Jakub Kalinowski

9.0

This is very elegant & harmonious.
Dark sour cherry with some crushed stone and a pinch of orange peel & herbs. Fresh. Juicy.
On the palate this is very smooth, juicy, with great flow and beautiful balance. The 14.5% alc perfectly integrated.
Nice depth & length, too. — 4 months ago

Christie S

9.0

Delicious. Vibrant, bold, berry flavor with a really great price tag. — 5 months ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.1

Fresh and elegant. Cherries, cassis, hints of smoke, tar and violets.
Very pleasant. — 6 months ago

Ed Chin

9.2

Tons of red and dark fruit. Mainly cherries and a bit of raspberry and spice. — 6 months ago

Paul Masson

8.9

Must love roasted veggies. But this has shed some of its oak and youthful reduction. In a good spot with another 5-10 years of interest. — 7 months ago

Vino Joe

9.5

Perfectly ripe. This wine is peak. Mature fruit in balance with everything. This was ready to go from the pour. Well rounded and deep. Gorgeous color. Likely to start receding soon. So drink up! — 8 months ago

Justin Martin

9.0

Absolutely delicious. Light and balanced. — 2 years ago

Meghan C

9.2

Michelin wine club — 3 years ago

Jennifer Liu

9.2

39.97 from new season. Balanced. Round. Worth the price. Would buy again — 6 years ago

Matt Waring

9.2

Wonderful acidity, well balanced fruit, a firm finish. This is top shelf Barbera and a real delight. Bravo. — 8 years ago

with Christine

Dennis Hogenkamp

9.5

13.0% ABV Dark purple color. Nice oak . Very good wine. Paired w/ beef bourguignon. — 4 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2020 vintage. A fave CA chard and producer. Medium-medium heavy body. Tasting slightly more tropical and advanced with less acidity than usual. Still absolutely delicious tho. Would like to retaste and reevaluate in 5-6 months tho. Based on 30 vintages of tasting this particular wine, betting it reconciles any tawdry, fleeting concerns that occupy my compromised palate and right quick. 01.22.25. — 5 months ago

Amanda Speier

9.0

Yes, but again — 6 months ago

Ed Chin

9.4

Based on day 2. I really enjoyed this as it opened up. Great texture with lemon curd, stone fruit, marzipan and lively acidity. So well balanced. — 6 months ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.0

After sending back an oxidized, tired 2020 Rossi di Montalcino, the Somm had the waiter bring back this wine at around the same price point. Don’t sleep on #barberadalba from a great producer. Raspberry, plum, dusty dark fruit nose. So vibrant on the palate with lush yet tangy dark red fruit on the entry, gossamer tannins on the finish. Corking it after dinner and after the next day in the wine fridge still as alive. — 8 months ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.0

Medium ruby color. Aromas of cherry, rhubarb and cola. Very tasty Santa Cruz Mountain Pinot- bergamot, red fruit and black tea. — 8 months ago

Pooneet K

9.0

Quite ready to go. No decant, opened 3 hours before. Nice seamless fruit, tannins very integrated. Could use a bit more acid, but still appreciate it esp at a nice restrained 13.4%. — 8 months ago

Gaetan Ciampini

9.5

Really banging! — 4 years ago

Jay Root

9.1

Peppery, acid, lighter on the fruit. This would pair really well with chili or a similar dish — 7 years ago

Molly K

9.4

#lupa couldn't resist a second bottle of this one. Smooth easy to share with can lovers but not too big for me — 8 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2021 vintage. A bit of everything. Esteemed producer. Excellent nose. Front-palate richness. Mid-palate power and presence. Pleasantly astringent and beyond substantial finish. I usually eschew Barbera d'Alba for the resto list but couldn't deny this one. Picked up two cases and may pick up more to have laying around for 1.5-2 years. At the ridiculous resto price of $26.67, I can't afford not to. So delicious. 01.29.25. — 5 months ago

Todd Scurci

9.4

#cisiamo #dolcettodalba — 5 months ago

with Annie and Jason

Rich Bluth

9.2

drinking perfectly now. enjoy! — 6 months ago

Bryan Kesting

9.5

Drinking so well . Fun to drink alongside of the other 3. Not quite as good as the Alpine but very close. — 7 months ago

BobG

9.8

RW’s bday party at Chi Spacca. We all loved it. Very smooth and balanced. Barolo-like — 8 months ago

Pooneet K

8.9

Nice wine, but a bit less full and interesting than I was hoping. Slightly thin and almost a bit watery. Still nice refinement and a decent finish. — 8 months ago

Mike Lev

8.9

Medium ruby, primary aromas of red fruit, medium acidity and tannins. Good albeit low QPR — 2 years ago

Robert Rothfield

9.2

Bright cherry/tar with grippy tannins...really good now but I expect it will improve significantly over time — 5 years ago

Patti Gamboni

9.0

Good fruit and acid. — 7 years ago

Michelle Zell

9.7

My favorite Cabernet. — 10 years ago

with Madra