David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

My pick for their best 13 wine when I barrel tasted all their wines. It doesn’t disappoint years later. So much, lush, ruby, richer & riper than the 05 Lynch Bages. Night & day different. The fruits fall into black currents, ripe, lush, velvety; blackberries, very dark raspberries, black plum, dark cherry skin, raspberry notes as it opens, raisins, tarry notes, dark spices, anise that falls into black licorice, , dry tobacco, barrel shavings, melted caramel, dark chocolate, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla, bright graphite notes, most clay, true Rutherford, dust dry herbaceous notes, mid to dark berry cola, dry brush, tree bark w/ a touch of sap, crushed, dry rock, volcanics, dry soil with sand mixed in, violet frame with fresh & whitening, dark, purple and red florals framed in violets & lavender, perfect, rainfall acidity and well balanced, structured finish with nice tension, polished w/ Orchestra strings over the top, velvety, finish that lasts two-minutes. As good as I expected. A nice follow up to the 05 Lynch Bages. Corn from my organic garden. Ten or more years of life left. — 9 months ago

Blair Campomizzi

9.1

Big and balanced blend. Fine tannins with nice minerality add to the currant and berry notes. — 4 years ago

with Marilea

Martin Sher

9.3

Great stuff esp for the price - signature nebbiolo character of dried roses and potpourri served with a dose of tar/wet pavement. — 5 years ago

Conrad Green

9.1

A bit of stink. Lovey fruit still but dries quite quickly on the palate. Given the vintage, a good bottle — 6 years ago

with Naoko and Larry

Magnus Mosén

8.9

Supergod! Toner av kakao, läder, päron, rostat bröd, bärigt. — 6 years ago

Cynthia Gutierrez

9.4

Dried flowers and figs . Ripe soft tannins. Yummmmm! — 7 years ago

Matt

9.5

In a great spot. Rich, elegant, soulful. There’s some power underneath that silken mouthfeel. No rush on this one, tertiary tones moving forward. Nose is gorgeous, leathery, floral, foresty. — 10 months ago

Nikolay Dimitrov

9.3

Very nice balanced wine. I love the age on it and the balance it achieved. Still very deep and expressive. — 2 years ago

Jordan Franceschini

9.7

Truly special! — 4 years ago

Philip Faure

9.0

Very nice. Easy to drink — 6 years ago

Ben Edwards

9.0

Maybe just a touch sharp (might need air), but easy-drinking with dry fruit, and mild tannin and wood. Good value. Case-worthy. — 6 years ago

Lauren Dunn

8.9

Very drinkable Italian red, good w pasta — 6 years ago

Jed

9.1

Hell yes. Delicate, balanced big refreshing bubbles for summer. This Italian sparkler from the Veneto is comes from master Barolo-maker Livio Sassetti as part of his war against over-sulfured Italian bubbles. Pink pomegranate, candied tangerine peel and guava notes with a hint of plum - from the Merlot, no doubt. Elegant, zesty and flamboyant with an in-your-face creamy finish. Extra-dry spumante, like extra-dry Champagne, is in the range we call "off-dry" in absolute terms. For reference, wine that is still in the absolute dry category can have up to 9 grams of residual sugar; this wine has 12; cocacola clocks in at 110. — 7 years ago

Michael Gustafson

8.9

Surprisingly warm silky. Great with red meat — 10 months ago

with Guisela

John T

9.0

Sweet, thick, juice

Tart dark berries, spice, dry — 3 years ago

B

9.0

1997 Gaja Sori San Lorenzo. Drank with burgers. Decanted 30 mins before drinking. Next time, should decant much sooner - maybe 1.5 hours prior to drinking. Barnyard and forest floor early on. After about an hour, nose shifted to dark fruit, gravel, cocoa, with a great mouthfeel. Tannins def developed over time in the decanter. — 4 years ago

Rob Taylor

9.2

Needs to decant & open for 30+ but is lovely.
Had this one at Ett's — 6 years ago

Barny

9.1

Tolle Würze, glasklar und doch schöner Druck das schmeckt 😋 und hat nicht umsonst 3 Gläser im GR — 6 years ago

Noah Hyte

9.0

Hazy with tar and dark fruit, a bit along the lines of taurasi — 6 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.0

8 March 2017. The Four Horsemen, Brooklyn, NY. — 7 years ago