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Score 89/100 · Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, Nov 2009

Good full red. Expressive nose offers plum, redcurrant, mocha and tobacco. The palate shows an almost decadent ripeness but there's enough energy here to give shape to the wine. Finishes firmly tannic and in need of a bit of patience.

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88
88/100

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89
89/100

Stephen Tanzer, Vinous

88
88/100

Antonio Galloni, Vinous

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88 points
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Score 88/100 · Drink 2013-2015, Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Apr 2009

Corino's 2005 Barolo is an inviting, soft-textured wine that comes together in the glass nicely. Generous and accessible, the wine offers highly pleasurable drinking at this level. The Barolo has been helped with the addition of fruit from Roncaglie, which Corino used to bottle on its own.

88 points
Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate
Score 88/100 · Drink 2009-2015, Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate, Apr 2009

Corino’s 2005 Barolo is an inviting, soft-textured wine that comes together in the glass nicely. Generous and accessible, the wine offers highly pleasurable drinking at this level. The Barolo has been helped with the addition of fruit from Roncaglie, which Corino used to bottle on its own. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2015. Renato Corino is one of La Morra’s most gregarious producers. Though deeply influenced by his neighbor Elio Altare, Corino is one of the more experienced growers in La Morra and is really more of a transitional figure between Altare and the younger generation of producers. After dividing the family holdings with his brother Giuliano, Renato moved across the valley, where he has built a new home and cellar perched atop the Arborina vineyard. Over the years, Renato Corino’s wines have proven to age quite nicely and that should be the case with these wines as well. 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

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Giovanni Corino
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Grape Blend

Nebbiolo

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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