Roberto Voerzio, Barolo, Cerequio

The most evolved and tertiary of the three. This bottle showed a much riper, almost opulent profile, with the fruit leaning toward a jammy, "overripe" character. While the secondary notes of leather and dried earth are "popping," the palate feels more advanced than its siblings. It is the darkest and most solar expression of the flight, favoring richness over tension.

2001 vintage

Excellent barolo. Certainly time to drink as it’s likely on the downside side of its lifespan. Lots of sediment. Nice 2-3 hour decant. Dark fruits with hints of blueberry jam and fig paste. Chalky mouthfeel. Back end of forest floor with hints of balsam, eucalyptus, olive, rose and hints of vanilla. Slight taste of brick as well. Loved it with ribeye.

2000 vintage

Hedonistic expression of Barolo. Anything below 93 doesn’t do this Cerequio justice, in my opinion. Polished, incredibly refined tannins, exceptional structure with a silky finish. Wild raspberries, black cherries, plum, hint of sweet spice on the palate. Immense complexity. Drinking beautifully right now, and will probably continue to do so the next 10-15+ years. Tasted at Enomania, CPH

2015 vintage

Very perfumed nose of classic Nevbiolo aromas. Firm tannin but the fruit powers through especially when paired with the lamb dish. Very fine wine.

2015 vintage

Still very deep purple. Blackcurrant, roses, figs and leather on the nose. Classic Nebbiolo palate now starting to trend tertiary. The oak has totally resolved - although still present. Really rather soft and gentle, this could have probably done with a little more tannin for my taste but in a nice place now. Like a once fierce dog, now happy to doze in front of the fire. My last bottle and happy to have drunk up today as this is …

2000 vintage

Sherry.

2001 vintage

Upon opening it seemed a little disjointed, with primary fruit on one side and high tannins and high acid levels on the other. After about 2 hours in the decanter and then poured back into the bottle it came together quite nicely, but still was very reticent on the nose and palate. Hold for 5 or 10 more years easily.

2001 vintage

Balsamic nose, cola and cherry notes. Very refined tannins but still fresh with good acidity, Tasted at winery

2015 vintage

Assertive cherry, spearmint, and asphalt. Enjoyable if not stratospheric.

2001 vintage

Somebody replaced the wine with nail polish remover.... Flawed.

2001 vintage

NV 2001 Barbaresco and Barolo (Marta, NYC) : [Double-decanted around 2pm for 4 hours.] Strong, unpleasant nose of red fruit and acetone. Similarly unpleasant in the mouth. Severe VA.

2001 vintage

dark. expressive fruit and spice nose. Youngish and very concentrated. Firm but a very fine dinner companion.

2000 vintage

Opened bottle and poured off one glass, allowing slo-ox for about one hour. Color shows evidence of age with significant bricking. Initial taste upon opening showed some effervescent that blew off by the time we started dinner. The nose was Madeira-like, taste was dry flavors of prunes with a medium mouth feel, and a long finish.

2001 vintage

Double decanted in the AM and taken to a friend’s house for dinner. This is definitely a modern, new barrique-oaked Barolo, but it is not unattractive. It has a nice round mouth feel and texture with the expected vanilla and tobacco elements as well as black cherry and mushroom. Fairly long finish. Good with a seared thick cut pork chop and ricotta, pear ravioli. Not a very good QPR and certainly not the 97 pt wine Galloni characterized on three …

2000 vintage

Barolo night at Table At 7. Tasted semi-blind. Drank in Grassl Cru. Few hours of air in bottle beforehand. Appearance is clear, pale intensity, ruby colour. Legs. Nose medium+ intensity, with aromas of VA nail polish, high toned artificial sweet red cherry liqueur, plasticky bubble solution/glycerine. Underlying bright red fruit. Developed. On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium+ alcohol (14.5%), integrated high tannins, medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of lovely bright red cherries, cherry liqueur, balsamic, red licorice, …

2001 vintage

I wasn't crazy about this bottle. I'm not oak-averse as such, but here the prominent French oak overwhelmed the fruit for me. I wonder (oddly) if this might have come off as more balanced in its youth, contrary to the norms I know but how else to reconcile the TNs from well-qualified CT members?

2000 vintage

Dense, dark fruit. Modern style, well-aged bottle. Figs, camphor, leather, dark cherries, hints of citrus peel, port-like on opening, Drink now. Bitter-sweet.

2000 vintage

A lifeless brown colour. Cork was perfect - long, very high quality, and no runs up the side at all. Oxidised nose, notes of madeira. I don't think there was any bacterial problem not heat problems (flawless cork), so will have to chalk this up to a modernist Barolo that has fallen apart already. A shame, Voerzio's 2001 Brunate from a few years ago was enjoyable.

