Fratelli Barale

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  September 2012

  Fratelli Barale Barolo Castellero 2008

  Snoothrank:

  Seared stones, lingonberry jam, sandy soil, prosciutto skin. Very soft tannins and good acidity with nice intensity of flavors on the leathery end of the spectrum. Nice and broad in the mouth with really good depth of flavor. Intense cherry and almost plum fruit here with a deep bed of savory elements and mint on the finale. The wine finishes wi... Read More

  Wine review by Gregory Dal Piaz

  
  
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  September 2012

  Fratelli Barale Barolo Monforte d'Alba Bussia 2008

  Snoothrank:

  Earthy and full of mineral water freshness on the nose with base notes of meat, salty earth, salted plum, camphor and sour cherry fruit. A lovely mouth-feel. This opens to be fresh and clear, rich with bright and precise inner mouth perfumes of wild herbs, sour wild cherry and strawberry. The ripe tannins are soft, making this not rich or powerf... Read More

  Wine review by Gregory Dal Piaz

  
  

• September 2012

  As many of you already know, Barolo is my favorite wine. I look forward to my annual visits to the region, where I taste several hundred wines each year. As can be the case with such repetitive visits, I have pretty much settled on my favorite producers, those who can turn out wines each year that are representative of the soil from which they s... Read More

  From the article The Best of 2008 Barolo

  
  
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  February 2012

  Fratelli Barale Barolo Castellero 2007

  Snoothrank:

  The taste in in my opinion is nice like a modern Barolo should be. It is something that cannot be taken for a different wine. Nice and clean in the mouth. Read More

  Wine review by giove

  
  
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  May 2011

  Fratelli Barale Barolo Castellero 2007

  Snoothrank:

  Nebbiolo Prima - Barale Fratelli Castellero Barolo - nice red fruit, a bit candied, candied red apple, slightly dirty underlay, fresh in the mouth, well balanced nicely fruity with a simple open knit attack and then a bit more focus and depth on the backend, nicely ripe tannins, good solid if slightly rustic fruit persistence, nice length 8 Read More

  Wine review by Gregory Dal Piaz

  
  

• June 2009

  While this is a follow up post to my 2005 Barolo tasting notes, which can be ... that style quite good, 88-89Fratelli Barale Serraboella (Neive) - apricot, really strong apricot and cinnamon, baked stone fruit, roses, lovely if slightly atypical nose, bright and crisp with very fine but abundant tannins, the mp is a touch austere with sandlewo... Read More

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• May 2009

  Well the 2005 Barolos are tasted, and I cant help but think back to what I said ... with upside potential, 88-89Fratelli Barale Castellero (Barolo)-sandalwood slathered in raspberry coulis, very clean, lightly spiced, , some nice spiced peach tones, a hint of green tobacco,  a bit chewy, perhaps a bit extracted as well but with nice cherry tone... Read More

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