GaryWEdwards

9.5

Despite coming from an extremely hot growing season, this fragrant pleases from the start with a floral hint. Little hint of cherry and long silky finish. Beautiful juice that, like many Piedmonte wine, is quite Burgundian in character. — 9 months ago

Kenta Hayashi

9.1

A tough darker than the Monvigliero — 7 years ago

Jasmine Hirsch

Sales & Marketing Hirsch Vineyards, founder In Pursuit of Balance

9.7

Tasting note by R. Cruse: "It smells like roses and Mom." — 9 years ago

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Andrea Pace

8.9

Intense but not overwelming. Good freshness and right Acidity for aging. — 11 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

Just a great entry level wine loaded with red & blueberry fruits, mint, spice & floral notes — 9 months ago

Robert Rothfield

9.0

Steady Eddie — 6 years ago

SF

9.0

Earthy, blackberry, black pepper. Soft tanning and beautiful acidity — 8 years ago

Mark Kosmicki

10

Fuck I love this wine — 11 years ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Mention “Monvigliero” around any Barolo nut and there is a better than good chance you might witness the following behavior: waxing poetic in hushed tones, sighing, swooning…possibly fainting. Monvigliero truly is the zeitgeist. For over 40 years, Comm. G.B. Burlotto (and Fratelli Alessandria before them), have quietly been making great single-vineyard Monvigliero and it was only in the last 10-15 years that the world started to catch on to the magic that was happening in Verduno. In the last handful of years alone, there have been a flurry of producers with holdings in Monvigliero that have released their own single-vineyard expression. However, what many may not realize is that Enrico Scavino and his daughters have been producing a “Monvigliero” since 2007, making them one of the first half dozen to do so. I’m only suggesting that the Scavino’s knew there was something special there well before the hype train came to the station.

Popped and poured; enjoyed with dinner and over the course of a couple hours. The 2020 “Monvigliero” pours a deep garnet color with a transparent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. The nose is gorgeous; seemingly darker fruited with blackberry, pomegranate, black cherry lozenges, roses and spice box. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannin (though friendly) and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and lithe. An elegant wine and downright delicious. I think Paolo Scavino did a fabulous job of capturing the synergy of what Mother Nature gave in the 2020 vintage and the source of their fruit in the heart of the Monvigliero MGA. These are very early days for this wine but it’s already a joy to drink now but I expect this will continue a lovely evolution through 2038, easy. — a year ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.1

Excellent, drinking quite well now and just starting to come out of its shell, but opened for 4-5 hours. — 9 years ago

Pamela Fisk

9.8

Great quality, full bodied wine. Has a smokey aroma and flavor that I love! — 13 years ago