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Sunday, June 22, 2014

Aldo Ricardo Seghesio Barolo Vigneto la Villa 1996


Slow-o in bottle (no decant) for 3 hours and then served from bottle at restaurant. 

Luscious nose and fruit from the start. Color is showing some signs of age. 14% alc. Nice finish. Not a tremendous amount of complexity.  More fruit and tannin ... not so much characteristic tar profile that a great barolo should have,  though... I would classify this as more modern in style although it is not marked by an overabundance of oak.  A bit one dimensional in character but enjoyable.  

The Asbury is a new restaurant in Charlotte …  results are a bit of a mixed bag...  a few dishes that were spot on... some of the others were not executed very well... 

Positives were:
-  yellow fin tuna (crudo) ceviche appetizer. .. the tuna was shaved ...very fresh and delicious
- drop biscuits baked in cast iron skillet with bacon jam (ridiculously good)
- scallops accented with small pieces of country ham and a very light drizzle of caramelized white chocolate on the scallops (sounds weird but it worked nicely)

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