Great at first, extremely complex. Flavors of barbecue sauce, cedar, leather, wood, tobacco and mint. After about an hour the mint flavor became extremely bitter making the wine less enjoyable.
Great at first, extremely complex. Flavors of barbecue sauce, cedar, leather, wood, tobacco and mint. After about an hour the mint flavor became extremely bitter making the wine less enjoyable.
Sep 30th, 2015
We brought this back with us from Italy back in 2005. We visited with Elio's daughter and tasted through the entire range of wines. This is one spectacular wine, still youthful, fresh and persistent. The 2003 wines in most of Europe are early maturing from the massive heatwave that growing season, but this wine reflects little of the effects I have seen on other wines from 2003. Ripe, but tart summer cherries, tar, earth, and a melange of other red fruits, very complex. The palate is strong, the typical Barolo velvet glove with an iron fist. Silky in texture and palate presence with a formidable tannic finish.
We brought this back with us from Italy back in 2005. We visited with Elio's daughter and tasted through the entire range of wines. This is one spectacular wine, still youthful, fresh and persistent. The 2003 wines in most of Europe are early maturing from the massive heatwave that growing season, but this wine reflects little of the effects I have seen on other wines from 2003. Ripe, but tart summer cherries, tar, earth, and a melange of other red fruits, very complex. The palate is strong, the typical Barolo velvet glove with an iron fist. Silky in texture and palate presence with a formidable tannic finish.
Mar 25th, 2013
Barbera Nebbiolo blend. Very mouth coating, plum, still quite a bit of tannin. Not as giving as the CdP we had alongside.
Barbera Nebbiolo blend. Very mouth coating, plum, still quite a bit of tannin. Not as giving as the CdP we had alongside.
Dec 27th, 2025
Langhe, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
