Lee Pitofsky

9.5

Still so young! But oh so good. — 4 months ago

Clay Bullwinkel

9.4

Continued good winemaking. — 5 months ago

Ben Christen

9.5

Wonderful, light, high-toned with a nice deep cherry. Lovely wine. — 6 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

Ruby color with a bouquet of dark fruit, spices, leather, oak and floral notes, blended from 3 vineyards, long skin maceration. On the palate flavors of black cherry, currants and raspberry with notes of pepper, floral and mint. Long finish, nice balance with fine soft sweet chewy tannins ending with fruit and earthy notes. Just starting to drink now! Will continue to age. — 8 months ago

B

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1971 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo — 3 years ago

Benno

9.1

Darker colour than the 2018 Langhe Nebbiolo tried earlier in the week. A little more rustic and less expressive on the palate but remains true to Piedemont with rose and cherry flavours and appealing texture. New grape variety for me which is interesting. Lower price point so accessible entry to the Rinaldi style which I’m currently thinking is similar to Bartolo but a less little less savoury. — 3 years ago

Brooks Burgum

9.0

A little Italian gem. You never know what you’re going to get out of Italy but this is a beautiful wine. Paired with a Tagliatelli. — 4 months ago

with Brett

Justin Michel

9.1

Bourgogne uit Italië in de tuin top — 5 months ago

romo

9.2

Big flavors with big alcohol (16.5%) that doesn’t show. Feels like it’s going to go sweet, but finishes dry and dusty. A pleasant puzzle. — 7 months ago

Inseon Hwang

8.9

Grand Canal. Light and fruity. — 9 months ago

Jose Lorenzo

9.3

My Sofia Loren… classy and always a beauty — 2 years ago

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9.5

The 2019 Zinfandel Giuseppe & Luisa shows all of the intensity of the Martinelli wines, but with an extra kick of floral overtones and acid brightness to perk things up. Cinnamon, crushed red berry, wild flowers, mint and blood orange all run through this expressive, silky Zinfandel. The blend of Jackass Hill and Jackass Vineyard Zinfandel clones on four different rootstocks, which results in different ripening cycles and harvest times, all of which translates into notable complexity in the finished wine. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, January 2021)
— 3 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.5

Tasted blind. Dark red and opaque. Notes of tart cherries, earth, molasses, some wood, and a hint of VA that blew off. Rich fruit in the mouth. Monolithic though, and very quiet compared to the diva 64 Giacosa that is singing next to it. Perhaps it was the less air time that this had. What a treat to taste two great 64 Barolos side by side, brought brown-bagged by two different people. — 4 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Bright Ruby color with aromas of red berry fruits, sweet spice and floral notes. On the palate flavors of cherry and strawberry with spice, licorice and floral notes. Fine tannins, medium+ finish ending with fruit, floral spice and earthy character. — 4 months 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 even in this warm vintage, just so fresh and clean wafting stunning perfumed aromatics with an elegant, detailed and voluminous palate. Always an amazing expression of Sangiovese. — 5 months ago

Fabio Franchella

9.0

With duck! — 7 months ago

Matt Perlman

9.2

Big wine but elegant; velvet smooth, roses and cherries and cinnamon, flamboyant and composed at the same time — 9 months 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 — 2 years ago

Andrew Mecoli

9.1

Great Dolcetto. Dark fruit and earthy notes with lively acidity. A serious and austere interpretation of this underrated grape. — 3 years ago

Makoto Someya

9.1

It’s ok to drink it. Started rounded. Of course still tannic, but enough taste with black fruits and mushroom etc. 2016 @1680, vin37, 201113 — 4 years ago