Michael Chelus

9.1

Cherry, raspberry, currant, blackberry, eucalyptus, mossy earth and oak. Medium-bodied and velvety tannins. — a month ago

Peter Hladun

9.3

Really fantastic Barolo! Paired it with a vodka sauce pasta dish and it showed well with and without the food. Would definitely revisit. — 2 months ago

Joslyn Vo

10

Favorite wine! Sweet and fruity
15% alcohol! — 2 months ago

Tyler Felous

9.0

On first open, the butter/malo notes are overpowering everything. Some fruit and acidity in there but hidden. Will see how it evolves with some air. — 3 months ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Gorgeous nose. Deep gamey fruit. Herbs and underbrush. Lovely grapey stuff — 3 months ago

with Paul

Kamall

9.0

Salty, rocky goodness — 4 months ago

Colin Parker

9.1

Medium, spicy, full body — 5 months ago

with Dana

Kelley Raymond

9.3

Surprisingly good and well balanced with lots of oak and finish — a month ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.5

Deep ruby color. Aromas blueberry, asphalt and RC Cola. Soft, gorgeous wine, full of blue fruits and delicate tannins- superb!! — 2 months ago

Bryan Kesting

9.3

Plenty of secondary notes at 11 years of age. Drink up if you have them. — 2 months ago

Todd Scurci

9.6

#sonomapinot #gotham — 2 months ago

with Jason

Victor Hsu

9.3

Privileged to sample the 2016 Monte Bello at the winery as part of their Library offerings. The bottle is $375 at the winery. Tight and tannic after 8 years (and half an hour of decanting) but promising much more. Josh at the winery concedes that it’s in a dumb phase but should reach its peak in 20-30 years. I could analyze and pick apart this one for hours. — 4 months ago

Randy Fuller

9.5

This wine has a dark purple color and a complex nose. Aromas of black cherry, violets, anise, clove, leather and earth are plentiful in the bouquet. The palate offers a medium mouthfeel with great acidity and firm tannins. The fruit flavors are carried along by the more savory aspects of the profile. It is a wine which would love a pairing with a steak or a pork chop, or with a meaty stew. — 5 months ago

Donald Williams

9.4

Really nice red wine. — a month ago

with Bonnie

J Choi

9.1

Bit over the hill. — 2 months ago

John Malcolm

9.2

Cherry cola, cassis, strawberries, leather, tobacco, and soft spices. — 2 months ago

with Joy

Thien Bui

9.1

Very well make — 3 months ago

Amber Wendland

9.3

Pendry with Tom — 4 months ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.1

Still intact. But it’s too ashy and bitter for me.

Better balance and more suppleness on day 2.
89->91 — 4 months ago

Jonathan Wall

9.5

Imagine a great Cote Rotie, Cornas, and a Cal Syrah step into a bar. The atmosphere is all French but the ‘Mercian makes it interesting and overblown with too much density. It was spectacular, but if it were a bit more reserved, and didn’t stain my Riedel, it would have been on another level. — 5 months ago