Barolo, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Nose shows dried cherry and dried roses (traditional) and menthol (untraditional). Also some baking spice and dry gravel. Earthy choke-cherry brandy flavors along with some harsh barrel notes. A bit hot on the finish. Still quite a bit of tannin to resolve. Definitely a winter weight wine. I may have done it and myself wrong by opening it in summer.
Nose shows dried cherry and dried roses (traditional) and menthol (untraditional). Also some baking spice and dry gravel. Earthy choke-cherry brandy flavors along with some harsh barrel notes. A bit hot on the finish. Still quite a bit of tannin to resolve. Definitely a winter weight wine. I may have done it and myself wrong by opening it in summer.
Jul 31st, 2017A very soft-textured but intensely flavorful Barolo. Lots of dried roses, some tarry notes, and a whiff of menthol overlay some bitter cherry liqueur fruit. Broad and rich in the mouth, with some woody barrel notes just a bit stronger than the dark cherry fruit. Some warm gravelly, brickish minerality. Still a bit of tannin left, but the acidity is low and there's a little heat in the finish, so I'd drink these up over the next 2 years. (Also, it peaked after about an hour in the decanter, another hint about its limited future.)
A very soft-textured but intensely flavorful Barolo. Lots of dried roses, some tarry notes, and a whiff of menthol overlay some bitter cherry liqueur fruit. Broad and rich in the mouth, with some woody barrel notes just a bit stronger than the dark cherry fruit. Some warm gravelly, brickish minerality. Still a bit of tannin left, but the acidity is low and there's a little heat in the finish, so I'd drink these up over the next 2 years. (Also, it peaked after about an hour in the decanter, another hint about its limited future.)
Feb 26th, 2017Quite rich & full, with the full tannic grip. Dried cherries, some bacon & smoke and a whiff of iodine. Good acidity and a touch of harsh alc in the end. A solid Barolo with muscle.
Quite rich & full, with the full tannic grip. Dried cherries, some bacon & smoke and a whiff of iodine. Good acidity and a touch of harsh alc in the end. A solid Barolo with muscle.
Dec 26th, 2017
Cigar wrapper and menthol on the nose. Blackberry and black licorice on the palette.
Cigar wrapper and menthol on the nose. Blackberry and black licorice on the palette.
May 20th, 2017
Soft, well- balanced with limited tannins and good fruit. Drinking well now. Decanted for an hour and a half. Tom, still feminine style. Delicious with the homemade lasagne.
Soft, well- balanced with limited tannins and good fruit. Drinking well now. Decanted for an hour and a half. Tom, still feminine style. Delicious with the homemade lasagne.
Aug 16th, 2016
