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ALBARELLA BAROLO 2012 DOCG
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note Producer ANDREA OBERTO
Bright medium deep red colour. Slightly spicy, bright, ripe plum-cherry puree nose with some sandalwood notes. Dry, medium bodied, harmonious, slightly spicy, quite well structured, ripe plum-cherry puree flavours with a crisp, fairly high acid finish. Has 14.5% alcohol and 2 g/L residual sugar with lot number L17/179. TONY ASPLER / 91-points / TRY - Mature ruby colour; herbal, dried cherry and dried flowers on the nose; medium to full-bodied, dry, elegant, firmly structured and still tight and tannic. Hold 5 years. CSPC 527374
Type Red Table Wine
Agent Emp Win
Country Italy
Region Piedmont
Rating ***(90 points)
Spicy, Ripe, Ready
LCBO Text Status A Vintage Assessments Explorer's Selection!
TASTING NOTE: Dark cherry, plum, smoke, licorice, menthol and sage meld together in the 2012 Barolo Albarella. This is an especially virile, dense Barolo for the year, with considerable mid-palate richness and quite a bit of near to medium-term appeal. Drinking window: 2019-2027. Score - 93 (Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, March 2016) Price $ 62.95
Bottle Size 750 mL
Tasting Date vintages release - November 25, 2017
Cases bought 180 (12 bottles per case)

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