1997 Barolo Rocche dell Annunziata

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Score 93/100 · Drink 2006-2015, Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Oct 2006

The soft-textured, open 1997 Rocche dell'Annunziata (3-liter) is another beautiful wine. Showing plenty of super-ripe fruit, tar and licorice nuances and a lush personality it nevertheless has plenty of underlying structure as well as balance. It is a great choice for current drinking and its slightly more evolved aromas and flavors suggest it will reach full maturity sooner than the other vintages in this flight.

Critic scores

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97
97/100

Average Score

93
93/100

The Wine Advocate

97
97/100

Robert Parker

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93 points
Daniel Thomases, Wine Advocate
Score 93/100 · Drink 2005-2018, Daniel Thomases, Wine Advocate, Oct 2003

The 1997 Barolo Riserva Rocche dell’Annunziata is a deep garnet. Its full-barreled aromas of cinnamon, plums, and cedar announce flavors of superior ripeness and sweetness. Plush and sensual with an inner core of strength and length, and a gratifying finish of melting, mouth-coating tannins, it should be drunk between 2005-2018. A Marc de Grazia Selection, various American importers, including Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300, Vin Divino, Chicago, IL; tel. (773) 334-6700, and Estate Wines, Ltd., San Rafael, CA; tel. (415) 492-9411

97 points
Robert Parker
Score 97/100 · Drink 2001-2021, Robert Parker, Jun 2001

The virtually perfect 1997 Barolo Rocche dell Annunziata offers an amazing perfume of roasted nuts, cedar, Provencal herbs, black cherry jam, rose petals, vanilla, and meat. Fabulously concentrated, with multiple flavor dimensions, and a texture that swells in the mouth, this full-bodied, seamless, compelling Barolo is destined to be a legend. Approachable now, it promises to age for two decades. A Marc de Grazia Selection, various American importers, including Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300, Vin Divino, Chicago, IL; tel. (773) 334-6700, and Estate Wines, Ltd., San Rafael, CA; tel. (415) 492-9411

93 points
The Wine Advocate
Score 93/100 · The Wine Advocate

The 1997 Barolo Riserva Rocche dell’Annunziata is a deep garnet. Its full-barreled aromas of cinnamon, plums, and cedar announce flavors of superior ripeness and sweetness. Plush and sensual with an inner core of strength and length, and a gratifying finish of melting, mouth-coating tannins, it should be drunk between 2005-2018. Daniel Thomases, Wine Advocate # 149 Oct 2003

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Paolo Scavino
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Grape Blend

Nebbiolo

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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