Barolo, 1969 Red Wine
Giovanni Scanavino *** Highly Recommended ***
Bottle size: 75cl
Price:
$165.57 USD
Out of stock
Description
This bottle of Giovanni Scanavino from the good 1969 wine vintage has a hazy brick-mahogany colour. Initial notes of tobacco, manure, porcini mushrooms and black truffles. Bloomed with air into a lovely bouquet of red cherries, roses, tar, leather, spice, cedar and stony soil. Similar on the palate, seamless, balanced, beautiful acidity and smooth tannins. Got better and better with air, last sip was the best.
Barolo is known as the 'king of wines' and is made from the Nebbiolo grape. Heady aromas of rose, leather, vanilla, cherry, pepper, cranberry, strawberry. Fruits are perfectly knitted with the tannins and acidity. It's a powerful wine but remarkably subtle. Don't underestimate it and certainly serve it with food to show at it's best. Nebbiolo has naturally high tannins and acidity, so it will take on full-flavoured, rich foods no problem at all.
Condition
Good condition