1999 Barolo, Mauro Molino
Appearance: purple-pink, bricky rim.
Nose: a very Nebbiolo nose (red and black cherry fruit, spice, tar, rose petals, perfume), good use of oak.
Palate: lovely perfumed fruit; firm, spiky but also rounded tannins, excellent acidity, and commanding length.
Conclusion: absolutely stunning. This is a modernist wine showing great purity of fruit. In some ways I liked this wine even more than the more traditional G. D. Vajra 1999 Barolo enjoyed on 15th October 2005. But both are excellent wines.
Rating: 18.5/20
