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Scarrone Vigna Mandorlo
Barolo · Italy
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Barolo
- Appellation
- Barolo
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- high
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
game meats · mushroom dishes · aged cheeses · risottos · cured meats · truffle dishes
Rated vintages
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201394 pts
Ripe berry, menthol, licorice and tobacco aromas mingle with whiffs of new leather and truffle. The delicious palate shows both generous fruit and restrained elegance, doling out raspberry jam, anise, clove, vanilla and dried herb framed in firm fine-grained tannins.
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201288 pts
The shy nose offers subdued aromas recalling aromatic herb, underbrush and a balsamic note of camphor. The palate is rather lean, showing dried sour cherry, anise and mint alongside mouth-drying but not very persistent tannins. Drink through 2020.
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201191 pts
Classically structured, this still needs to open up but already offers aromas of dark berry, menthol, toast, dried herbs and a whiff of cocoa. The firm palate delivers red cherry, raspberry, mocha, tobacco and licorice accompanied by bracing tannins and fresh acidity.