Paul Jaboulet Aine, Cote Rotie Jumelles Size:12x750ml Marcarini's 2004 Barolo Brunate has

Marcarini's 2004 Barolo Brunate has aged well

with incredible density

With swirling

(90-93)/2025+

This feels like an entire magnum of wine was somehow

Paul Jaboulet Aine, Cote Rotie Jumelles Size:12x750ml Marcarini's 2004 Barolo Brunate hasFull red ruby. Bright, floral aromas of raspberry, black plum, black cherry and leather. Supple but a bit sullen in the mouth, with unforthcoming flavors of black cherry and shoe polish. Seems a bit less thoroughly ripe than the '97 Hermitage Pied de la Cote. Rather awkward today. A sample of the same wine from a very early bottling (June of '98!) showed a comparatively explosive nose of truffle, smoke and black olive; a more elegant palate