Looking at Acker's latest online auction and there are some aged Barolo's that are being offered. Besides 1967 as a notable vintage by WS, what other vintages have stood around and are drinking well.

BTW, why doesnt WS list the notable '67 vintage and the wines involved with this vintage???

1947
1952
1958
1961
1964
1967
1971
1974
1978
(1982)
1985
1988
1989
1990
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2004
2005

1982 is in parentheses because it was "marginal" overall compared to the rest. Enjoy.

Joe,

That is too many....at least Piedmont does not declare these vintages the "vintage of the century"

Mike

It's not the area that declares vintage of the century, it's the press, critics, and wine buyers. If I"m not mistaken, Suckling declared 1997 something like that. What I can say about those is that at this point, they are preferable to the 1996s side by side but I think the latter will go longer.

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Originally posted by mareff:
Joe,

That is too many....at least Piedmont does not declare these vintages the "vintage of the century"

Mike

Uh...reff...you asked "Besides 1967 as a notable vintage by WS, what other vintages have stood around and are drinking well". I gave you a list as required.

he gets confused by all the numbers. can you perhaps color code each year for him?

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Originally posted by wineismylife:
Uh...reff...you asked "Besides 1967 as a notable vintage by WS, what other vintages have stood around and are drinking well". I gave you a list as required.

I've had a good number from 1958, 1961, and 1964. That got me to almost completely stop buying Barolo.

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Originally posted by Board-O:
That got me to almost completely stop buying Barolo.

I really didn't think you bought any Italian wines. Are there certain Barolo producers you enjoy?

Not really. I've had more disappointments from Bourgogno than anyone else. I bought some 1997 Vigna Roche (sp?) from Andrea Oberto and I haven't been pleased with that. I've been to a number of events in which people said that this or that Barolo wasn't "showing well." I understand there are some great ones out there, but I've tasted very few I'd score above the mid to upper 80s.

Sure will be interesting to see if WIML brings a great vintage Barolo to OKC or some middling crap. Guess I will find out where I rate based on the vintage. Thread archived.

Moo

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Originally posted by Board-O:
I've had more disappointments from Bourgogno than anyone else.

Interesting.... '64 Bourgogno has been on my 'hit list' for some time now.