Vigna Mandorlo Barolo Nebbiolo

Beastly Birthday Barolo, best badass bottle, baby! #alliterationsfordays

This was downright unpleasant on the first night. Scorchy and bitter. On night 2, not bad. Mature color. Nose of macerated prunes and cherries. A bit of gravelly earth. Still tannic as fuck in the mouth. Given the advanced earthy and leathery flavors, I'm thinking that this may not last long enough to fully come into balance and drop the tannins enough to make it truly pleasurable.

Sooo young. After an hour in the decanter it was lovely

Smooth and aged perfectly

Paired beautifully with a dish covered with truffles. By itself a bit one note. Seemed youthful.

Birthday Barolo! It doesn't feel like a Barolo. It's much bigger. Not your typical colour either. Perfect amount of tannins.

V09. Big flavors. Black pepper, tar and cedar nose. Fresh, blackberry,plum and tar fruit. Dry, chewy, tannic finish. All remarkably balanced. Enjoyable.

Tried 3 hour decant and still no backbone. Disappointing

Drinking very well.

Very slow to open up. Woody taste profile.