Alanna Lucas (Nantucket Wine & Spirits)

9.4

YES! I tried this a few weeks ago and fell in love. It is delicate, feminine and Nebbiolo at its most subtle. Cranberry, plum, orange and dusty tannins. Showing great right out of the gate but know this has a few (many) years left to impress. — 7 years ago

LM Segal

9.2

Great B d’Alba, powerful tarry aromatics and a grippy, silky-juicy trip over the palate. Will be way better (smoother, tad less tannic) in a year or two, when 93+ will be easy. Nice! — 9 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.5

Great Nebbiolo. Grippy and deep. 1 minute finish. Drinking right in the zone. — 9 years ago

with P

Pooneet K

8.9

Quite earthy but with good acidity as well. Very smooth, hint of oak here from the 15 mos in barrique. Would love to try in 5 years. — 9 years ago

with Michael, Allison and 1 other

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.2

Had in March 2009.
After a Rousseau Clos de la Roche and a Knoll Loibenberg it didn't come by without being noticed. Golden colour. Still citrusy, graphite, walnut, sulphur, forest floor, curry, tuff. Long flavour, fresh, great drinking quality. Fantastic Italian white wine, they have hardly mistaken a vintage, but they are all different wines.❤️❤️❤️❤️ — 10 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.0

Had it August 2008.
Cherries preserved in alcohol, rose, face powder, lipstick, aromatic herbs, balsamic, good tannin. Soft and long. Not unforgettable though — 10 years ago

Jordana Giovannoni

9.1

In love with this Barbera — 10 years ago

Anthony Lynch

9.1

WHOA there's a lot of wine in that bottle. Enough sexy, luscious Nebbiolo fruit to get lost in, then the finish says "HEY I'm a badass young Barolo with dem noble tannins and acidity not to be messed wit. Y u drinkin me so soon?" (Direct quote) — 11 years ago

Liz O'Neal

8.9

Smooth, drinkable - would pair well with anything. Had with a wonderful Italian meal.

Ruby wine club notes: The Cavallotto family claims sole ownership of the beautiful Bricco Boschis cru in the Castiglione Falletto district (also home to Azelia), where they have been growing Nebbiolo since 1929 and bottling their own wine since 1948. These richly structured wines place emphasis on elegance and longevity, attributable to excellent vineyards in the Bricco Boschis and Vignolo crus and traditional long maturation periods in large Slovenian-oak casks. After meeting and tasting with Winemaker and owner Alfio Cavallotto, I was incredibly impressed with his wines and thought his Dolcetto was one of the best I had tasted all year. This wine offers the crunchy red fruits for which Dolcetto is known for, with an element of licorice, and sandalwood. This Impressive effort will pair with just about anything, but it is highly fashionable with pasta and grilled meats. — 12 years ago

with Tyler

Jake Hartmann

9.6

Quite simply, buy this wine, wherever you see it. Barolo by another name, and ever so slight. — 7 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.5

Dark tawny color. Powerful nose. Notes of black plum, tea, roses, black earth and some anise. Balanced. Rounded out over 8 hours. In a great zone right now. Everything you want in a nicely aged Barolo. Give it its needed air. — 8 years ago

David McNally

9.4

Fields upon fields of lavender, bing cherries and mud puddle. Delicious. Maybe being in Venice helps? — 9 years ago

Vincent Mangiacapra

9.2

In la Morra mange with Sandy — 9 years ago

Kevin Cahoon

9.3

Raspberry, black cherry intertwined with bright floral and intense mineral notes are found in the nose. The wine has great texture with fine grained fruit based tannins. Flavors of red raspberry and plum on the palate with a s stoney, earthy accent. Great length to the mineral driven bright finish. — 10 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Off the list at Renatos in Palm Bch. — 10 years ago

Ross Goldin

9.4

Really enjoyed this '96 Barolo. Have 1 more bottle in the cellar :) — 10 years ago

Steven W Alexander

9.5

2006 Vigna Rionda is pretty much everything you want in a Barolo. Lots of structure here - drinkable with meat but still a baby. Would like 6 more years before I would touch this again. Incredible wine — 11 years ago

Rick K

8.9

Young but very nice. Evolved beautifully over two hours.Very pure fruit with just the beginnings of tar and earth creeping in. Still tannic on the finish. Will wait at least 2 years to try again. — 11 years ago

Max Perkins

VP Sales Tryon Distributing

9.6

Truly stunning in its elegance. Traditional grace. — 12 years ago

Ryan Foss

9.3

Maybe the most underrated and underpriced grape in the world. Cab lovers take notice. — 13 years ago

Kaori B

9.0

Bought with talico.com had high ratings but i prefer the taleo wines (lower rating) better. This is definitely clean with substance but doesn’t have much character. Like the girl in your highschool twenty years ago who was nice (and you still remember her) but boring. Wine on its own is fine but I had a dark chocolate afterwards and it lost out. — 8 years ago

Deborah Nash

9.3

Almost black in color. Black cherries on the nose. Soft tannins. So delicious! — 9 years ago

Lyn Farmer

9.7

Made only six times in the past 33 years and not at all since 2004 (at least not yet released), this is a stunning rarity and the jewel of the iconic Dal Forno portfolio. Medium dry with plenty of acidity and crunchy fruit to maintain exceptional balance. While the Amarone grapes are dried about 19 days, the grapes for this recioto are dried for 40 days. Intense black fruit, print, tar and mocha. Surprisingly the wine is wonderfully fresh and delicious. Extremely long finish — 9 years ago

Francis Plante

9.4

Spectacular... balanced and still young. See you in 5 years — 10 years ago

Mo Salem

9.5

This 20 year old wine is surprisingly accessible upon opening but evolves in a couple of hours where it really expresses its complex aromas and velvety tannins. Intense barrel smoke, tobacco, black cherry and leather on the nose. Exceptionally balanced, especially as it opens up. This wine is the text book definition of an aged Brunello - full bodied, smooth, luscious, bold, rich black fruit flavor. Finishes nice... lasting structure. This wine is at it's peak, enjoy it now, as I do. — 10 years ago

Nicole Reimers

9.3

Delicious, in great shape. — 10 years ago

Chris

9.0

Earth and citrus, a little sweet chocolate in the front. — 11 years ago

with brittany

Marc On

Writer Originalverkorkt, Lobenbergs Gute Weine

9.0

Strong red fruit character meets a acidity & firm tannins. Absolutely okay to open a bottle if you have some more in the cellar. If not, be patient. — 11 years ago

Marshal White

9.1

Grab bag of southern Italian varieties with Gaglioppo in the lead. Balanced, clean, and tasty. Also inexpensive — 12 years ago

Maciek Gontarz

9.3

Concentrated nose. Cooked ripe red fruits, but very intense. In a background pleasant violets and eucalyptus. Body is greatly balanced with acidity. Superb drinkability. Long, mouthwatering aftertaste. — 12 years ago