Mario Vaillancourt

8.9

The aromatics are of average intensity with notes of dark cherries, spices, pepper and cloves. The wine as a good mix of the Barbera’s acidity and some integrated tannins, easy drinking, good even if not very complex. To be slightly chilled before serving.


Nez moyennement aromatique de cerises, épices, poivre et clou girofle. Bouche alliant acidité appuyée et tannins intégrés, agréable, sans être très complexe, à boire un peu rafraîchi autour de 17-18 degrés. — 6 years ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Dark blue fruit and sour cherry. leather and pure soft fruit. So pure and long. — 7 years ago

with Walker, Tony and 2 others

Trevor Austin

9.8

Best wine I’ve had in a while! — 8 years ago

Halina Yarr Alexejun

9.0

Lovely, medium bodied wine. — 8 years ago

Michael Ochsner

9.5

Holy moly! Alive and well! Super meaty and masculine off the cork and then the weird herbs and nuts came full on. — 8 years ago

Jason Heller

Master Sommelier

8.9

Wow, shocked by how delcious this is. — 9 years ago

Francis Huicq

9.4

At No 3 St James's. Excellent, near perfection considering the challenge of the vintage. Full, rich and dense. Plenty of matter, ripe/fat tannins. — 11 years ago

Howard Goldberg

9.6

My favorite barbera- still full bodied with Good fruit 15 years after vintage — 6 years ago

Steve Pollack

9.1

More rustic than Giuseppe — 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

Patrice Conxicoeur

9.2

Magic. And while slightly over the hill, still outstanding, with lots of aromas to offer. — 8 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.5

It's a 9.5 kind of night. Oh my Dorthy, how I wish we were eating pizza with this. The pasta with fava beans, mushrooms, and prosciutto did us well though. Have to get another bottle of this for future use. — 9 years ago

Jim Yonkus

8.9

#keifeandco — 9 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. — 11 years ago

Michael Greene

9.0

This is good. More open and approachable than the Rinaldi fresia from a couple months back. Dark in the glass and a little hot at first. Strawberry perfume, licorice, big tannins. — 6 years ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Some of the stink of great old Barolo with hints of Madeira and a deep ry fruit. Licorice and faded rose. A great color, deep pure and intense. On the palate deep secondary fruit. Leather, dark fruit. Very clear and pure. A great bottle. — 6 years ago

with Bex and Larry

K J

9.7

Bestia Los Angeles. Complex. Deep for a barbera — 8 years ago

Ming L

9.0

Expressive nose of sweet and sour cherries, blue berries, incense, and dried flower. Round and bright palate with medium to high acidity and soft bittersweet tannins. From a tiny 2/3 of a hectare family holding of the Santo Stefano di Perno vineyard, aged for 18 months in used Slovakia oak barrel, this Barbera shows exceptional freshness and purity of the fruits at this young age, but also has depth and structure to age further. — 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

Steve Distler

9.0

1962 Guiseppe Mascarello — 10 years ago