2007 Barolo Conca
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Medium red. Higher-pitched on the nose than the Marcenasco, with blackberry, licorice, mint and graphite aromas accompanied by sweet oak scents. Suave, sweet and impressively concentrated; really spreads out to coat the palate. With its full alcohol (15+%) and notes of menthol, eucalyptus and licorice, this big boy comes across as a bit monolithic today, but its finishing breadth, substantial ripe tannins and impression of firm acidity suggest it will evolve gracefully.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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The 2007 Barolo Conca is a deep, structured wine loaded with dark fruit, spices, menthol and licorice. This is a huge style for a Barolo from La Morra but there is plenty of underlying structure to balance the fruit pound for pound. The Conca is going to be a fascinating wine to follow over the course of its life.
The 2007 Barolo Conca is a deep, structured wine loaded with dark fruit, spices, menthol and licorice. This is a huge style for a Barolo from La Morra but there is plenty of underlying structure to balance the fruit pound for pound. The Conca is going to be a fascinating wine to follow over the course of its life. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2022. Proprietor Pietro Ratti continues to dial up the quality, especially with his Baroli. In 2007 those wines aren’t as differentiated in quality as they typically are, which is one of the qualities of the vintage in general. Importer: Dreyfus Ashby & Co., New York, NY; tel. (212) 818-0770
La Morra. Very dark ruby. Sweet ripe and a touch herbal. Sweet and a tad one-dimensional on the palate, if powerful and mouthfilling. (WS)