Nose has moist raisins, ripe blueberries, butter grilled portobello mushroom, ripe black cherry, shaved chocolate and moist leather notes.
Palate has dried cherry, cedar (light), dried raspberry, dry loamy soil, rose petals, caramel candy, yet still showing tannins after a 6+ hour decant.
This bottle has years to go, a good future check-in could be 2028, but alas this is our last bottle of the 1998. Absolutely delicious tonight, and in a prime spot should anyone be drinking this in the next few years. Slightly more mellowed tannins would be appreciated by this wine taster, for maximum satisfaction of this varietal/region at 21 years of aging.
Nose has moist raisins, ripe blueberries, butter grilled portobello mushroom, ripe black cherry, shaved chocolate and moist leather notes.
Palate has dried cherry, cedar (light), dried raspberry, dry loamy soil, rose petals, caramel candy, yet still showing tannins after a 6+ hour decant.
This bottle has years to go, a good future check-in could be 2028, but alas this is our last bottle of the 1998. Absolutely delicious tonight, and in a prime spot should anyone be drinking this in the next few years. Slightly more mellowed tannins would be appreciated by this wine taster, for maximum satisfaction of this varietal/region at 21 years of aging.
Oct 27th, 2019
Massive wine. Deep purple, surprisingly young tannins, bright acidity, blackberry. Truffles on the nose.
Massive wine. Deep purple, surprisingly young tannins, bright acidity, blackberry. Truffles on the nose.
Dec 20th, 2017![Jonathan Webster]( "Jonathan Webster")
Could've waited a few more years, but this amazing right now. Dried red berries, leather, forest floor.
Could've waited a few more years, but this amazing right now. Dried red berries, leather, forest floor.
Jul 23rd, 2016
Barolo, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
