On Jan 27, 9:50*am, "Bi!!" > wrote:
> 1997 Luigi Einaudi Barolo. *I've posted notes on this before but it's
> been a while. *I still have a few left from a case purchased on
> release. *I opened last night with grilled veal chops and creamy
> polenta with white truffle butter. *Dark red in the glass with just a
> faint hint of brick (I think many Barolos are normally a bit brickish
> in color) *Typical Barolo nose of roses, tar, a bit of black tea and
> ripe black plums. *Fairly ripe on the palate showing dense black
> cherry, plums, a bit of espresso and leather. *Interesting sweet ripe
> fruit notes at the front with a fairly high toned acidity on the
> finish and fairly aggressive tannins. *The wine could still use a few
> more years. *"B+"

this is the normale? I drank my last bottle I think last year, thought
it reasonably mature with mostly resolved tannins. Bottle variation,
or maybe storage (I have good passive storage, but maybe tad warmer in
summer than ideal).