Armando Parusso - Barolo Le Coste Di Monforte 2012 (Pre-arrival) (750ml)
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James Suckling: 93 Points
Fantastic aromas of white truffle, dried fruits and orange peel. Green tea. Full body, tight and chewy tannins. This is a stylish and intense wine. A wine to age for a very long time.
Wine Spectator: 93 Points
A mix of eucalyptus, wild herb, cherry and licorice flavors is tinged with an exotic note of coconut in this suave red. Intense and elegant, with a solid underlying structure and dominant tannins on the spicy, minerally finish.
Wine Advocate: 92 Points
The 2012 Barolo Le Coste di Monforte is a bright and buoyant wine that delivers an immediate and accessible approach. The bouquet reveals its intensity in an upfront and vertical manner, and it makes a lasting impact on the nose and mouth. This wine is embedded with dark fruit tones with tobacco, tar and smoked spice. Yet, it also reminds me of a Barolo from the classic 2010 vintage, thanks to its sharp precision and power.
Vinous: 91 Points
The 2012 Barolo Le Coste di Monforte shows the distinct influence of whole clusters in its decidedly lifted, Savory profile. Sage, rosemary, lavender, mint and purplish hued fruits are some of the signatures. Lift, intensely aromatics and exotic, the 2012 is long on personality and class. This is one of the more unusual Barolos readers will come across. It will be interesting to see if the 2012 comes together a bit more fully over the coming years. At this stage the tannins are quite firm. Le Coste is a wine where the whole cluster and producer signatures speak more than site.
