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Score 92/100 · Drink 2004-2018, Robert Parker, Oct 2001

Very good is the compelling 1998 Barolo Sori Ginestra. A dense, full-bodied, super-extracted, complex, multilayered Barolo, it exhibits aromas and flavors of tar, camphor, black cherry liqueur, smoke, minerals, and subtle new oak. Full and velvety-textured, with a 40-second finish, this large-scaled yet immensely elegant wine will drink beautifully between 2004-2018. Importer: Empson, USA, Alexandria, VA; tel. (703) 684-0900

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Critic scores
92
92/100

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92
92/100

Robert Parker

92
92/100

Robert Parker

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92 points
Robert Parker
Score 92/100 · Robert Parker

Very good is the compelling 1998 Barolo Sori Ginestra. A dense, full-bodied, super-extracted, complex, multilayered Barolo, it exhibits aromas and flavors of tar, camphor, black cherry liqueur, smoke, minerals, and subtle new oak. Full and velvety-textured, with a 40-second finish, this large-scaled yet immensely elegant wine will drink beautifully between 2004-2018. Oct 2001, www.robertparker.com

93 points
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Score 93/100 · Drink 0-0, Stephen Tanzer, Vinous

Full deep red-ruby. Superripe aromas of raspberry, iron, lead pencil and tobacco, plus a faint roasted component. Large-scaled, sweet and stuffed with fruit; big underlying structure nicely covered by pliant flesh. Finishes with uncanny sweetness, some pungent oak tones, and lush, chewy tannins.

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Conterno Fantino
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Grape Blend

Nebbiolo

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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