Essential. 5 hour decant. Wonderful notes of roses, tar, shoe polish, licorice root and blackberry. Orange oil. Palate staining front to back with fine coating tannins. No hurry here. Absolutely lovely.
Essential. 5 hour decant. Wonderful notes of roses, tar, shoe polish, licorice root and blackberry. Orange oil. Palate staining front to back with fine coating tannins. No hurry here. Absolutely lovely.
Feb 7th, 2021Dense and extracted. Plenty of new wood. Malaga. Creosote. Grilled game. Purposeful if not easy. Long.
Dense and extracted. Plenty of new wood. Malaga. Creosote. Grilled game. Purposeful if not easy. Long.
Nov 24th, 2016
Bold but open and ready to drink, young, not terribly complex at this point but very enjoyable.
Bold but open and ready to drink, young, not terribly complex at this point but very enjoyable.
Nov 27th, 2014Corked!
Dec 15th, 2013
Still needs more time
Aug 14th, 2016
Beautiful nose… and even better on the palate.
Dark fruit, cherry, licorice & smoke.
Delightful Barolo! Extraordinary wine!
Beautiful nose… and even better on the palate.
Dark fruit, cherry, licorice & smoke.
Delightful Barolo! Extraordinary wine!
Nov 25th, 2021
Earth and leather nose, some moderately ripe black cherry on the nose. Heavy tannins, great acidity, fruit still present and nicely ripe, good tea leaves and roses. Needs a bit more time to get the desired tertiary notes.
Earth and leather nose, some moderately ripe black cherry on the nose. Heavy tannins, great acidity, fruit still present and nicely ripe, good tea leaves and roses. Needs a bit more time to get the desired tertiary notes.
Sep 5th, 2021
Sep 2023: closed, it took two hour extensive aeration in decanter to wake it up. No sign of aging, fresh, bold, taste and nose as in a very nice Clerico (modern) Barolo, young enough, keep longer, will get a couple of points higher
Sep 2023: closed, it took two hour extensive aeration in decanter to wake it up. No sign of aging, fresh, bold, taste and nose as in a very nice Clerico (modern) Barolo, young enough, keep longer, will get a couple of points higher
Jul 10th, 2021
Lovely perfumed nose with a lot of nuance. Ripe red and black fruit and spice but impeccably balanced by acidity and tannin, drinking great now.
Lovely perfumed nose with a lot of nuance. Ripe red and black fruit and spice but impeccably balanced by acidity and tannin, drinking great now.
Sep 8th, 2018
Wow. I've had this bottle for years and just selected it at random tonight. It's really delicious. Tobacco, leather, dark fruit.
Wow. I've had this bottle for years and just selected it at random tonight. It's really delicious. Tobacco, leather, dark fruit.
Oct 17th, 2016
Barolo, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
