Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

Fruit sourced from five vineyards, Brunate, Liste, Cerequio, Cannubi and Raviole. Medium Ruby red color with aromas of red fruit, earthy spices, floral and cedar. On the palate flavors of sour cherry and raspberry with notes of floral, smoky tobacco, vanilla and oak. Long finish, nice balance with fine soft tannins, ending with an earthy character. Good now, a few bottle years will benefit! — a month ago

Cate Hatch

9.1

Really lovely Arneis. Love this grape however this is a more layered and complex expression. Retains levity while delivering length and finish. Drinking well right now. — a month ago

Brent Clayton

9.5

From magnum. A monster wine! — a month ago

Victor Rauch

9.3

A great wine in a perfect place — 2 months ago

Steve Rura

9.3

Other ratings called this “closed” which I completely agree with. The dense flavors took forever to open up. I popped it at noon for a 7:30p dinner of chick pea and potato pasta, and it was still developing. Highly tannic, but so layered if you have the patience. Darker fruits, yet still some tart red cherry, lavender, rose petals, and ashy dryness. Complex, classic Barolo (from my limited experience). I’ll save my second bottle to see how it develops. — 3 months ago

Palmer Emmitt

Owner/Winemaker Judge Palmer

9.2

Barbera rules. — 9 months ago

Eric Halim

9.2

Wine is bright red, on nose its red fruits, earthy, oak, dry tobacco, floral. On palate, wine is plum, berries, oakiness. Acidity is medium plus, tannic, its shows strong charachter or nebbiolo and merlot. Firm and elegant structure. Enjoy 2029+. Cheers! — 4 months ago

Brendan Powell

9.1

Xmas with the Powells! — 6 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.2

From magnum . Little darker ruby than the asili , slightly narrower garnet , terracotta rim . Darker quite ripe fruits , more medicinal , touch of tar and mineral length . Slightly more rustic tannin , good fresh acidity . Slightly darker anis tinged finish with good length. Quite austere and really young , needs time to open . Quite rustic , a bit of a brute ! Better in 5 years and will last a further 5-10. — 8 months ago

Ove Gustafsson

8.9

Still too young but a thrilling ride. — 8 years ago

Matt Perlman

8.9

Everyday Nebbiolo without a ton of structure; a splash for the sauce and the rest to gulp down — 2 months ago

Mandi Speidel

City Territory Chicago, Maverick Wine Company

9.0

Happy Mother’s Day!!! — a month ago

Peter Hladun

9.0

Beautiful and light with just a super light tannin finish. Another great bottle barn find. — a month ago

Samuel Tyndall

9.4

Very dry, high high acid. Leather, smoke, cedar, minerals. Not much fruit. Higher tannins. And a good borolo flavor — 2 months ago

Sid Dhar

9.0

Young vintage, but give it 20 mins in the decanter and it sings! — 2 months ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Quite tense and grippy. Plum and black cherry, a hint of licorice and a steely spine. Young still. Hard to judge but beautifully balanced components — 4 months ago

with Paul

Ed Lehrman

9.3

Smooth as silk and maybe a bit past mid-life but absolutely perfect with wild boar pasta. — 4 months ago

GaryWEdwards

9.5

Yes, please.. very nice Sandrone that just enters a nice window to enjoy for a couple of decades. — 5 months ago

with Logan

Steven Heydemann

9.1

Lucky to have an MA wine guy who found 4 bottles of this for me. Delicious. — 7 months ago

Manuel Buergi

9.2

Dark fruits, blackberries, smoke, liquorice, smoke/ash, spices. Quite massive and brawny. Maybe a touch monolithic compared with other vintages in this tasting. — 6 years ago

Samuel Tyndall

8.9

Cherry, acid, delicious! Great with anything red sauce and mild cheese. This is a party drink for good casual times. Barbecues, late night pizza, or 3rd bottle of wine for the night. This is a good bet. — 2 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

Nice vintage for this producer that is youthful showing cherry, berry fruit, dried herbs, leather, rose petal & tobacco — a month ago

Brent Clayton

9.4

Antithetical great bottle. Dark and brooding but it opened up nicely. Muscular but balanced. — a month ago

with Eric

Raul Puga

9.3

Delicious — 2 months ago

Jay Kline

9.2

The fruit for the Oderro Poderi e Cantine “classico” comes from a combination of the Bricco Chiesa in La Morra and the Bricco Fiasco in Castiglione Falletto MGAs. The former being considered Oddero’s “home vineyard”.

Poured into a decanter about 30min before service. In the glass, the wine displays a beautiful ruby color with a transparent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with very pretty notes of Montmorency cherry, cranberry, pomegranate, a bed of roses, orange peel, fresh sage, eucalyptus and crushed rock. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long, drying and grippy. This is all about balance and freshness. These are quite giving already but undoubtedly have a long life ahead. Drink now with patience or through 2044. — 3 months ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Gorgeous nose. Deep gamey fruit. Herbs and underbrush. Lovely grapey stuff — 4 months ago

with Paul

Lee Pitofsky

9.5

Still so young! But oh so good. — 5 months ago

John Malcolm

9.5

Earthy (of course). Cherries, raspberries, strawberry, leather, and tobacco. Outstanding, and just coming into its own. — 6 months ago

Tricia Loe

9.6

Wine has aged beautifully. Tannins have softened and the bold flavor paired perfectly with lamb chops roasted with garlic and herbs. — 4 years ago

Ned Clark

9.1

Pleasing to drink and very balanced but not what I expected. The tannins are weaker than the fruit and it doesn't wow on the nose. Nothing wrong with it but as the saying goes "I've had better" — 9 years ago