This was tricky to decant as it has a lot of super-floaty sediment that swirled around like crazy. Once decanted though, it’s excellent. Great nose of deep earthy notes (just a hint, and no more, of barnyard), deep ripe fruit. In the mouth it’s soft, deeply flavored, and buoyed along by zesty acids. Finish is lip smacking and ends on a slightly, pleasantly bitter note that balances the ripe fruit. — 2 months ago
Cena dia padre casa mazf — 4 months ago
Beautiful wine with homemade shrimp cocktail for Oscar night. Think I’d have some buyer’s remorse at full retail. @Delectable where did all my wines go? My library only shows 78? — 8 months ago
Bruno Clair G-C Clos Saint Jacques 2009 — 9 months ago
Not the best showing of this wine. — 9 months ago
Good but not great or mind-blowing. — 9 days ago
Lovely Barolo — 3 months ago
Smooth, dry, medium body, lemon accents, paired very well with linguine à la vongele. — 9 months ago
Enjoying this — 9 months ago
98 was not a great vintage and why Giacosa bottled the SS as a red label has long been a bit of a mystery. There’s a lot in this wine to like, and no reason to leave it sitting in the cellar. Fully mature, ample bricking, softer but still lively fruit, rich mouthfeel with classic sous bois, a bit of iron, red berry and herbal overlay, and soft maybe a bit overripe tannin. Lovely, but not near Giacosa’s most memorable SSRs. — 3 months ago
Refreshing fruit and acidity — 8 months ago
Taavi Davies
Unbelievably concentrated fruit, manuka honey on the nose — 3 days ago