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Wine Details
Pouring a beautiful brick color in the glass, Lot 693 is everything its predecessor was: sour cherry, sandalwood, and tobacco leaf dominate the refined nose, with additional hints of truffles and leather. Earth, red fruit, and small, firm tannins define the palate alongside perfectly balanced acidity that can hold up to food or be enjoyed on its own. The finish and its incredible length are haloed by tar and terroir, alluding to the potential aging this wine can take on. Absolute cellar candidate!
- Vintage
- 2011
- Appellation
- Piemonte
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Alcohol by Volume
- 14.5%
- Cases Produced
- 150
- Drink/hold
- Now through 2035
- Release Email
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Like its Barbaresco cousin, Barolo is a true icon. Celebrated as a symbol of apex Italian wine, it's a region known for intense, unmistakable reds that has few peers around the world.
Lot 693 is the follow-up to its 2010 predecessor (Lot 593), and is another masterpiece with perfect winery-direct provenance from the same producer. The grapes undergo temperature-controlled fermentation for 20 days to enrich the wine with tannins that enable long term aging, followed by 5 years of large format cask-aging to obtain Riserva status (non-Riserva Barolo requires 3 years). 2011 was a warm vintage for Barolo’s Nebbiolo vineyards, producing wines that stylistically resemble a combination of the outstanding 2007s and 2009s. An exquisite wine that no one would blame you for drinking now, Lot 693 will obviously reward the patient (especially given its cask aging).
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Chris
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6/2/2020
Amazing!!
Just an amazing wine!!!
Steven
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5/27/2020
Young Nebbiolo with great structure
Semi opaque with a dark red hue. On the nose I get dark cherries, beautiful oak, raspberry and dried herbs. On the palate there’s an immediate thrust of leather, tobacco and cherry. It is a touch tart but mouthwatering. The cherry theme continues onto the mid palate where I also get a good thwack of tannins. Wow, this wine is a cherub. Creosote, black plums and that tart cherry all mingle on the palate and I sense this wine is not yet close to maturity. The finish is long, tannic, tart and fruity with those cherries galore, some sage and more leather. I regret opening this wine so young, but I will get more for the cellar. Tonight I will pair it with Sous Vide Ribeyes, probably the best combo I could think of for this tannic monster Nebbiolo. Drink from 2025 to 2030 at the least. 92 points and 5 stars for this $39 beauty.
Paul
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5/21/2020
Wow
Awesome
THADDEUS
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5/12/2020
Not as expected.
Bought 3 bottles with high expectations. Opened the first bottle and had problems with the cork, the wine smelled musty and had a somewhat brown tinge to it; the flavor was not what I expected, I think that the cork may have been bad. I am hoping that the next bottle will be better. I have had Barolos before and they were great.
J
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5/11/2020
Very Good
Solid from a value perspective. Overall good wine. Everything you could ask for in a Barolo. Had to decant for 30 minutes but that to be expected. Smooth, light, with great fruit profile.
Michael
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5/10/2020
Very nice Italian Red.
Enjoyed this wine a great deal. Stands up to other labels I've had at higher price.
Benjamin
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5/6/2020
Smooth
A very good wine!
Jeffrey
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5/1/2020
long live the king
very enjoyable Barolo. Nicely balanced - not over-extracted. pairs well with just about anything. a beauty!
Kyle
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4/30/2020
Brings me back to Italy
Smooth red. A little lighter than other Barolos I have had however excellent
Sam
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4/28/2020
Solid
This was an excellent wine. It was a solid Baroli, but not significsntly better than other Barolos I have had before