Daniel Bloom

9.3

During & After a guided tour courtesy of
@enramistas.com ! Fragant is spot on.
20 yr. old wines fresh as a daisy.
Fortified to 20°. N:Shoe leather, salt, treacle, ripe fruits, plantains, caramel lozenges, distant boats.faint barrel smoke.
P: old oranges, marmalade, puckering citrus, rinds, brown sugar, ( Demerara), so acidic and contrapuntally rich.
A feast.
P: — 4 years ago

Andy Stabile

9.2

Empty... nuff said. — 6 years ago

Mark Rosse

9.1

Not quite as good as the Gallina 10 Barbera Still needs some time — 8 years ago

Eckhard Garbers

9.0

Interesting bottle of Oloroso from the Lustau Almacenista bottlings, intense notes of dates and walnuts, while being bone dry, but it really comes to the fore with a bit of tapas, which softens and sweetens the sherry. Highly complex and fantastic to drink. — 8 years ago

Felipe Ferreiro

Sommelier/Wine Director Restaurante Las Rias Bajas

9.5

👁 ámbar con reflejos pardos, limpio y brillante 👃🏻 fruto seco tostado, maderas nobles, ahumado 👄 sensación dulce en la entrada, potente, cremoso y con un final espectacular.... sensacional!!! — 9 years ago

Anna Savino

9.2

Loved this Barbaresco coming from a Barolo producer. One of the few who can vinify it in barolo becaise of historical roots. Lovely! Gallina cru is the best! #neive #barbaresco #oddero #lamorra 2011 vintage — 10 years ago

Martijn

9.0

Still juvenile this Barbaresco. Paired with perfectly cooked steak with redwine sauce. Loads of fruit, leather and cocoa in the wine. Subtle! — 5 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.5

Nice looking bottle, TS fill. Brought to Grasings in Carmel, opened/decanted 4 hrs before. Reddish tawny, doesn’t look it’s age. Wow nose. Exotic, attention grabbing. Notes of tea, rose petals, black fruit, some licorice and a little menthol. Ethereal in the mouth. Needed 5+ hrs to show its stuff. Had the staff standing in line for some shared pours. Great showing. At peak but bottles like this one are going to deliver pleasure for another 10 years easily. — 6 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.3

Rich, sweet Fruits, savory elements, Oak is fully integrated. The 1996 Gallina is slightly better as the finish is longer. — 8 years ago

Livio Pastorino

9.4

Seguimos con los vinos italianos y sobre todo de Puglia región ubicada al sur de Italia, esta vez lo acompañamos con un plato muy peruano ají de gallina con arroz blanco, a pesar del ligero picor que ofrece nuestro ají amarillo, armoniza muy bien con las notas especiadas de la negroamaro, frutado, de un color rojo rubí, bien equilibrado, realza el plato, me gusto. — 8 years ago

Andy Tam

9.2

Something really special given it is only the third Palo Cortado from the butts of the solera under oxidative aging. Medium body herby aromatics from Jerez — 9 years ago

Annika K

9.5

Erinomainen pari hirvenpaistin ja uunikasvisten kanssa! — 11 years ago

Jeremy McCarty

9.6

Our fav from Prinsi — 11 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

Nose is smokey, tarry and reserved initially. Nice spices. Some tea. But seems like it’s about to bust open in 30 minutes or so. Chestnut. Some mid season cherry and minerality develops. It’s getting floral now. Palate is juicy, ripe and dense with great freshness and expressive mineralIty. Concentrated and really complex. Worlds better than the Gallina. Needs maybe one hour open but terrific energy, density and freshness. Long as well. Balanced. Substantial tannins but velvety and just barely sweet. — 5 years ago

with Matthew

Matthew Cohen

9.2

Awesome. Blueberry. Spice. Great density. Juicy. Bought from fass selections. — 7 years ago

Beau Carson

9.7

Such a beautiful spot right now. Wish this producer was more readily available in the states. So much life left. — 8 years ago

Bill Belanger

9.2

Actually, 9.2 understates how good this wine was. Complementing a lovely menu, after a stern wine steward had demanded we let it breathe for 45 minutes, we had a wonderful experience. The wine, which had a tannic bite when we tasted an earlier sample, smoothly showed plum, cherry, and just a bit of minerality. We will remember this meal for a long time! — 8 years ago

Olivia Ragni

8.9

Sunday Roast and Sherry!! Para de Gallina from Lusatu is full bodied and rich with chestnut and apricot. — 10 years ago

Neal Dessouky

9.3

Gallina, 1998 — 11 years ago

Peter Liem

Writer Sherry Guide, Champagne Guide

9.5

Stunning wine—but should it be classified as an oloroso? I love how this wine always encourages debate about the definition of authentic palo cortado. — 11 years ago