Jay Kline

9.2

Opened a couple of hours before service. The 2001 “Rabaja” pours a garnet color with a translucent core and fairly significant rim variation; medium+ viscosity with light staining of the tears and significant sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of ripe and desiccated, red fruit: Morello cherry, dried red flowers, truffle, old leather bound books, a mix of organic and inorganic earth and a pleasant blend of cool and warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose where there’s a bit of a Maillard reaction with the fruit showing a touch more stewed. The finish is medium+. Drink now after a couple hours in the decanter but should drink well through 2031. — 4 months ago

Brian S

9.3

This bottle was fing delicious, just beautiful. — 5 months ago

Joe DAscoli

9.6

Acker birthday auction. An experience. Super concentrated. — 6 months ago

Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.5

Pretty. Bright red fruit. Impossibly long finish. 2008 — 7 months ago

Craig Matthews

9.3

Dry, light, earthy. Quite nice. — 10 months ago

Chris MacLean

9.1

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

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Jorge Sierra

9.6

Incredible wine. Very well balanced and expressive. — 6 years ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.2

Very good! No formal notes. I found it quite sauvignon blanc driven. — 4 months ago

Harrison Watkins

9.1

We loved this with red sauce pasta — 4 months ago

Freek Welter

9.4

If this is the ‘pretaste’ of what the baroli 2013 will be……👏🏻👏🏻 — 5 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Piazza Duomo acker — 6 months ago

Rob N

9.8

Herbal red fruit, menthol — 9 months ago

Finnie

9.0

clean mineral exciting find more of these — 4 years ago

John Osgood

9.3

Always great — 6 years ago

Brian S

9.5

I love this producer whatever they make. So alive, fresh and beautiful. Could drink this all night! — 4 months ago

Carter White

9.4

Dark fruit, tobacco, smooth and deep. Great value! — 5 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.4

Quite deep garnet , just a hint of ruby and a wide garnet , terracotta rim. Touches of chestnut , dark fruits , earthy liquorice , dry spice and black tea . On the palate this is very classically styled , with dark liquorice tinged blackberry, raspberry , spiced black tea and menthol tinged good long length finish . Balanced acaidity and quite high , grippy tannins. With time this is beginning to show quite well , but will not doubt improve over the next 5 perhaps 10 years and last well a further 10 . Really quite classic and imposing in style , but detailed and complex. — 6 months ago

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

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

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