M. Marengo Barolo Brunate (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2007
Nebbiolo
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James
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Robert
Parker
Product Details
Varietal
Producer
Vintage
2007
Size
1500ML
ABV
14%
Features
Collectible
Your Rating
Somm Note
Winemaker Notes
Garnet red. Typical, fruity, black cherries, dried rose, spicy notes. Dry, warm, full-bodied, soft, clean, sweet and well-integrated tannins, quite persistent.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
What a nose to this wine. Wonderful aromas of fresh strawberries, flowers and sandalwood. Full body, with ultra-fine tannins and a beautiful balance of acidity and fruit. This is a clean, focused and chic wine. Hard not to drink now but will be better in 2013.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2007 Barolo Brunate comes across as somewhat clenched and inexpressive in this vintage, while at the same showing less vineyard character than is typically the case. The 2007 is a reticent Brunate that only reveals its personality over a long period of time. I miss the delineation and nuance that informs the finest vintages yet there is enough perfume and inner sweetness to make me think the wine will find its balance with further bottle age. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2027.
Rating: 92+
Other Vintages
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Robert
Parker - Decanter
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James
Suckling -
Wine
Spectator
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Suckling -
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Parker -
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Spectator
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James
Suckling -
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Parker -
Wine
Spectator
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James
Suckling
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Robert
Parker
Marengo is one of the smallest estates in La Morra, but Marco Marengo has no inferiority complex. Marengo is privileged to be among the many more famous names who own vineyards in the “Brunate” cru, an immaculately positioned parcel of land that is considered to be one of the grand crus of the Langhe. The estate makes tiny quantities of modern-style Barolo from old vines in their tiny cellar on La Morra’s main street; in great years, these particularly well-balanced, ample, intense, tannic wines hint at truffles; they are perfectly rich and complete Baroli. 1999 is the third release of the Barolo "Bricco Viole", from a tiny cru in the Barolo township named for the violets that bloom there in springtime; the 1998 was rated 92 pts by the Wine Spectator. Elio Altare once told Marco that Marengo's vineyards were the "finest he had ever seen!" The slopes around Brunate are also particularly noted for superb Dolcetto
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