I don’t remember liking my prior bottle of this, drunk 2 or 3 years ago, as much as this bottle. This pretty promptly displays a boisterous nose of strawberry, cherry, crushed stone, moist underbrush, and faded rose petals. Quite full in the mouth, it’s assertive and shows fairly deep flavors of dried cherry and leather. The only drawback is that its frame (alcohol and tannin) is maybe a bit too prominent for my taste in the back half of the palate. Good acids. For me, with modern global warming Barolo, the risk is that the alcohol burns through the fruit before the tannins soften. In the next 2-4 years I think this will be in the sweet spot.
I don’t remember liking my prior bottle of this, drunk 2 or 3 years ago, as much as this bottle. This pretty promptly displays a boisterous nose of strawberry, cherry, crushed stone, moist underbrush, and faded rose petals. Quite full in the mouth, it’s assertive and shows fairly deep flavors of dried cherry and leather. The only drawback is that its frame (alcohol and tannin) is maybe a bit too prominent for my taste in the back half of the palate. Good acids. For me, with modern global warming Barolo, the risk is that the alcohol burns through the fruit before the tannins soften. In the next 2-4 years I think this will be in the sweet spot.
Jun 28th, 2024Very decent wine. We enjoyed it with cheese and it was perfect. Complex and smooth tannins, a bit of tobacco and ripe cherries.
Very decent wine. We enjoyed it with cheese and it was perfect. Complex and smooth tannins, a bit of tobacco and ripe cherries.
Feb 13th, 2022Truly enjoyable and good friendly. Dried cherries, hit of bacon, cleansing acidity and structure
Truly enjoyable and good friendly. Dried cherries, hit of bacon, cleansing acidity and structure
May 3rd, 2021