Lev Lavrichtchev

9.4

Aug 2025: aeration in open bottle for 2 hours while sipping. Great representation of Nebbiolo, traditional style, Barolo-like. Very deep and powerful, superb. Still potential for further aging — 9 years ago

Chris MacLean

9.1

Not super expressive just yet but still plenty to like. — 5 years ago

with Sarah

Chris Grimm

9.1

Floral, strawberry, cherry, leather, searing acid, screaming tannins. I see where Nebbiolo gets it from. A beautiful wine, but definitely needs time. — 6 years ago

John Osgood

9.3

Always great — 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

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

BurgundyFan

9.5

Fantastic, Rosso Del Bepi shows up only when its not to the level of the title Amarone. Still, round, ready earlier than Amarone. Flavor of plum, dried black cherry, power, blueberry, full body that matched greatly with gnocchi calabresa — 11 years ago

George Tita

10

A delectable bottle of '64 opened by my friends for me at Barolo Nights in La Morra! — 12 years ago

Rob N

9.8

Herbal red fruit, menthol — 9 months ago

Patricia Schnitzer

9.1

August 20, 2022. Dinner w/ Doc J & Jack. 2+ years latter. Still bold tannins. Still drinking young. Don’t skip the decant, reward is worth it. — 4 years ago

Vanessa

9.0

Delicious cherries 🍒 dried herbs 🌿 licorice, potpourri, cedar 🪵 sweet tobacco, and baking spices. Nicely balanced. Structure is strong with medium(+) acidity and tannins, high alcohol (14.5% ABV), and concentrated aromas and flavors. Medium body. Medium(+) finish. — 5 years ago

with Deked1

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

Josh Magness

9.5

Took a while for this wine to open up after decanting. Once it did, chocolate flavors, muted cherry, with slight taste of baking spices. The Acidity helps smooth the hefty 16.5% alcohol content, but this is still a powerful wine. Burnt red color along the rim faded into deep crimson towards the middle of the glass. — 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

John T

9.2

Fantastic! — 10 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. — 11 years ago

with Sean-Patrick

Emiliano Mei

9.2

Excellent version of #freisa #wine from #langhe #fruity and fleshy. Perfect companion with #cheese and #salami — 11 years ago

Chris Baggetta

Sommelier/Wine Director Quince Restaurant

9.6

I am convinced Quintarelli was a God. All of his wines are heavenly. — 13 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.5

Along with the majestic 2010 one of my favorite Stella vintages. So giving right off the bat, never any heat, just so fresh and clean. Amazing expression of Sangiovese. — 3 years ago

Randy Fillingim

9.0

Do not drink a lot of Barbaresco. however this came across very well with fruits and tannins still doing their job. think it has a few more years left in it — 4 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.3

Aging beautifully! Celebrating our 10yr anniversary. No rush to drink. Opened 45 min before drinking. Rose petal and cherry aromas. More cherry, raspberry, and mushrooms on the palate. Drank with blue cheese crusted filet mignon, butternut squash, and roasted veggies, excellent! — 6 years ago

Jodi Suguitan

9.5

@ Quintarelli tasting — 7 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

Patricia Schnitzer

9.2

March 4, 2017. Dinner w/ Doc Jim. Wonderful, deep, rich, Amarone. — 8 years ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.2

Surprisingly resolved. Warm and fuzzy. — 9 years ago

with William

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

Karen Wetzel

9.0

Really enjoy this wine, it went great with the meatballs with pasta fresco as well as the chicken marsala — 11 years ago

Dirk Pitt.

9.1

A great little Rosso. One oft favorite producers. — 12 years ago

with Winehouse

Michelle Wong

9.7

Very unusual. Fruit forward. Medium body. Very surprising. — 13 years ago