ENRICO SERAFINO BAROLO

1958 Enrico Serafino Barolo Classico medium light transparent garnet with a lighter rim, a musty nose with dry plumbs, hints of furniture polish and earthy undertone.  On the palate cassis, some residual tannins, lots of acid, with subsequent impressions of a mature jamon iberico.  With more oxygen it achieves a good balance with juicier fruit, ripe plums, cherries and blackcurrant.  It is as if the initial acidic fruit is ripening in the glass.  The whole wine is a bit dried out initially when then warms up.  The finish lasts about 50 seconds.  The bottle was not decanted as we feared  it to be too fragile; this bottle benefited from being opened several hours before pouring.  Drink now.  An absolute delight after over 60 years; a bottle from an excellent vintage.   July 2021  3.75/5