Frank

8.9

From tannico. A dry cortesi that is on the edge of being exceptional. Pair with pasta in cream sauce or sweet Italian cheese — 6 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.4

Stunning wine, still very primary but some leather and earth tones emerging. Hold for a while longer or enjoy now for the beautiful black cherries and rose petals — 6 years ago

Por La Vida

9.3

Tobacco, leather, dark dark cherry, blueberry, wild mushroom on the nose. Medium/strong tannins. Excellent smooth finish. Bright cherry (typical Italian), Coca-Cola, dark chocolate on the palate. Barolo is Barolo. It rarely disappoints and this certainly is a fine example. — 7 years ago

Andrew Willingham

9.0

Took an hour or so to open up, but pretty good once it did. Beautifully clear Ruby red color, medium- viscosity. Nose sees oak, ripe cherries, some mustiness and earthiness. Palette sees cherry cough drops, cola, ripe cherries. A short finish was a little disappointing, but as some that isn't a huge Piedmont fan, I enjoyed this. — 8 years ago

Lev Lavrichtchev

9.0

Grapes from Serralunga, Barolo, Castiglione Falletto — 8 years ago

Mason Balistreri

Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits

9.5

For me, Alex Sanchez's wines are tied together stylistically by their intense aromatics and lightness of extraction. This choice of using only free-run juice let's the vineyard sites really shine and express terroir. This particular vineyard is in Castiglione Falletto on 250 meters slopes of limestone. Tons of energy with dried dark fruit, and menthol cherry candies. Beautiful. — 9 years ago

Zachary Zerbe

8.9

Lots of Tannin, little blackberry, bitterness of a tomato — 10 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.5

2006 vintage. Good old fashioned Barolo. Light colour and hue. Medicinal notes. Floral and red cherry. Gorgeous crunchy tannins. Long finish. This is a step up from the '89. Plenty of years ahead of this wine. Very good indeed. NB: after 2 hours this wine is singing: roses and tar to the fore, integrated tannins, crisp acidity. Bouquet is out of this world. — 10 years ago

Damian Foley

9.0

Smooth. Dry. — 10 years ago

M S

9.6

Sehr gut; 13€ — 10 years ago

George Doolan

9.1

Delicious. I preferred the freshness & tension upon opening but open for business towards the end. Masculine wine but still charming. Classic Castiglione. — 6 years ago

KLH

9.4

Rich, fruity, eucalyptus, mint — 7 years ago

Lorenzo Bared

9.0

Medium light barolo, fruit forward — 7 years ago

Erik Nordman

9.2

Super pretty Langhe Nebbiolo. All fruit is from Castiglione Falletto in Barolo but they don't age it as long and the winemaking is a bit different than DOCG guidelines call for. Fermentation in stainless and elevage in the traditional neutral Slavonian oak botti. Pours a pale ruby-garnet hue. Nose of slightly dried sour cherry, potpourri and rose + violet floral tones, new asphalt, slightly volatile balsamic character, and a slight fennel-spiced cured meat note. Palate confirms the nose with the fruit showing a bit more prominently on the palate. Acid is screaming and tannin is firm with moderate (+) intensity yet already decently fine grained and caressing, this could honesty probably do well from a couple more years in bottle. Medium (-) body but still has some layered texture to it. Couldn't go wrong with this and a hearty baked pasta dish. Very tasty and a great value for Piedmont Nebbiolo of decent quality. — 8 years ago

Jonathan Mackay

9.1

Gets better and better — 8 years ago

Michael Chelus

9.0

Blackberry, raspberry, currant, plum, spice, loamy earth, oak and hints of dried herbs. Great structure and quite tannic. — 9 years ago

Rafael Landestoy

9.3

Despite being 18 years old it needed hours and hours of decanting and towards the end of the night it finally started coming around. Want to have it again in a few years with hours of decanting to see how it's matured. — 9 years ago

with Jorge and Ilida

Whitney H

9.0

At Le Castiglione in Paris — 10 years ago

Mac Joseph

10

Been wanting to drink this for a while...and well worth the wait! — 10 years ago

Bill Belanger

9.0

Had this at La Contea in Neive. Wonderful white, the vineyard right next to the restaurant. Full flavored. — 11 years ago

Gregory Fulchiero

9.2

Truffle, earth and mushrooms notes went hand in hand with truffle pâté. Developing and unlikely to improve with further aging ... drink now — 6 years ago

Patrice Conxicoeur

9.2

Magic. And while slightly over the hill, still outstanding, with lots of aromas to offer. — 6 years ago

Parul Shinde

9.2

Ram loved it. — 7 years ago

Kevin M

9.0

Soft and approachable modern Barolo. Deep red cherry and plum with a hint of spice and liquorice. Nicely balanced and easy to drink. Lovely wine but I did prefer the 2011. — 8 years ago

Angel Martinez

Brand ambassador GHMumm Spain, Wine reviewer www.theluxury.es"

9.5

"Imperfecto , como nosotros ; porque la perfección no es vida" #CalEnric — 8 years ago

Kyosuke Takahashi

9.1

コスパ良し。黄土色に近い褐色。ドライで乾いた土っぽい感じ。3000円代にしては優秀。#wine — 8 years ago

Daron Watson

9.3

menthol, ashen herbs & funghi ~ cherry compote — 9 years ago

Joel Tan

9.1

Nothing like drinking this from the winery's own glass house extension with an amazing view of the Castiglione Tinella vineyards over to monferrato, followed by ride up to Fabio's house to see the land and view from there. Wine is good, experience spectacular — 10 years ago

Liz O'Neal

8.9

Smooth, drinkable - would pair well with anything. Had with a wonderful Italian meal.

Ruby wine club notes: The Cavallotto family claims sole ownership of the beautiful Bricco Boschis cru in the Castiglione Falletto district (also home to Azelia), where they have been growing Nebbiolo since 1929 and bottling their own wine since 1948. These richly structured wines place emphasis on elegance and longevity, attributable to excellent vineyards in the Bricco Boschis and Vignolo crus and traditional long maturation periods in large Slovenian-oak casks. After meeting and tasting with Winemaker and owner Alfio Cavallotto, I was incredibly impressed with his wines and thought his Dolcetto was one of the best I had tasted all year. This wine offers the crunchy red fruits for which Dolcetto is known for, with an element of licorice, and sandalwood. This Impressive effort will pair with just about anything, but it is highly fashionable with pasta and grilled meats. — 10 years ago

with Tyler

Giampiero Nadali

Wine Blogger Aristide

8.9

Nerello Mascalese vinified in white. Interesting for the long persistence and crisp but elegant taste. — 11 years ago