2000 Barolo
Estimated value
Buying options
Tasting notes
The 2000 Barolo, with intense aromas of red fruit, tar, and licorice, is brawny and concentrated, long on the flow, of good ripeness but with a few tannins to shed. Drink: 2006-2016. Importer: Winebow, Hohokus, NJ; tel. (201) 445-0620
Critic scores
Average Score
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
More reviews and scores
(bottled in May of 2004) Medium amber-edged red. Subtly spicy aromas of red berries, rose petal, marzipan and licorice. Lush and sweet, with a distinctly soft tex ture for Barolo. But also rich, deep and vinous, if not especially complex. Finishes with building, dusty tannins and very good length.
(a sample from a single cask that Torrengo notes may not be representative of the final blend) Saturated red-ruby. Cherry, raspberry and licorice on the superripe, highly aromatic nose. Sweet, very ripe and chewy, with harmonious acids nicely framing the wine's strong, slightly exotic fruit. Finishes with very good length; the serious tannins should mellow further during the wine's last year in barrel. Already shows impressive purity, especially for this very warm year.
About the producer
Founded in 1904 as Cantina Sociale "Ai Vini delle Langhe", Prunotto lies between Barolo and Barbaresco in the heart of the Langhe. Now part of the Antinori family of estates, it crafts terroir-driven wines that showcase the region's finest vineyard sites.