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Marchesi di Barolo, Barolo Coste di Rose 2015
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Reviewed by: Monica Larner
On the nose, the 2015 Barolo Coste di Rose offers dry and almost dusty notes of crushed stone and camphor ash followed by tight berry and wild blueberry. There is a floral component to the wine as well, with blue flower, lavender and dried rose. This vintage plays forward the differences between the vineyard crus of Barolo with enormous precision and individual identity. This expression remains slightly more delicate and compact in terms of its inner fiber. A mere 7,000 bottles were produced.
Reviewed by: James Suckling
A rich Barolo with earthy aromas and flavors, as well as ripe dark-cherry and spiced hazelnut-biscuit notes and dried rose petals. The palate delivers a similarly soulful, earthy and richly fruited impression with an abundance of fine, ripe tannins. A delicious 2015 Barolo. Drink or hold.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2015 Barolo Coste di Rose offers only modest depth and complexity. It’s hard to find any real pleasure in the dried out flavors and the wine's modest structure. There is just not much to the 2015.
About the Producer
The Marchesi di Barolo is located in the town of Barolo in the Piedmont region of Italy, overlooking the castle of Marquis Falletti. This is the birthplace of the world-famous Barolo wines. At the time, no one could have imagined the day when the Barolo wines produced here would become the king of wines and the wine of kings. The long history of the Marquis of Barolo dates back to 1870. At that time, the Marquis of Barolo Carlo Tancredi Falletti married Juliette Colbert de Maulévrier, the granddaughter of the famous finance minister of the Sun King of France, in Paris. In 1864, Juliette's death marked the end of the reign of the Faletti dynasty. In honour of the Marquise, the magnificent Palazzo Barolo was built in Turin. Pietro Abbona, together with his brother Ernesto and his sisters Marina and Celestina, mastered the old cellar methods and improved the winemaking techniques of the estate. The wines of the Barolo region are known worldwide. The quality of the Barolo wines produced by the Abbona family has become so highly regarded thanks to the help of the Marquise Falletti. The huge oak barrels in which the Barolo wines are aged were in fact bequeathed by the Marquise. Today, the Abbona family is committed to producing high quality wines, and year after year, the winemaking techniques, viticultural practices and wine culture have been passed on for more than five generations. The Marquis de Barolo is blessed with an ideal environment for growing grapes of Sangiovese, Nebbiolo and Colorino varieties, producing Barolo Cannubi, Barolo Coste di Rose and Barolo del Comune. Barolo Cannubi, Barolo Coste di Rose and Barolo del Comune di Barolo are some of the wines that have won many awards for their quality.
