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Sorì Ginestra Barolo Nebbiolo

9.211 ratings
9.13 pro ratings
Barolo, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Nebbiolo
Lamb, Goose, Potato, Baking Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Turkey, Beef, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Veal, White Rice, Herbs, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Pork, Game, Exotic Spices, Chili & Hot Spicy, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Mike Saviage

Dark reddish purple, opaque. Tight nose even with more air. Floral nose with notes of red fruit, roses, earth, some spice, tree bark and a little bit of menthol. Nicely balanced in the mouth. Fruit matches structure with a pleasant finish. Still mostly primary. Needs more time to gain some complexity.

Dark reddish purple, opaque. Tight nose even with more air. Floral nose with notes of red fruit, roses, earth, some spice, tree bark and a little bit of menthol. Nicely balanced in the mouth. Fruit matches structure with a pleasant finish. Still mostly primary. Needs more time to gain some complexity.

1 person found it helpfulMar 8th, 2019
Pierpaolo Petrassi MW

Master of Wine; Head of Beer, Wine & Spirits Waitrose

8.8

Great example which showed well for a 15 year old wine. One of 14,760 bottles of this cuvée. Classic Barolo 'shape' with lovely Nebbiolo sweetness followed by the hit of acidity - powerful yet elegant.

Great example which showed well for a 15 year old wine. One of 14,760 bottles of this cuvée. Classic Barolo 'shape' with lovely Nebbiolo sweetness followed by the hit of acidity - powerful yet elegant.

Jan 18th, 2016
Christian Bronstein

More generous and expressive than anticipated.

More generous and expressive than anticipated.

Jun 18th, 2016
David Sutton

Typical traditionally made Barolo. Slightly astringent straight from the bottle but with about of air comes into its own. Beautifully balanced. Love it

Typical traditionally made Barolo. Slightly astringent straight from the bottle but with about of air comes into its own. Beautifully balanced. Love it

Oct 14th, 2015
LM Segal

Wow nose, knocked me over with pine tar, resiny leather and sour cherry. Layers of interesting flowers (lavender, roses) and restrained power. Deep and delineated dark red fruit. Very ready after 45 min decant. Superb. Note: 1 of 3 bottles was off with a funk that blew off the other 2 good ones, but just persisted on the 3rd.

Wow nose, knocked me over with pine tar, resiny leather and sour cherry. Layers of interesting flowers (lavender, roses) and restrained power. Deep and delineated dark red fruit. Very ready after 45 min decant. Superb. Note: 1 of 3 bottles was off with a funk that blew off the other 2 good ones, but just persisted on the 3rd.

Aug 5th, 2015
Terence Hsu

Classic Barolo, still very young. 2nd fav or the evening.

Classic Barolo, still very young. 2nd fav or the evening.

May 20th, 2015
Freek Welter

92/100

92/100

Oct 22nd, 2014
DLynn

Penfolds Ambassador

9.3

DLynn had this 7 years ago

DLynn had this 7 years ago

Jun 22nd, 2018
BJ Simmons

BJ had this 8 years ago

BJ had this 8 years ago

Jul 9th, 2016
Manj Gunawardane

Manj had this 11 years ago

Manj had this 11 years ago

Nov 23rd, 2013