Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of two days. Delicious throughout. The 2021 pours a bright garnet color with transparent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with powerful notes of Morello cherry, raspberry, cranberry, red flowers, orange zest, some tar, talcum powder, dried herbs and dry, organic earth. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. This is about as sapid of a young Classico I’ve had from Produttori. It’s a bold wine right now but some time on its side will bring more into balance. Drink now with some patience through 2051. — 4 days ago

Neville Weston

9.7

A quick half bottle before our dinner reservation and a great choice it was!
Young, fresh, fruity (same applies to Marta! 😉)
Tasting notes: red currant, raspberry, cinnamon and a little smoky.
Very drinkable! — 14 days ago

with Marta

Ed Tostanoski

9.2

Fully mature and complex as expected but not transcendent as hoped — 17 days ago

KA

8.9

Emirates DXB — 5 days ago

Conrad Green

8.9

Forward aged fruit. Red cherry and sour cherry. Fruit breaking down a touch. Interesting rather than special. So much bottle variation here — a month ago

with David

J Ferrugia

9.4

Mature Dry fruit forward. Plenty of deep structure & tannin backbone… but soft on the nose & finish. Long, mature finish. A lovely wine ready to drink right now. Don’t wait… — 2 months ago

Brian Hearty

8.9

2024. Since we had enjoyed the 2025 Nebbiolo, and this was within reach in the kitchen we popped it open too. This may be a little less concentrated and a little rougher around edges, but still tasty. — 15 days ago

Brian Hearty

9.0

2025. Surprised to see this vintage already (and surprised my host popped it open), but it was really enjoyable. — 15 days ago

Chris Buggy

8.9

Is there a better value for $23…I don’t think so. Cherry, raspberry, medium acidity, good tannins. — 10 days ago

James Barnes

9.3

Fabulous bouquet — 18 days ago

Jay Kline

9.5

From back when their fruit from the Le Coste MGA was blended with Brunate. These days, the Le Coste fruit goes in to “Tre Tine” along with Ravera and Cannubi San Lorenzo.

Opened about two hours prior to service and enjoyed over the course of a couple hours. The 2001 Brunate-Le Coste 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 Bing cherry, tar, roses, some varnish, cedar chest, some cool spices and gravelly earth. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and quite round. This bottle shows the generosity of the vintage and yet, it seems to want even more time in the cellar. One can certainly drink now through 2061. — a month ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.3

Medium ruby garnet , with medium thin garnet ruby rim. This is quite closed at first , needs some time in the glass . Quite somber and dark fruited , with anis , dry spice and porcini , black tea. Quite meaty and deep . On the palate this is more generous , with quite rich saline edged dark fruits , currants , black tea and porcini . Quite fresh acidity and quite noticeable grippy tannins . Long and really quite intense on the palate , spiced saline finish . Even though there are lots of tertiary notes, there is great freshness and grip on the palate , it’s long and saline. Certainly improved with time in the glass and overall this shows pretty well at the moment. From now and over the next 5-10 years . — 2 months ago

Brandon Thiessen

9.3

Wow! Beautiful tertiary notes developing, bramble, asphalt, rose, softened but present tannins; still vibrant black cherry, blackberry… lovely now, could go longer — 2 months ago

Brian Hearty

9.0

2022. Young and very fruit forward. Tannins are fairly smooth and acidity not overwhelming. It would be hard for me to say Nebbiolo vs Dolcetto (and it should be clearer), but it paired so well with Andy’s Pizza 🍕! — 18 days ago

Neville Weston

9.6

Sommelier recommended Barolo, which was definitely the right course of action picking our way through a wine list in Capri!
Excellent selection. Light, delicate, very subtle fruit notes and taste. Earthy, leathery with red fruits.
Passed our usual “test”…. we had to slow ourselves down from drinking it too fast 👌
— 16 days ago

with Marta

Bernard Benninghoff

9.2

Easy drinking Nebbiolo — 4 days ago

with Brenda

Justin Manni

9.2

La Badessa in Turin — 6 days ago

Jay Kline

9.4

Sperss is arguably Gaja’s most famous wine from Barolo. All of the fruit comes from Serralunga d’Alba, predominately the Marenca MGA with a little bit of Rivette. The 1996 Sperss was somewhat controversial as it became the first vintage (in a string of 17 vintages) that Gaja decided to blend in a small amount of co-fermented Barbera. This move required them to label the wine “Langhe Nebbiolo” instead of Barolo.

Poured into a decanter about an hour prior to service, enjoyed over the course of a few hours. The 1996 pours a deep garnet color with a translucent core; medium+ viscosity with faint staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing (still!) with notes of Morello cherry, tar, truffle, licorice, dried flowers, gravelly earth and fine warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose, the finish is long. This came across remarkably young. Drink now with patience through 2066. — a month ago

Charlie Tapp

9.3

Cherries, leather and menthol. Lovely. — 2 months ago

D W

9.3

mint, red berry, licorice, lavender, coffee and leather; bricking ready to drink now — 2 months ago