If I were you I’d have another couple to ensure the research was accurate.It was surprisingly better than I thought it would be! And definitely still drinkable.
Lots of depth, quite earthy, and you could tell it was an old wine. Suspect it may have been a bit better with food rather than just on its own....
Luckily I have 7 of them!If I were you I’d have another couple to ensure the research was accurate.
I collect wines and whiskys! Very tempted to crack open my 2007 Barolo. Just coming into it’s prime now and would work well with a minced fillet if beef Bolognese
That’s about £180 a bottle these days. So if you don’t like it, you could sell the remaining 7 bottles to pay for a service on the Maser.
I have a few bottles of Barolo’s from 1996 and 1998 that were both still lovely the last time I tried them... I love a proper aged Barolo
Have you used it at all? I'm intrigued by them but also a tad apprehensive.I even bought one of those Coravin devices as I thought I might just drink them one glass at a time, but the problem is the wine needs to breathe. So you end up pouring a glass at 6pm to be able to enjoy it later in the evening...
Have you used it at all? I'm intrigued by them but also a tad apprehensive.
For some reason I haven't found Borolo that I particularly get on with. I guess I should try more!
Tonight’s older wine experiment...
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To be honest, this very nearly got poured down the sink, as first sip after opening was not good, and the first glass after about an hour in the decanter was still fairly weak and uninspiring.
However, roll forward 90 mins, after a leisurely dinner, and I thought I’d try one more before pouring it down the sink. Am glad I did, as it’s opened up a lot more, there’s still some fruit there, and some balance, and now it’s a very pleasant drop...
Did you decant it? I find that a bit of oxygen can make a difference to how quickly it reveals itself. Hope the rest of the bottle got better and better.Tonight’s older wine experiment...
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To be honest, this very nearly got poured down the sink, as first sip after opening was not good, and the first glass after about an hour in the decanter was still fairly weak and uninspiring.
However, roll forward 90 mins, after a leisurely dinner, and I thought I’d try one more before pouring it down the sink. Am glad I did, as it’s opened up a lot more, there’s still some fruit there, and some balance, and now it’s a very pleasant drop...
Did you decant it? I find that a bit of oxygen can make a difference to how quickly it reveals itself. Hope the rest of the bottle got better and better.