2001 vintage

Tasted blind. The concentration of fruit here is insane. Ripe yet vibrant with plenty of acidity. Notes of petals, bacon, blackberry jam. Tannins are very persistent and toasty. Terrific.

2001 vintage

Belated birthday celebration at Bishan. Appearance pale intensity, garnet colour. With very fine sediment. Legs. Nose medium+ intensity, with aromas of soya sauce, earth, sweet caramel, grilled herbs, bits of floral and ?VA. Some chocolate with more air. Developed. On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium+ alcohol (14.5%), resolved high tannins, full body. Medium flavour intensity, with flavours of sweet raisins, red cherries, herbs, caramel, soya sauce, earth, chocolate, spice. Long finish. Complex but not harmonious. Should have been drank …

2000 vintage

Too dense for me The smell and taste suggests there’s little complexity to develop Not my style I’m afraid

2001 vintage

Aged Barolo (aka Q1 wine club) (The Apt) : Wine #6: This wine came across as both incredibly young but also with a lot of promise. It's black and red fruits (more currant I think than anything else). Also a little bit of that 'prettiness' that I like in a wine. Some spice. A bit more tightly wound than I would have liked. Opened a touch when I revisited later, but it def could have used a long decant. (9 …

2000 vintage

Q1 - 2018 Tasting - Aged Barolo Theme (NY, NY) : 6/17 wines tasted double blind. Probably one of my favorite wines of the tasting - just drinking really well right now although definitely on the younger side of the wines in the line up. Seems like this one might be made in more of a drink early style. Nose of cherries and flowers and on the palate juicy cherries and tar, maybe a hint of roses and then some …

2000 vintage

Truffles with the SLDS (CFs) : Oak, blueberry, ash and cherry. Still shows heavy structure on the palate, the fruit is rich but gets hidden a bit at the moment. Intense across many elements and I feel like another 10 years would really help it settle and show its best.

2001 vintage

I found this young, could use another 5+ years to peak (despite being a 2000). Pretty big wine, quite dark purple with ruby hints. Large nose of dark fruit and tar. Very nice on the palate with the fruit made interesting by spice and floral elements. Super clean.

2000 vintage

Oxidised and second Italian in a row that fails us, yest it was the 2000 Percristina.. We are totally losing faith here and borders the ridiculous..

2001 vintage

Oxidised. Bought on release and kept in a temperature controlled cellar all along. Shame.

2001 vintage

Terrific mature juice. Dark crimson with minimal dusting of sediment., this wine is fully mature. Breathtakingly complex nose of dark berries and tar set among a table covered with roses. Red fruit core. Super complex and layered. If a date, this was a 30 year old sex kitten with a PhD in medieval philosophy who communicates brilliantly in 20th century language. One of my favorite bottles thus far in 2016.

2000 vintage

Lots of bricking on the rim pale garnet colour, pronounced nose showing lots of savoury development, roses, cigars, earthy, still great black cherry fruit High acidity and fine high tannins, high alcohol but well integrated, medium bodied and pronounced intensity, super long finish with lots of the savoury notes from the nose with soy sauce and dried herbs. Tried this from a pop and pour, will air the rest of the bottle for later in the evening but already really …

2001 vintage

kul att läsa att detta vin inte var öppet alls för ett år sen i Rambergs recension så är inte fallet idag anser jag. Vinet har verkligen börjat mogna, mer än andra bra 01or jag provat och gått över i en härlig tegelfärg, vinet har mycket tryffel, mörk frukt, the, höstskog, körsbär och en fantastiskt fin syra. ett toppvin man gärna dricker i stora klunkar.

2001 vintage

John's Birthday Degustation Dinner (Hippopotamus Restaurant, Museum Hotel, Wellington, New Zealand) : Modern Barolo, but with a hint of old school about it. Classy and bright rose-petal Barolo nose with a herbal and cinnamon laced palate of great balance. Excellent.

2001 vintage

An evening of Barolo and Barbaresco (Bern, Switzerland) : Volatile with florals and oak. Deeeep concentration. Explosive palate, powerful, with balsamic notes. It's quite fun. Very modern. But fun. My #3 wine of the flight.

2001 vintage

Barolo-Barbaresco 2001 (and perhaps older...). (Bern) : Oak on the nose, but acceptable. On the palate it's very ripe, lacks freshness, heavy in fact. Not to my liking... 4 days later: first I think the oak is less prominent, but then caramel comes up, and an alcoholic toasted note reminding of cognac. On the palate again it almost feels like cognac. The tannins seem to come from the oak. No good. 5 days later: now it's all on dried fruit, …

2001 vintage

A Taste of Piedmonte in Switzerland (Bern) : Tasted blind. Leather, dried fruit, a touch of funky oak, and some VA. Almost amarone-like nose. Bright red fruit, a bit ripe/overripe, with lots of acid and a little short on the palate.

