2010 Azienda Virna Di Borgogno Barolo Cannubi Boschis

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 91 points

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  10/1/2023 - Eugenedinapoli Likes this wine:

  In its prime. Serious spine, concentrated aromas and flavors, years left

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  1/13/2023 - Mikaelbe Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Thought I pulled the Sarmassa thinking that this was a somewhat less structured and broading rendition than I normally would expect. Had a look at the bottle before typing my notes here and Cannubi Boschis it was. Makes perfect sense.
  
  Slow oxed with the bottle opened at noon, small glass poured. First glass 6 hours later.
  
  Darker cherries, raspberries, red plums, citrus, exotic spices, licorice. My son who’s only old enough to sniff picked up peaches, and he might be right or it just got stuck in my mind.
  
  Gritty tannins starting to turn silky. Balanced salivating acidity. Quite a long finish with the coarseness of the tannins lingering and shows off a bit more towards the end.
  
  A very good wine and will hold off another 3 years before opening the next bottle but this is drinking well already now. If you have a few around then it’s a god time to give it a try.

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  6/4/2022 - RGCM Gananda wrote: 91 Points

  Black cherry, light spices and a touch of tar/leather on the nose. Between medium and full bodied (14.5% ABV) with black cherry and plum both upfront and through the mid-body. The mid-body shows good fruit expression, solid depth and balance bordering on silky. Tart blackfruit notes on the backside along with tannins and acidity which contribute good structure. After being open for over five hours, these elements were really working well together. This wine wasn't as complex as I'd hoped and the structural elements, while not at all out of balance, were perhaps a touch more than I expected from a nearly 12 year old wine. Integration should continue to evolve positively, but I don't see the possibility of future complexity gains, so probably best for drinking over the next 3-4 years, even though it's life will extend beyond that time frame.

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  3/24/2021 - birdiefour Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Drinking okay. Perhaps just over the hill. I would not hold onto this wine if I had any more.

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  11/8/2020 - HDash wrote: 85 Points

  Over the hill, flat, no finish. Tannins are gone. If you have any in your cellar, drink it now.

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