Jorge B.

9.0

2016 vintage. Dark red. Ripe fruit. earthy nose. Wild herbal quality. Good acidity. Balanced out by medium tannins. — 7 years ago

Ludovic Anacleto

9.0

Great wine indeed. Nose is complex, camphor, dry amarena cherry, some flint, no oxidation not fading on this bottle yet.
On the palate, Fruit is gone for this bottle, wine is dominated by its tannic structure that is on the dry side, almost austere. I was expecting a fleshier, mellower tannin. Dry herbs, dry raisins, cherry again.
Long finish, good acidity that’s keeps the wine alive and well going.
Mitigate the intensity with proteins and juice/sauce.
Osso bucco with prunes will work. We did Fiorentina and it was ok. The crust and smokiness did not help, over exhibiting the dryness of tannins. — 8 years ago

Ross Egloria

9.0

Fujioka $21. Great with steak or prime rib. Not a heavy red. Can drink on its own. — 9 years ago

Frank Bonetti

9.4

Drinking tonight 12/30/15. 05a great year. — 10 years ago

Pierre-Yves Chauveau

9.5

Classic barolo with nice mature earthy floral aromas. Used to be available @gramercytavern — 10 years ago

Katherine Hansil

9.4

Loved this so much thanks to Ryan M we having another bottle — 12 years ago

Lori Fliss

9.2

2012 vintage on 10/24/18. Very good and will only get better with some additional time. — 7 years ago

Mandaline Dunne

9.1

Nose shows hints of Brandy and light citrus. Tasting notes include honey, apricots, peach. Easy drinking wine. — 8 years ago

Phil Gurin

9.6

This is singularly one of the most interesting delicious and spectacular wines I regularly drink. Beautiful complexity, nose, finish... simply amazing and every vintage works. Please find and drink this wine! — 8 years ago

Luis Arguero (@winefromAtoZ)

9.1

Amazing wine! Such a smooth, perfectly balanced wine. Such an awesome value. Wish all wines were like this! — 9 years ago

Maggie Walters

10

Simply amazing! This is so delicious and sophisticated. — 10 years ago

with Aaron

Peter Scudamore-Smith MW

9.1

Very smart 'cru' Barbaresco ; absolutely spotless with fruit; young wine with the elegance in 2009 — 11 years ago

Oscar More

9.5

Lucca recomendation — 12 years ago

Peter Stern

9.1

Smooth as silk! — 7 years ago

Andrew Lohse

8.9

Lemon, grassy herbal note / minerality and acid late-palate — 8 years ago

Michael Ross

9.6

Concentrated fruit with layers of flavors. Soft tannins with structure still present. Spicy with vanilla notes. Love it — 8 years ago

Marc S

9.3

Attractive but green. Promising! Soft oaked, hidden complexity. Pear, avocado and young soft cheese, fresh almonds. I'll leave the other bottlles alone for at least 3 yr. — 9 years ago

Karla Loeb

8.9

Italian Christmas feast w/ a delicious magnum of Prosecco! — 10 years ago

with Heather and Katherine

Mike Muña

9.1

So flippin' good. Just now getting some neat secondary characteristics. — 11 years ago

with Marcus

JohnQ Boxler

Sales Berkeley Wine Company

9.2

Finally starting to strut its stuff after a sullen, dumbed down adolescence. Ripe but not fleshy as befits vintage. Tertiary notes swelling up. Definitely rebuy. — 12 years ago