Just keeps improving in the cellar. It is drinking beautifully now. Darkish Nebbiolo color; fragrances of dark cherry, cola, mint, earth and red meat; also showing flavors of fruit pits and minerals, with a long, sweet finish; acids and tannins are in balance, providing size and structure but now well-intergrated.
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Second bottle, I like this much more than the first, almost one year ago. Lovely bouquet on opening with dark cherry, cola, mint; nice acidity, firm but balanced; lip puckering tannins typical of the vintage; lovely sweet aftertaste, medium length. It is amazing what one year can do. It makes me wonder if last year for my first bottle the wine was going through a “dumb” period - or was it an inferior bottle for some reason? Anyway, this is very nice indeed for an entry level Barolo and I am looking forward to those tannins softening.
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A nice wine if it were a plain Nebbiolo, but as a Barolo it is lacking character, complexity and structure. Buy it at <$25, otherwise it is not worth it.
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6/4/2023 - Helianthe Likes this wine: 89 Points
To be consumed now
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11/6/2022 - Helianthe Likes this wine: 90 Points
In perfect condition, matches good with a cote de beuf. Drink now, do not think this will improve with further ageing.
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7/30/2017 - PaulusLoZebra Likes this wine: 91 Points
Just keeps improving in the cellar. It is drinking beautifully now. Darkish Nebbiolo color; fragrances of dark cherry, cola, mint, earth and red meat; also showing flavors of fruit pits and minerals, with a long, sweet finish; acids and tannins are in balance, providing size and structure but now well-intergrated.
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1/24/2016 - PaulusLoZebra Likes this wine: 89 Points
Second bottle, I like this much more than the first, almost one year ago. Lovely bouquet on opening with dark cherry, cola, mint; nice acidity, firm but balanced; lip puckering tannins typical of the vintage; lovely sweet aftertaste, medium length. It is amazing what one year can do. It makes me wonder if last year for my first bottle the wine was going through a “dumb” period - or was it an inferior bottle for some reason? Anyway, this is very nice indeed for an entry level Barolo and I am looking forward to those tannins softening.
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3/1/2015 - PaulusLoZebra Likes this wine: 85 Points
A nice wine if it were a plain Nebbiolo, but as a Barolo it is lacking character, complexity and structure. Buy it at <$25, otherwise it is not worth it.
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