Punset, Barbaresco, Campo Quadro

Surprisingly young still and felt like this needs another 5 years to develop something secondary. classic at this stage dark cherry, soft tar and really still very much a brooding wine. 91 for now and really give this time. Old school Barbaresco!

Took at least an hour to open up after decanting. I wouldn't bother touching it until then unless you want to see it develop...slowly. Had with a spaghetti/meatballs dish that was slow cooked for 8 hours. Once it opened up it was near perfect with the tannins and red sauce.

Fremstår mer moden enn alderen skulle tilsi - nesten halvsliten. Ikke veldig imponert over denne flasken.

Piemont Trip; 3/28/2018-4/1/2018 (Barbaresco, Barolo) : Hmmm... deutlich fortgeschrittene Farbe. Die Nase ist eigentlich sehr OK - Kirsche, etwas Pilze und Waldboden. Am Gaumen dann eher enttäuschend. Schmal, grobschlächtige Tannine, verhaltene Frucht. Eben... hmmmm.... Nach einer Stunde: Der Wein zerfällt förmlich. Ich denke, diese Flasche hatte einen Hitzefehler. Wir hatten zum Mittag den 2007er, das war ein Wein in bester Reife und voll im Saft. Im Vergleich dazu müsste 2010 kaum offen sein. Ich will mal an einen Fehler glauben!

First perfumed notes of dark cherry, menthol, licorice, some underwood and also some tar. Falling apart a little bit after a while. The tannin is medium-high but slightly rough, medium acidity and good length. Not sure if the tannin will ever integrate completely, also on the mid-palate it is clipping a little. Maybe not a sound bottle.

(At BBR's Italian Tour 2015) :: A masculine, pronounced nose. Concentrated notes of tar with some leaf and fruit underneath. Quite savoury, a bit one dimensional for now, but has the stuffing to come together into something better formed over time. Palate is lighter than I'd expected, even a touch thin. Tannins are huge; a touch drying. Needs to reconcile.