A fabulous bottle of the 1995. So deep, rich and powerful. Full of life and impossible to resist.
A fabulous bottle of the 1995. So deep, rich and powerful. Full of life and impossible to resist.
Nov 3rd, 2017
Faded vanilla to rose blossom aroma. Sour cherry, stewed raspberry/rhubarb attack. Coffee, allspice resolution. Generous at first then closed up, as expected. After an hour the acid had totally fallen out of balance. Tasted like an acid add gone wrong on a very ripe vintage, but I suppose it could have been an arrested ML fermentation. Perplexing as it was disappointing.
Faded vanilla to rose blossom aroma. Sour cherry, stewed raspberry/rhubarb attack. Coffee, allspice resolution. Generous at first then closed up, as expected. After an hour the acid had totally fallen out of balance. Tasted like an acid add gone wrong on a very ripe vintage, but I suppose it could have been an arrested ML fermentation. Perplexing as it was disappointing.
1 person found it helpfulNov 23rd, 2016
A real treat. Wonderfully complex and intense nose which went through a few phases. Nose was driven by truffle, earth, flowers, spice, and a touch of fruit. The palate was dynamic and smooth with a balanced and soft structure. The palate lacked the complexity of the nose but was surly showing its pedigree. Med + length. #giacomoconterno #monfortino #barolo #nebbiolo #piedmont #ctbucklinwine
A real treat. Wonderfully complex and intense nose which went through a few phases. Nose was driven by truffle, earth, flowers, spice, and a touch of fruit. The palate was dynamic and smooth with a balanced and soft structure. The palate lacked the complexity of the nose but was surly showing its pedigree. Med + length. #giacomoconterno #monfortino #barolo #nebbiolo #piedmont #ctbucklinwine
May 24th, 2017
1999 is an extraordinary vintage in Barolo. Unfortunately, we committed infanticide tonight, even though we decanted it for 6 hours. Way too early to drink, very high acidity, will be very long lived. Wait at least 15-20 years. Can't really score this, would be unfair
1999 is an extraordinary vintage in Barolo. Unfortunately, we committed infanticide tonight, even though we decanted it for 6 hours. Way too early to drink, very high acidity, will be very long lived. Wait at least 15-20 years. Can't really score this, would be unfair
May 1st, 2015
Barolo, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
