John Fiehrer

8.9

Funky barnyard in this one, light on its feet — 8 years ago

Victor Chang

9.4

Will be interesting to see how this evolves. Great aromatics and fruit on entry. Keeps going mid palate with a nice finish. — 8 years ago

Jiga Hitorn

9.0

Posh old wine — 8 years ago

Evan Bienstock

9.3

A bit young but the vintage is so approachable. Very earthy and funky but oh so complex and delicious. Ahhh, Barolo, you keep me guessing. — 9 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

8.9

Our table burned through it fast. Solid.

89+ points — 9 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

Day 1: Captivating nose, wet earth, savory cooking spices, a spice bazaar. Crazy nose. Chestnut as well. Library. So old school smelling but still clean. Very fresh. Elegant and lifting aromas. After a bit red florals start to develop. Initially palate is tannic and elegant. Very spicey, very fine pearly tannins. Big, but well structured and so elegant and fine. I am amazed how elegant and big this wine is. The fruit starts to come out and is detailed and impressive. Amazing fruit after a while. All deep morello cherries. Really impressive stuff. Such power and finesse.

Day 2: Nose is insane today. A spice bazaar, cherry, black cherry fruits, mint with the fruit much more prominent in the nose today. Big, dense and intense but with great purity and freshness but clearly could use 4-8 years in the cellar to mellow out. Silky fruit of wonderful vividness. Long lingering and nicely mineral finish with shades of different cherries.
— 10 years ago

Murray Ross

9.5

god drinks Barolo; never a bad one — 10 years ago

Phil Green

9.0

Black cherry, herbaceous and leather. Not lengthy but freshness from the light acidity. Pleasant drink — 11 years ago

N S

9.7

Yes,please — 11 years ago

Jay Gaughan

9.6

Wine bistro — 12 years ago

Mike Evans

9.2

Beautiful Barolo, very much in defiance of the stereotypes of Altare’s wines. — 8 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

History begins in 1885, when Osea Perrone, a doctor in San Francisco's Italian community, bought 180 acres near the top of Monte Bello Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains. This is 100% Zin! Deep red almost purple. Aromas of cherry fruit and unmistakable Zin spice! In the palate, blackberry and cherry flavors with peppery herb spice integrated with dusty tannins. Lively acidity shows up in the medium finish ending with a big fruit finish. Nice! — 8 years ago

Jordan Yu

9.1

Big for a merlot, very typical Ridge style — 9 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.2

2004 vintage. Medium ruby hue. Black sour cherry, smokey and slight earthiness. Violet petals. On the palate, medium acidity, medium plus fine tannins, medium plus alcohol. Medium finish. Decent. Drink now until 2022. — 9 years ago

Erik Leenaars

9.1

Great value barbera from great Italian winemaker elio perrone. Savory, structured, beautiful ripe fruit with soft tannins. Perfect pizza or cured meats wine!! — 10 years ago

Por La Vida

9.1

Strong Blackberry (blackberry pie), ripe strawberries, subtle spice and vanilla (Slavonian oak). Strong, gripping tannins, raspberries, sour cherry on palate. Classic Barberesco. 2008. Second day: dark chocolate m, dark cherry, less tartness on palate, continuing strong tannins. Very good. — 10 years ago

Patrick Rauber

9.3

Fantastic! — 10 years ago

Dario Tolone

9.1

great, tipical barbera! — 11 years ago

Elyse Kort

8.9

Was a lovey complement to a key lime dessert. — 11 years ago

Phil Green

9.7

Wrong wine identified? — 12 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.4

Great but needs another 2 years. Spice chocolate. Dark fruits. Dark dark dark. Not hugely fruit though. Almost smoky and very dry. Lovely rose internal aromatics. Wow. Bought from Fass Selections. ... really elegant. Powerful but perfumey. An intense perfume. Still juicy. Great structure. — 8 years ago

with Lyle

John B

9.3

Fresh nose of rose petals, red fruit and wet earth. Bright cherry, licorice and a hint of barnyard. Lovely balance. — 8 years ago

Evan Bienstock

9.5

Hand picked grapes from Altare -- uno per uno. Amazingly small production. — 9 years ago

Gitanjali Dasgupta

9.2

Blue Hill, NYC 2016 with Neelam — 9 years ago

Popi Wallick

9.4

#Oenocosmos Elio Altare Oenocosmos Wine Fair 2016
#elioaltare #barolo lovely fresh and balan — 10 years ago

Fabian Kühlhorn

9.2

Djup doft av röda frukter, jord och viol. Stor rund smak av körsbär och plommon. Granit och tanniner. Så jävla gott! — 10 years ago

with Måns, Hampus and 1 other

Kyle

9.0

Super sweet. Like alcoholic martinellis. — 10 years ago

John DeCarlis

9.3

Cola, black raspberry and some toasty oak. Dark violet color with soft tannins. — 11 years ago

Punky Mahle

8.9

Yummy and lively — 11 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.1

This will no longer be made after 2011 — 12 years ago