage -- tight acids and tannins and tart red fruit are all in abundance here. The age is starting to show a bit here, with some secondary characteristics starting to pop up.

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  10/16/2013 - godx wrote:

  Barolo Cru Dinner (La Pentola): Served blind – dark chocolate, raw hazelnut note that I'm not digging. Youthful but showing some earthy notes too. Somewhat dirty on the palate with muted darker fruits and earthy tones. Decent acid and tannins. I like more tar and roses in my nebbiolo and no so much earth. Perhaps this was an off bottle?

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