2001 vintage

Popped and poured, no decant Beautiful showing Barolo, from one of the masters! Still very young and primary, with massive, big and lovely mouth coating tannins. Nose is undisputable top end Barolo, with glue, acetone black and blue cherries and some fine red and ripe raspberries in a second layer. On the palate, big tannins, huge, great structure, a touch more approachable than a year ago, but still primary, and needs more cellar time to show all its hidden nuances. …

2001 vintage

White House Dinner (Their House, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong) : Bright black-red cherry colour which is translucent but deeply opaque at the core. Nose is beautiful violets and roses, super lifted nail varnish, tar, rose petals.....very complex but still quite closed. Palate is perfect-pitched violets and and lovely dry finish of red brick dust. The tannins are integrating nicely at this stage of its evolution. Mild but very persistent resonance. Beautiful.

2001 vintage

Massive, backward wine tasting of tar and oak spice. Rich fruit too. Frankly, a bit ponderous for me so my reaction was closer to respect than love.

2001 vintage

The All-Pro linebacker of Barolo wines. The typicity comes through, with hours in the decanter, but as expected, the wine leaves no room for subtleties. The pronounced aromas and flavors are bright, ripe and most of all, inviting. Something of a guilty pleasure for me as I prefer more traditionally styled Barolo, but guests raved and, of course, asked if I had more. I offered no comment. Should continue to develop for another decade and drink very well for another …

2001 vintage

Ready to drink now with a short decant. Classy and smooth, with the Nebbiolo tannins all there but under control. Obviously well made. Would score this higher with a little more fruit and a little less oak, but I guess that's the preferred style these days.

2000 vintage

Piedmont and Champagne (Østerbro) : Seems boiled.

2000 vintage

Another huge wine tonight! So full-bodied and young, hard to access at this point. On the nose there is typical Piedmont acetone, cherry liqueur, a little alcohol heat, balsamico and mushrooms. The palate is big, actually huge, dense, full and dark fruited, with big tannins, almost heavy right now, but there is still structure. Super long on the big full finish. This wine needs allot of time, but has a great future ahead. “Only” 94 points for tonight’s performance, due …

2001 vintage

Time in the cellar has been kind to this wine. Decanted for 2 hours. Better integration of new oak than previous bottles. Nice balance and finish, but lacks the soul of traditionally made Baroli.

2000 vintage

A few hours prior to serving the nose was dominated by gorgeous floral notes, rose peddles & violets. The first glass @ dinner showed less floral notes and more dark red fruit & smoke. I did detect some oak that has yet to integrate, but it was in balance and possessed excellent length. Second glass was even better. Wine was still tight after several hours of slow-o but there was no denying the beautiful ripe fruit lurking under the hood. …

2000 vintage

Not decanted, just a couple of hours of slow oxidation. Bright ruby red. Intense and classy nose of cherry and strawberry. Tertiary notes just starting to develop, elegant fruit. Mouth: full bodied, appealing acidity and tannins very elegantly matching a sort of sweetness of the palate. Some residual oak but not disturbing at all. Very intense in the mouth. Endless finish. Drinkable with a lot of pleasure now but still far from its peak (5-10 years?). Perfectly balanced even so …

2000 vintage

Dinner at Søllerød Kro (Søllerød Kro) : Dark red. Dark and dense nose with christmas spices, dark cherries and tar. Very powerful in mouth with lots of structure, but also copious amounts of black fruit kept in check by underlying acidity and good spicyness.

2000 vintage

slow O'd for 6 hours then double decanted before bringing to Jeff's house. Very different than the last bottle. Nice fruit on the nose but also a bit of varnish (VA?). Didn't pick up the anise or roses, sigh. Full bodied, definitely nebbiolo. Still very good, but not moving. Either double decanting was a mistake, or it was an off-bottle.

2000 vintage

Slow Oxidized for four hours, then tasted through the day. This was my first Voerzio wine and I was excited based on what I had heard about his style. Darker red then I expect in Barolo, but well within reason. An amazing nose of mixed fruits dominated by dark cherries, plus strong anise notes, and rose petals. Such a perfume! On the palate, this was full bodied for a nebb, with great silky tannins, and the usual nebbiolo flavors. But …

2000 vintage

Big bottle, big fruit on the nose (berries, strawbery) powerfull with a long long finish. Nice and round. This is a great bottle

2000 vintage

while quite dark and coarse (which I dont identify with barolo) this retained many barolo characteristic. quite fruity and powerful - wouldnt be a perfect intro to barolo but I liked it a lot

2000 vintage

Dark red, looks almost glowing. Massive nose of dark berries, figs, christmas spices and smoke. In the mouth this is very concentrated, almost oily, yet intense and long. While this is neither classic Barolo nor something typically international or modern styled this is pure Voerzio. Totally unique in its extreme flavors and intensity. Just perfect with ossobuco!

2000 vintage

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