These tasting notes has been lying around for some time but now I got around to write this tasting up. S invited and poured these bottles alongside some yummy food.
2004 Barolo Terlo Ravera, Abbona
A cool, deep, seedy nose with notes of ripe red cherries, fresh herbs, rosehip and asphalt. A hint of maturity. Very, very good.
The taste is high and concentrated with notes of red beets, ripe red cherries, earth and some cold coffee. Very long. Still have places to go, give it 5+ years. Very fine.
93p (tasted 2018/05)
1999 Barolo Pressenda, Abbona
The 99 reveals a fine, sweet maturity with notes of dried up cherry jam, undergrowth, mushrooms stock and licorice. Very, very good. Open and inviting.
The taste is tighter and leaner than the nose leads you to believe, with notes of dried cherries, asphalt, tobacco and leather. A long, mature finish with a fine warmth. Mature but will go on on this level for 5+ years.
90p (tasted 2018/05)
2000 Barolo Pressenda, Abbona
A deep, concentrated nose with notes of mint covered cherries, bonfire smoke, sweet tobacco and a very fine floral aroma. Really good.
The taste is tight and linear with notes of scorched earth, dried cherries, leather and rosehips. A long, warm finish. A tad marked by the hot years, but this is a very, very good Barolo in a prime drinking phase.
91p (tasted 2018/05)
2001 Barolo Pressenda, Abbona
2001 is one of my favourite vintages, and the Pressenda delievers the goods. The nose is high and pure with only glimpses of maturity, and notes of ripe red cherries, rose petals, violets, licorice and forest floor. Very deep and refined. Just lovely.
The taste is intense and focused with notes of sweet cherries, licorice, mushrooms, dried flowers and tar. A very fine balance. Still some polished tannins in the long finish. +4 years.
94p (tasted 2018/05)
2003 Barolo Pressenda, Abbona
Another hot vintage and another fine Pressenda. The nose is deep and warm with notes of raspberry licorice, bonfire smoke, undergrowth, dried flowers and rosehips. Very, very good.
The taste is forward and mouth filling with notes of ripe cherries, Finnish licorice, dried flowers and warm gravel. A long finish with a fine dried up warmth. For drinking within the next 5+ years.
90p (tasted 2018/05)
2004 Barolo Pressenda, Abbona
The nose of the 04 Pressenda is deep and dense with notes of rosehips, red tea, raspberries, tobacco and fir wood. A tad laid back but very, very good.
The taste is tight and concentrated with notes of ripe cherries, ink, tobacco, licorice and sunwarm asphalt. Very long and intense. Needs 6+ years in the cellar. Lots of potential.
92p (tasted 2018/05)
2008 Barolo Pressenda, Abbona
A high, smoky nose with notes of ripe red cherries, raspberry licorice, forest floor, herbs and granite. Very deep and fine.
The taste is taut and structured with notes of ripe cherries, mushrooms, violets, rosehips and asphalt. Very long and tight. Sandy tannins in the finish. Very fine. Needs 6+ years in the cellar.
93p (tasted 2018/05)
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