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Elio Altare Barolo(1998)
- Winery:
- Elio Altare
- Varietal:
- Nebbiolo
- Region:
- Italy > Piedmont > Barolo
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- chemical, oak - heavy, fine tannins, earthy, solid, muddled, juicy, romanian cheese, texture, plum
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- Gregory Dal Piaz
- New York, NY
- October 2008
- While opening slowly this is obviously woody but with nice floral tones. There is bittersweet chocolate here over dark fruit with touches of waxiness and earth. The perfumes tend to drift away as notes of lilac and earth are replaced with oaky coffee tones but the deep florality struggles mightily to reassert itself. Sweetly fruited in the mouth with fine balance and good focus this none-the-less has a touch too much oak. The plush texture is pleasant and the fine tannins polished but the overall feel of the wine is a bit too matte and lacks a bit of juicy liveliness. Solid but a bit muddled. 2008-2018 86pts
