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Tasting notes
Score 95/100 · Drink 2015-2030, Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Jun 2015

The 1998 Barolo Vigneto Arborina is a great example of the year. Soft, open-knit and beautifully textured in the glass, the 1998 is a wine that stands out for its sense of proportion and overall harmony. Everything is in the right place. The sweet, perfumed finish only adds to the wine's considerable appeal. I was not a huge fan of the 1998 when it was first released, but over the last few years it has really grown on me. This is pure finesse.

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Critic scores
93
93/100

Average Score

92
91-93/100

Robert Parker

92
91-93/100

Robert Parker

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91 - 93 points
Robert Parker
Score 91-93/100 · Drink 2001-2016, Robert Parker, Oct 2001

The 1998 Barolo Arborina boasts a glorious perfume of overripe black cherries intertwined with Asian spices, new oak, and flowers. Layered, gorgeously concentrated, superbly balanced and seamless, with fabulous fruit, good underlying tannin, and a long, 40+ second finish, it can be drunk now and over the next 15 years. 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

91 - 93 points
Robert Parker
Score 91-93/100 · Robert Parker

The 1998 Barolo Arborina boasts a glorious perfume of overripe black cherries intertwined with Asian spices, new oak, and flowers. Layered, gorgeously concentrated, superbly balanced and seamless, with fabulous fruit, good underlying tannin, and a long, 40+ second finish, it can be drunk now and over the next 15 years. Oct 2001, www.robertparker.com

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Elio Altare
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Grape Blend

Nebbiolo

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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