“The texture is silky, and while there’s still some structure here for further aging, this is drinking so well now, one can’t be blamed for pulling another cork soon.”

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Back when I first reviewed this wine in 2016, I wrote the following: “We don’t drink a lot of Barolo here at Gang Central, which is a shame, because it seems like every time we do, we ask ourselves why we don’t drink more.” After trying it again, 7 years later, I feel even more strongly in that regard. I pulled it from our cellar a few nights ago to open and enjoy with my wife Kim and our friends Shar Douglas and Ken Hebenstreit. I was very interested in seeing how it had developed during the intervening time, so when Shar took a sip and exclaimed, “Oh, this is nice,” I figured that the time in the cellar was well spent indeed. When I tasted it myself, any lingering doubts (not that I had many at all) were completely removed. Continue reading →