Major-General Sir William Biddles Curran
Only one bottle?N: Decanted 3 hrs. Reddish brown.
Big cherry liqueur nose, chocolate, leather. the woods, autumnal spice.
I detect French barrique.
P: Classic young Barolo, lots of mouth filling , Dark cherries, cocoa, herbs, cheek gripping tannins.
You can sense the barrique but it’s not overdone. W Bolognese, it’s really nice.
My thought is that many of the ‘16’s were designed for earlier drinking, esp. w the use of barrique.
I reduced my score a couple pts. after extended time out.The fruit didn’t cover the wood. A trifle disappointed. — 3 years ago
Peach fuzz, pineapple, and sea spray. Zippy acid with excellent mid palate weight. Orchard fruits with a pleasantly soapy minerality to finish. Good stuff! Thanks @Ryan Maxwell — 3 years ago
Solid young, savory Nebbiolo. Better 2nd day - more integrated. — 4 years ago
What a beautiful wine. Surprisingly approachable and soft for a young Nebbiolo, while still showing the structure and harmony these wines are famous for. For the money, a 10! — 8 years ago
Very good moscato — 9 years ago
Perfect pizza wine. High acid, soft tannin. Dark fruit, a touch of tire rubber. An excellent barbera. — 11 years ago
2018, pale and earthy color, light but intense, not much complexity but just enough. — 9 months ago
Deep Ruby color with aromas of rich berry fruits and floral spice, aged for 14 months in French oak. On the palate flavors of cherry, plum and raspberry flavors, with leather, cacao, spice, herbs and tobacco notes. Lively acidity, fine chewy tannins, medium+ finish ending with spicy mineral and earthy oak. Nice! — 10 months ago
Medium ruby, primary aromas of red fruit, medium acidity and tannins. Good albeit low QPR — 2 years ago
The best digestive I've ever tried, it helps upset stomachs — 4 years ago
Long finish, balanced, tertiary flavors of rose petals and leather — 5 years ago
Tasted at Enoteca Regionale del Barolo. Young and nice — 6 years ago
Incredibly floral nose. Tar, rose, lilac. Delicate mouthfeel with pronounced tannins and strong outline of acid. Raspberry jam. Fresh, well structured, excellent finish. — 8 years ago
Serralunga grapes (as does the 2012 vintage), deeper fruit on nose, more spice/smoke/dried meats, really nice. Well balanced. — 8 years ago
Soft, lovely ripasso. Lots of cherry. — 9 years ago
Headline: “damn near perfect” not dry, not bitter, not sweet, not watery, just lovely balance all around. If you’re looking for a defining characteristic it’s that there is none. Some would say the greatest designs goes unnoticed. I would also say that the greatest wines should lay in a similar vein. There is no one flavor or characteristic about it that is overpowering the rest. — 9 months ago
This gets the perfect 10 score. Never given one out - shout out to the paisans who came up with this beaut 🇮🇹
W Lorraine & the fillers after they ski all day — 3 years ago
Very nice but for some reason not quite singing at the same level of the last bottle we had of this earlier this year. I do suggest a 2+ hour decant. Lots of cherry and a bit of dark cherry. Quite balanced with great freshness. Long finish. Tannins are a bit chunky at this point, but still a great wine with a fatty steak. — 5 years ago
Nicely balanced, nuanced, and unique. — 8 years ago
Gets better and better — 9 years ago
Conrad Green

lovely soft dried cherry on the nose. Tangy marmalade. Haunting floral notes. Pretty. Likely Past its prime, but delicious and full of character. — 9 months ago