Abbazia dell'Annunziata Barolo Nebbiolo

From one of the region’s all time greatest vintages, rustic, musty and earthy with dried red roses, wet forest floor, dried red prune and red cherry with a sexy and sleek finish.

Amazingly fresh and vivid, with complex licorice and dried herbs intermingle with truly sweet fruits and firar floor additions. Rich, concentrated, and multi-dimensional on the long and rewarding finish. Impressive.

It may not be an amazing wine, but it was amazing experience to taste. Dried sage, dried red berries and sweet licorice and fading floral notes, flows into an aged palate, where tannins are completely resolved, the remaining fruits shallow and somewhat tart, and the finish of this aged beauty fresh, spicy and herbaceous.

1970 Renato Ratti Abbazia dell'Annunziata Barolo. A wine that stops you in your tracks and makes you totally silent. Wow.

Dead upon opening. 2 hours in the decanter did wonders. Port-like, browning, black tea, foresty mushrooms, dead leaves, dried cherries. Still alive.

Good bottle, drinking well and with a very lovely nose. A bit cloudy at first but settled down well. Opened and decanted for about 45 minutes before it really began to come together. Enjoyed with an Iberico Pork Chop, with cabbage and mushrooms at Monterey (E 50th Street in NYC). Brought my own bottle.

Hint of life left for this classic. Dried floral, dried cherry, hazelnut, chocolate, with a oloroso sherry finish. A hint of smokiness and mushroom as well. Really interesting on its own or with some firm cheese

Interesting stuff. Smells like sweet balsamic glaze you’d put into fresh mozzarella with basil, EVOO and sea salt. There’s this mulled red fruit element to the nose and palate as well, married with a bit of campfire smoke and vanilla. The fruit is still there, but a bit hidden. The acidity still shows itself. The finish is that sweet balsamic glaze again.

Amazingly enough, this 50 year old was still drinkable despite losing a lot of body, sort of like a new age diet wine. Light color, slightly cloudy but really smooth.

Still has tons of acid and tannin - but not unpleasantly so. This must have been a bag of nails on release! Sour cherries, black tea on the finish. Dusty library on the nose.