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Taster #4080
· Aug 19, 2021
90/100
Encore ferme et droit, avec un peu de fruits, une belle acidité, des tanins présents mais agréables, une bonne longueur et une texture qui devient de plus en plus onctueuse avec les heures en carafe.
2009 vintage
Taster #4351
· Jan 17, 2021
88/100
Based on my 1/1/2012 bottle, I thought I better open my last one before it was too late. What a difference with this bottle. Not light, not fading; this was somewhat tannic, somewhat closed, leather and some fruit, but not much. After about 1 1/2 hrs, a bit smoother and more open, but again, not much. This bottle needed more time, but I have no sense of what that time will result in. Interestingly, the cork in the 1/1 bottle …
2009 vintage
Taster #8092
· Jan 4, 2021
92/100
Perfect right now!
2009 vintage
Taster #4351
· Jan 1, 2021
88/100
Still has come decent fruit and not particularly tannic. However, a bit lighter than I recall, maybe beginning to fade a bit. Still fairly pleasant.
2009 vintage
Taster #9657
· Oct 7, 2019
92/100
Beaucoup de potentiel ici ! Belle bouteille bu sur une journée complète. Fruit acidulé et un peu tranchant au départ, développe beaucoup de profondeur et de rondeur avec l'aération. Beaucoup meilleur avec un plat riche (ravioli farci ricotta et sauce gigi). Excellent RQP Beaucoup de dépôt au fond de la bouteille. Entre dans sa phase optimate. À racheter dans les millésimes récents.
2009 vintage
Taster #4325
· Jul 17, 2019
93/100
Summertime 2019 - Lake House and Arlington : All of the Italian wines on this list opened with a “poof” of fragrance once uncorked, and this one may have been the most alluring (like walking past a perfume counter). Rich and dense, with powerful notes of cherry, eucalyptus, and tea, and hints of beefiness. Mouthfeel is intense and the finish muscular. Seems ready to go and quite sophisticated for an entry-level wine. Love these 2008s – such a great vintage …
2008 vintage
Taster #3012
· Dec 23, 2018
90/100
My last bottle of this - and a really nice one at that. Strong dark fruits (plums and cherries)mixed with strawberries on the nose along with some graphite. On the tongue this is a party of different flavors. Strawberries, raspberries, pomegranite and plums followed by grippy tannins and a spicy finish. Very nice - too bad it’s my last bottle (but nice to experience its evolution over time).
2009 vintage
Taster #6151
· Jul 4, 2018
89/100
N: à l'ouverture sur le fruit rouge très beau et délicat (cerise, fraise) qui après 3 heures d'aération est devenu plutôt cuiré et beaucoup moins agréable B: Encore ici meilleur peu après l'ouverture. Plutôt tannique et d'une bonne longueur. Encore ici, le fruit était de l'avant et c'est fait déclassé par le cuir. Me laisse perplexe pour ma dernière bouteille...
2009 vintage
Taster #1194
· Apr 19, 2018
corked wine.
2008 vintage
Taster #7224
· May 13, 2017
92/100
Floral nose w/ cherries, eucalyptus, herbs. Subtle reminder of drying tannins but well integrated and approachable. Drank from 375ml but would say this is in/near its prime.
2008 vintage
Taster #9657
· Oct 16, 2016
91/100
Très belle bouteille. Eau de rose, cerise rouges et fruits rouges. Parfums envoutants et belle longueur. Grains tannique un peu rude au départ, mais vraiment excellent après 2h de carafe. Les tannins deviennent plus souples, les saveurs plus profondes et on a un superbe vin. Millésime 2010 promet d'être à la hauteur des attentes. Pourrait se garder certainement pour 10-12 ans facilement. RQP ****
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Taster #9622
· Dec 6, 2015
90/100
all i can say is WOW
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Taster #0212
· Apr 27, 2015
90/100
From 375 ml, popped and poured. Opaque rosewood color. Nose and palate are both jam-packed with ripe black fruit, like perfectly juicy blackberries. A prior reviewer described this as "fleshy" and I am unable to find a better descriptor. Though the nose is quite full throttle with a distinctly hot whiff of acetone, this wine is starting to develop some interesting tertiary aromas of shoe polish, red clay and tree bark. This finishes extremely dry, with firmly clenched tannins. This …
2009 vintage
Taster #8896
· Dec 6, 2014
Light ruby. Lovely weight and texture with supple mixture of fruit, herbs and spices. Naturally sweet but not overripe. Pleasing now and should do well over the short term.
2008 vintage
Taster #1470
· Jun 23, 2014
Dark, fleshy wine with densely packed with ripe fruit. Impresses with layers upon layers of aromatics -- dark cherries, mint, field flowers, and hinting of animal, and orange rind smells in the aftertaste. Still tannic, but very drinkable now. A solid showing for an entry barolo.
2009 vintage
Taster #1129
· May 23, 2014
CT Tasting Group (Eli's) : Full nose of red fruit, black fruit and currant with a pleasant herbal streak running through the middle and a slight funkiness. Tannins are firm but not overbearing. The mid-palate is lacking some body. Very dry finish. Good.
2008 vintage
Taster #9510
· May 22, 2014
TTWG Produttori Blind (Casa di Rosso) : Very pretty cherry on the nose and palate, with a good deal of funk. Tannins kept in check, making this potentially approachable now. I enjoyed this quite a bit.
2008 vintage
Taster #1470
· Oct 28, 2013
An utterly delicious wine. This fruit forward young normale is ripe, complex and enticing now. The nose is multi-layered, bringing forth waves of cherries, mint, cranberries; the tannins are as they should be and promise to reward patience. I find many youthful '08s to be fruit forward, succulent, and more focused than somewhat flabby '07s -- this is an excellent example of a perhaps an under-appreciated vintage.
2008 vintage
Taster #8844
· Oct 10, 2013
88/100
e7 Bar Barolo. Heavy going. Thick palate, meaty and plenty of tar, tannin has grip but not particularly aggressive but they leave their mark. Bottle may have been open a little while? Reagrdless has presence and not a wine to approach without caution.
2009 vintage