Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of two hours. The 2019 pours a garnet color with a transparent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe and tart red fruits: strawberry, raspberry, Morello cherry, roses, dried green herbs, and gravely earth. On the palate the wine is dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. From one of the lesser known Conterno’s…but still quite lovely. Drink now through 2039 — 4 months ago

WC Fields

9.3

Aldo has never done me wrong. — 7 months ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.3

What a beauty!
Tart cherry, a touch of cinnamon, wilted flowers, a saline, rocky note and touch of orange peel. A hint of leather. Aetheric & enticing. And evolving.
On the palate this is more austere than in the nose. Zippy cherry acidity, present yet super finely grained tannins, the fruit only in the background. So food friendly. And intriguing. And delicious.
I think this is in the perfect drinking spot right now. Delish! — 10 months ago

Steven Beishuizen

9.2

On the nose, this is bright blackberry, raspberry, and foreboding char... On the palate, this becomes all cranberry to me... Concentrated... Juicy... Acidic... Refreshing... Leather... Tannins are just carpet-level... Bright all the way theough a long finish... Cocoa? I love a great Barbera and I chose this wine as a pairing for a Carbonara pasta dish I was making... I thought this was an outstanding pairing nicely cutting through the oiliness of the dish, playing well with the egg, and honestly the length here made it a great sipper between tastes of the pasta. Loved it. — a year ago

David D

9.1

Delicious, lush, and savory. Good Barbera acids, prune, stewed cherry, cola/black tea, wet earth and some mushroom, Piedmont tar, some minerals. From Amaro Spirits and Wine. 01/29/22 — 4 years ago

Marisa Gianfortune

9.5

“I can get real drunk off of that”
“this feels like a wine Alisa would pull out way too late in the evening and I would be massively hungover the next day” - Laura — 6 years ago

Dick Schinkel

9.2

Just over his top! — 4 months ago

Anthony James Marr

9.5

Wow - first wine by Giacomo conterno and I see why this producer is hailed as one of the legends of Piedmonte. This required a few hours of air in decanter and was singing - the nose was utterly amazing with layered florals. Full body and a seemless experience on the palate - this has the structure to continue evolving for a few more years in bottle but I see no reason to wait! — 7 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Very impressive showing for this Barolo, elegant & complex with red cherry, strawberry, menthol, lots of spice, dried herbs, rose petal & a smoky, tar note — 9 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

2020 vintage. 01.09.25. — 10 months ago

Andrew McIntyre

9.2

This was suprisingly good. Cherries, menthol and mouth drying tannins. Nicely balanced and already drinking well. Went excellently with truffel tagliatelle — 2 years ago

Sean Griffin

9.0

Earthy, smooth, black cherry, herbal. — 5 years ago

Holly Yuen

9.1

Yummy and lengthy and smooth. Brought by a friend to our sat evening quiche dinner! — 6 years ago

Doug Powers

9.1

I believe this was Aldo’s top Barolo back in the day(??), this is much more evolved than the 1982 Gaja Barbaresco, drying tannins and some just barely on the downside soy notes detract, as my brother always tells me, rarely are older wines great, but sometimes individual bottles are, still a very good 43-year-old Barolo!! — 5 months ago

with Jim

Stephen Osgood

9.7

Always a treat to have in the glass. — 7 months ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Very pure and pretty. Clear and delicious. Amazing — 10 months ago

with Paul

Ron Siegel

9.4

This needed an hour of air to reveal its polished, silky texture showing cherry, berry, plum fruit, savory herbs, rose petal & tar — 10 months ago

Paolo Pascolo

9.3

The end of a special dinner with raw meat, truffles and ravioli del plin. This Barolo is perfectly balanced and round. — 3 years ago

Steven Heydemann

9.3

Fabulous fruit in this wine, alongside a terrific nose. Surprised how well it showed given the vintage. — 5 years ago

Gypsy Igor

9.0

Powerful, acidic, tannic, tingling — 6 years ago