Riserva Barolo Nebbiolo

Holy smokes!!! What a treat! This was made the year before my parents were born. Very light in color, tannin and acidity still present. Raisin, potpourri, earth.

In a beautiful spot at the moment. Classics don’t fail.

Delicate nose, sound color...all players still singing...tannin ✅ acid ✅ ...sandalwood, slightly balsamic, dried earth and floral ✅ ..awesome

I was given this bottle as a birthday gift from some close friends a couple of years back. Last night, we had them over for a holiday dinner and figured now would be just as good a time as any to open and enjoy with them! I pulled the cork about two hours prior to dinner, just to give it some time to breath. Deep ruby color with quite a bit of sediment present; about to be expected considering it has over two decades of age. The nose is quite expressive with a whole hedge of roses, red cherry fruit, some tar and tobacco too. On the palate, tart red cherries, balsamico, earth, mushrooms and herbs. I think the age has probably softened this up a bit however, plenty of structure remains. I would say this Borgogno Riserva is enjoying a really nice, mid-life drinking window but should drink well for at least another decade and possibly longer.

Perfume! Plums and cassis. Spice. Tar and roses. Unity.

Elegant. Brick with Orange rim. Taste like old Bourgogne, slightly closed bouquet and dark berries, forest floor and umami. Dry, mid lingering acidity and vervety tannin. By the glass then couldn’t see exact vintage but possibly 10 yrs +. Dried flowers, not tar I felt.

This is a great experience of drinking a 34 year old Barolo.

Showing black fruits with earth, forest floor, vinaigrette, forest floor, green vegetables, light wood, graphite, spices and peppercorn.

Nice finish with spices, grippy tannins and tangy cranberries.

Right out of the bottle, it is big and elegant with grippy tannins. As it opens up, it losses some fruit, but still drinkable. The drinking window is very short (about 20 minutes).

In September 2007 (that's 22 years after picking the grapes), this bottle was decanted by the producer, to remove the sediments, and then topped off again with wine from the same 1985 vintage, and recocked again with a new cork.
So special, isn't it?

Showing great complexity and a unique mouthfeel.

Thank you, Keith for sharing.

I paired it with cheeses and light appetizers.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

88 Points.

Orange rim, semi transparent. Rozes, tar, glue. Bayleaf, licquorish, coffee. Soft drying tanine. Always a pleasure to drink this.

Vintage 2000 / liquorice, stable, mocca beautiful sweet in first sip. A #barolo that I like

Open bouquet immediately but mostly forest floor and dusty nose. All out of whack on the palate and tasted strongly of iron! After one hour or two open, extremely beautiful aromas of violets and flowers filled the glass, while the earthier truffle smelling ones remained in the background. After 6-7 hours the wine was soft and supple but still with plenty of acid and dark fruits and that minerally iron like finish. Amazing transformation although I think still a little too young due to acid ... only 13,5% alcohol! Intriguing wine #barolo #borgogno #reserve #piedmontwines