1971 Barisone Barolo

Community Tasting Notes (79) Avg Score: 91.2 points

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  1/15/2024 - acidqueen wrote: 92 Points

  Low neck fill. Cork decayed but came out intact using Durand corkscrew. Volatile acidity notes on first opening. I decanted this for an hour. It was still thin and lean although the VA went away. Started to taste some light red cherry and it got better over dinner. I should not have paired this with a stew with oranges as it was too tart for this wine. This really needs a creamier dish to do well. That being said, this was not as good as the bottle we had 4 months ago. It got better and better with even more air and we did enjoy it. I recommend a long decant (60 minutes plus) and richer creamier food for this. My last bottle.

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  12/21/2023 - kjb1972 wrote:

  Little life left. Past prime.

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  9/27/2023 - acidqueen wrote: 94 Points

  My penultimate bottle from a case. Last bottle was 2019. This is just stunning wine. It needs a decant, but even without much of one it was remarkable. It had some volatile acidity at the beginning but this faded eventually. Fine, clear orange color. Light tobacco notes, plum skin. Fine sweetness. Elegant and graceful. Tons of acidity as you would expect, so good with food. I should have decanted it longer (an hour?) perhaps but it was still so good.

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  9/10/2022 - Apotheca Likes this wine: 88 Points

  PnP’d and showed at first on the nose pale fruit, overshadowed by a layer of dust and old mans closet. The mouthfeel was a tad better, where one could feel some energy left in the wine. I let the eine sit in the glass, and over the next 30 minutes the wine improved. Tar and anis on the nose, and quite a deeper palate - but still a little pale for this vintage. Ok bottle, that I believe needs a few hours of slow-o to fully express itself. Have more bottles of this, and will taste another one in the near future.

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  3/11/2022 - soyhead wrote:

  the only older barolo of four, of the night, that had any life left in it. some fruity essence, a touch of sweet strawberry. probably better a while back but in short, not yet dead

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