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Tasting notes
Score 91-93/100 · Drink 2008-2025, Robert Parker, Oct 2001

The debut vintage of Voerzio's Barolo Sarmassa di Barolo (100 cases), the 1998, emerges from a vineyard parcel with a full southern exposure. It boasts an opaque black/purple color as well as a gorgeous bouquet of blackberry liqueur, blueberry, and flower aromas. As the wine sits in the glass a liquid minerality quality develops. This wine could be mistaken for a 1990 grand cru from Burgundy's Cote de Nuits. Backward, dense, and potentially complex and concentrated, it may be even better than my notes suggest. It is an impressive first offering from this vineyard. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2025. A Leonardo Locascio Selection, Winebow, Hohokus, NJ; tel. (201) 445-0620.

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92
92/100

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92
91-93/100

Robert Parker

93
91-94/100

Stephen Tanzer, Vinous

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91 - 94 points
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Score 91-94/100 · Stephen Tanzer, Vinous

Full, deep ruby. Liqueur-like, sappy aromas of crunchy black raspberry, crystallized cassis, toffee and pungent oak spices. Great sweetness and vivacity in the mouth; comes across as less dense than Voerzio '96s, perhaps owing to the relatively young vines, and thus one is more aware of the substantial (wood) tannins.

About the producer

Roberto Voerzio
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Product details

Grape Blend

Nebbiolo

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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