Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.0

Smokin rose right here. — a year ago

Antonio Gianola

9.3

Life is better with magnums — 3 years ago

Susan Hanners

9.1

Cranberry/currant on the nose, bizzare color, 1st sip raspberrish second taste apricot yet tart — 5 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.6

Tasted blind. Reddish tawny color. Edges suggest its old. Notes of strawberry, raspberry, iron, roses. Some zing and power in the nose. Slaps your face when tasted. Sappy. Powerful impact. Long finish. Other guesses were in Burgundy land eg Griotte but I went with 90 Rayas. Bingo. — 6 years ago

Tiffany Nicole

8.9

Light raspberry on the nose. Ripe strawberry palette. Tasty and amazing value for this blend! — 7 years ago

Eric L.

9.2

Roses, raspberries, and black pepper. Really enjoyable, especially with food. — 8 years ago

Chris Harvey

9.1

Delicious grower champagne. Great recommendation from @Sarah O'Kelley — 8 years ago

Tony Bubbles

9.3

Got to try and enjoy this at a tasting. — 10 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.2

2009 vintage. Pie Rupestris. Medium plus concentration of roses, violets, tar and grassy notes. On the palate, medium plus acidity and alcohol. Full concentration of cherry, tar and roses. Very moreish. Great length although lacks some finesse. Very good. Drink now until 2025. — 10 years ago

Max Gottesfeld, FWS, CSW

9.8

Roses pedals and cherries with wonderful acidity. Too bad we only had a glass with dinner. — 13 years ago

Mary H

9.2

Yeasty bread, ripe and slightly browned Fuji and honeycrisp apple, hint of pineapple. Crisp but not bracing, fine bubbles. — 2 years ago

Brent Young

9.2

Time Tested

03 was historically hot & dry. Did Monprivato succeed despite these conditions?

DAY 1
Served the wine with the Vinloq System which allows nitrogen to be pulled into the bottle with pouring
👀Brown/orange mixed with red
👃Cherries, tobacco, tar & roses. Some stewed/dried fruit
👅Mature. Florals and fruit are present. Light. Could use more acid. Easy to drink. Balanced

Remaining wine Slow Decanted in my fridge

DAY 10
Nice aged notes. Savory. Okay precision. Tannins are good. Kept improving in the glass

DAY 17
👃Classic & beautiful with aged notes. Finally what I was hoping for👍
👅Drinking well. Cherry. Significant tar. Savory

Similar on the 3 days, but the nose was most beautiful on DAY 17

The pedigree was apparent here in this lovely barolo despite the vintage conditions. Balance was retained with enough precision to allow the Mascarello Monprivato personality to come through👏 — 4 years ago

Hanibal

9.3

I loved this wine. Complexity, roses and fruit still present but backstoped by secondary truffle and tobacco tastes. — 6 years ago

Daniele Cuzin

9.3

Had the 2009 vintage in July 2019 in Kairon with family for birthday celebration. Excellent. — 7 years ago

Martijn

8.9

2000 vintage on 25.1.19
True to type Barolo with roses and brique color. — 7 years ago

Rich Walker

8.9

Minerals initially segueing into light fruit. Fun. — 8 years ago

with Monica

Garret Nagle

8.9

Vanilla, brown sugar, lemon curd, a little simple, more heat on the finish than I would like. — 9 years ago

Peter 0'Neill

9.2

Beautifully floral and expressive with a decant. Roses, strawberries and earth. Ready to drink now with air. But better to leave it alone to allow it to add some complexity. The 2011. — 10 years ago

Gillian Robb

9.8

Oh my heavens. I could wax poetic about Vietti all day. Violets and crushed purple roses jump out of the glass, followed by tart bramble fruits, high acid, and gripping tannins. Nebbiolos smell like the Deep South in summer: wisteria and hot asphalt. — 11 years ago

Richard Betts

Master Sommelier/Winemaker/Mezcalero Saint Glinglin, Sombra

9.1

Impressive stuff Mr. Lynch — 13 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.0

For the price, I expected a lot more. So did the rest on the table. Probably too young as it did improve with air, but I’ve had youthful (and cheaper) Champagne’s that performed far better than this. Started off with heaps of pears, bruised apples, and almonds on the nose. The palate was concentrated, juicy and almost too fruity for me (apples and apricot for days!). Air brought about more cut and chalkiness, as well as some floral notes. In short, I expected more depth. I suspect I’m just not a fan of the vintage. Time will tell. — 2 years ago

Jordan Yu

9.5

Third rating for this: started at 10 degrees , and warmed up to around 15-18 in a warm 29 degrees tropical Singapore. Was fresh, crisp, lemon-like at first, followed by zesty mandarin orange flavours that finally matured to mellow honey apricots. Best of all coloured like the upcoming Chinese New Year - perfect gold. — 5 years ago

Zack Hall

9.3

Low pressure of course. Vinous. — 5 years ago

Hickoryburger

9.9

Better than burgundy? Tannins have softened into the ether and the color lightly glows like a spooky zombie rosé. There is a sweet singing brightness and an unreal nose of soy, anise and roses. — 7 years ago

Verena Souw

9.5

Fresh, crisp light rose. Perfect for a hot summer day! — 7 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.0

Nighty nightime nightcap. — 8 years ago

with Mark

George Chen

9.3

Bottle variance! Last one was bit maderized but this one was showing much better. Soft mature ripe fruit of peaches, compote and bread yeast toast. Enjoyed it. — 9 years ago

Jonas Johansson

9.2

Good times in Nashville. — 10 years ago

Bill Belanger

9.2

Wonderful! Tar and roses for real. — 11 years ago

Tim O'Rourke

8.9

'06 vintage — 12 years ago

with Matthew and Jeremiah