David D

9.2

Lots of prune, currants, broad acids, dried blackberry, steely tannins. Took a minute to open up, really delicious. 09/23/25 — 10 days ago

Nagib Nasr

9.1

Amazing for its age. — 4 months ago

Barb

9.5

Love this wine. Clean, crisp. No bitterness. Taste of pears, green apple. — 5 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.2

If you didn’t tell me what it was, I’d have guessed top Amarone. — 7 months ago

joe mama

8.9

Went great first night with red sauce chicken meatballs and pasta. Next night, broccoli rabe. Like most italian wines, better with food — 18 days ago

Robert Weber

9.6

Superb mature Barolo. Tar, rose petals, earthy minerality with dark cherry fruit. Med + acidity, med + tannins. Drinking window is open and will go for another 5 years. — 4 months ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.1

This is the most iconic barbera in Italy
The story of the label is very curious

Single site hill where a lady had a house.
She was nicknamed "Uccellone" meaning big bird due to her prominent nose that resembled a bird beak. Nonetheless "Uccellone" in italian slang also mean "big penis"...
The local priest was horrified by this label and accused Braida of pushing the boundaries too much. The answer was from him to produce another wine honouring the priest called Bricco della Bigotta(Bigot).

The wine is big, it goes in large oak for 12 months plus 12 months in the bottle before release and needs decanting. Super smooth, super complex, this is a wine for blue cheese or meditation.
It keeps giving you different shade every time you swirl it.
Personally i prefer other style of barbera, but it is a super interesting wine with a lot of history too. — 4 months ago

Heather Robinson

8.9

HWT - Eric especially liked it, it was a rich and robust red that went well with food. $122 is pricy though — a month ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Popped in poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The 2019 Bricco delle Viole pours a garnet color with a transparent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with lovely ripe notes of Morello cherry, raspberry, roses, tar, talcum powder, dried herbs and dry gravelly earth. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. Typically, I feel as though Vaira’s wines need significant time in the cellar however, this is one of the finer examples of a young Vajra that I have had in a long time. Drink now with patience through 2049. — 2 months ago

Nicole Lowman

9.4

Sometimes you know a wine is good when you want to drink it in slowly. Savor it I guess:) — 6 months ago