Was also a part of the tasting group obviously. The wines seemed to show well or as they should, including the other three Baroli…12’ Rinaldi Brunate, 16’ Pira Rionda, 07’ Marcarini Brunate, so I don’t think it was transit. It was overnighted to the two of us west coasters so they never saw anything like extreme heat.
There were elements to the wine that I appreciated and liked, though it just seemed like the product of a very warm/hot vintage. Checked in on the other half of the bottle a few days later and it had evolved fairly gracefully, but still picked up some heat. I got the impression it’s one of those wines you’ll need to serve a bit cooler to get it to show well and keep the alcohol in check. And unlike the 11’ it would seem to be a-ok with taking on plenty of air.
Anyhow, having said all that, if you’re invested in this wine, the more data points the better, could have been a not so good cork/bottle. I’d suggest opening one and following over a few days to see for oneself.
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