Bob McDonald

9.0

Apologies for the soiled label. Pale Ruby with a tawny edge - almost transparent. Dusty earthy mushroom aromas. Oak is absorbed and so are the tannins. Barely medium weight, elegant in fact. Interesting for a Barolo / cherry notes on palate. Perfect to accompany food - in this case home made pizza. One of the lightest Barolos I’ve ever tried but very enjoyable. — 6 months ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.5

Very hot and dry weather. A lot is structure. Plum, tar, confit cherries. Very balanced almost a desert in a glace — 10 months ago

Chris MacLean

9.1

Not super expressive just yet but still plenty to like. — 4 years ago

with Sarah

Jodi Suguitan

9.5

@ Quintarelli tasting — 6 years ago

Charlie Evans

9.2

Yea, this was doing niceeeeee. — 7 years ago

Andrew Lohse

9.0

Fruit-forward, great acid structure — 8 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.1

Medium ruby, red fruits, raspberry jam, blueberries, licorice, violets, toast and cinnamon. #verygood #malbec #mendoza — 9 years ago

Jenica Flippo

9.6

Outstanding, elegant expression of brunello — 10 years ago

Jimmy Hayes

Estate Director Mayacamas Vineyard

9.5

Savory, pungent, explosive aromas. Mushrooms cooking down in red wine. Umami. More umami. So good. Maybe not aging for much longer, so go get it. At its best in the glass, it had moments of brilliant lusciousness. Happy to have experienced it. — 10 years ago

Dirk Pitt.

9.1

A great little Rosso. One oft favorite producers. — 11 years ago

with Winehouse

Lauren Murphy

9.5

Absolutely would get this again — 6 months ago

Daniel M

9.1

This some great barolo right there. Rose petals, tar, cherry, almond, a bit of heat too. This is super inviting. The palate is long, acid driven, with lovely cherry notes all along and a lively mouthfeel. There are some almond and earthy notes too. Then comes the excitement, a gigantic drying tannic wall that comes in and disrupts completely a mouthfeel that will now show fruit, umami and that drying layer all over a long, long,long finish. — 7 months ago

Francis le cave

9.3

Sweet spot — 5 years ago

Raj Harb

9.4

06 & 08 side by side. 08 took a lot of air to come alive. Still quite stern. 06 more open. Sensed some va initially. It eventually straightened out and overtook the 08 — 6 years ago

Moya

9.5

Recovering from a horrendous cold that I’m pretty sure I got from walking the streets of Paris last week, I decided to venture out for a “treat yourself” Monday night dinner back in Chicago.

You know that song lyric that goes, “whatever Lola wants, Lola gets”? Well, not in my case. I did want a French wine solely based on nostalgia, but settled on an Italian in a French restaurant.

With one nostril passage opened, I was able to get a very overpowering bouquet of tar (which by the way has been on my bucket list of aromatics to smell- so happy I can cross that off), earth floor, mushrooms, cedar and a bit of menthol.

Tannins are very much soft and nonexistent in this bottle- full bodied with high acidity. Medium garnet color, which was surprising based on the age. I didn’t find this as complex as some Barolos I’ve had in the past, but still found it very enjoyable. On the palate, a very surprising sweet ripeness of red plum that doesn’t linger long on the tongue. Overall- not bad for a Monday. — 7 years ago

Premshree Pillai

9.0

Tannins mellow out a little on day two. Beautiful and elegant, wonderful expression of Nebbiolo and the region. — 9 years ago

Olivia Lam

9.0

A nice full bodied wine ! — 9 years ago

Mike Holzer

9.9

One of last bottles I bought in 2004 in Italy at winery. Absolutely gorgeous nose. Cherry, floral, Coca Cola. Still has lots of fruit smooth tannins and great length. Drinking window by professional stated through 2015. Has at least 5 years in my mind. — 10 years ago

with Sean-Patrick

Mirela Margarotti Sannino

9.5

Excelente pedida com personalidade e sabor autêntico! Malbec excellent tast with berries and sweet at exact measure! Excellent! — 10 years ago

Chris Baggetta

Sommelier/Wine Director Quince Restaurant

9.6

I am convinced Quintarelli was a God. All of his wines are heavenly. — 12 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.2

Grupo caceria argentina — 7 months ago

C.C. Fridlin

9.5

Excellent zin. Brought back after we visited. One of my favorite California Zins. — 8 months ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

8.9

Quite tannic. Rasberries, violet? — a year ago

John Osgood

9.3

Always great — 5 years ago

Weijie Shi (Jay)

9.2

Slight green on the nose but the overall texture was top notch — 6 years ago

Lucas Wittmann

9.4

Wonderful. Complete. Bloody, earthy, lingers on. — 8 years ago

Matt Waring

9.2

Wonderful acidity, well balanced fruit, a firm finish. This is top shelf Barbera and a real delight. Bravo. — 9 years ago

with Christine

Nick Fingleton

9.7

Made me think of the baron and baroness and wishing them a happy Christmas and a great 2016! @David Monaghan @Baroness Catherine Monaghan — 10 years ago

with Baroness and David

Nancy Kaffer

9.2

Lovely summer red. — 10 years ago

Ryan Mullins

9.4

Prerealse tasting but lots of potential — 12 years ago