J. Kim

9.4

The aroma has a such a powerfully sculpted personality that the structure seems not sufficient to support it. It is also highly controlled and contained, every detail is clear and well-defined, just like many of the greatest wines in Piedmont, Burgundy and Bordeaux. Just lacks the last degree of spontaneous volatility that defines the magic in wine. — 3 years ago

Darren Dittrich

9.1

Lovely albeit relatively high-end Nebbiolo. Slightly less smoky than our tasting pair, the Oddero Langhe. Also, much more typical cherry rhubarb grip, and for some, this could pass as a Cru Barolo. Will buy again. — 4 years ago

Ely Cohn

8.9

Let’s make more native yeast Riesling! It’s top two, three of the worlds great grapes and I feel like we’ve barely tapped into what it can do. Many of our favorite Riesling makers have been stubborn, sticking with pre-selected strands from the same mother.

Oddero Riesling is very good, but it tastes not unlike Alsace or Mosel or Rhône. Shy aromas with smokey flint and lemon. I don’t have much to add because I couldn’t find much more. Big textures and familiar territory. — 4 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.4

Stunning wine, still very primary but some leather and earth tones emerging. Hold for a while longer or enjoy now for the beautiful black cherries and rose petals — 6 years ago

Chris Wheaton

9.1

Bright red cherry fruit and firm tannins. Some iron mixed in as well. Very nice Dolcetto! — 6 years ago

Michael Mallon

8.9

A cut above the rest. Pear nectar, candied apricot, lemon zest and floral notes. A bit fizzy. High acidity balances out the sweetness. — 7 years ago

Kim Moreland (in Chicago)

9.0

very nice wine, lots of spice and earth. not as elegant as the Oddero Rocche — 8 years ago

Rafael Landestoy

9.3

Despite being 18 years old it needed hours and hours of decanting and towards the end of the night it finally started coming around. Want to have it again in a few years with hours of decanting to see how it's matured. — 9 years ago

with Jorge and Ilida

Kevin Blix

9.0

Little past prime. Raisin ish. Still enjoyed — 3 years ago

J. Kim

8.9

There is not enough lively acidities and tannic grip to provide support, texture and definition for the aromas that are dominated now by old wood and lack detail and focus. Some people like its relaxed, unforced style but the winemaking is not as accomplished as those from Roagna, Cavallotto and Oddero. After 24 hours, the aroma dissipates to reveal the tertiary notes and the tannins come forward. — 4 years ago

Steve Medbery

9.2

One of my favorite Barberas — 4 years ago

Tony Garcia

9.5

1961 Oddero Barolo, pristine bottle with interesting neck tag. Gorgeous mature nose, dark cherries, brown sugar, leather, earth, charred wood. Silky palate, ripe sweet red fruits, dense mid palate, resolved tannins, perfect acidity. Excellent. #odderobarolo #oddero — 5 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Simply perfectly aged Barolo. It had that earthy sweetness on the palate that blew me away. The nose was mesmerizing with truffles and so much more. Brilliant. — 6 years ago

Eric Egan

9.1

It has taken 3 month for the fine sediment in this to settle but it was worth the wait! Nice soft nose of strawberries, raspberries, toffee, and sugar cane. Acid ever so slightly high but far from unpleasant; just not completely in line with the rest of it. Great on its own but even better with cured ham. — 6 years ago

Francesco Federico

9.5

Ready. Liquirice, ink and ripe plums. A wunderful, austere Barbaresco. — 7 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 — 8 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.2

Solid wine, 15 years young from the 1999 vintage. Cabernet from Piedmonte region of Italy. Tastes like a Bordeaux, but with more acidity and mineral character you see in Nebbiolo from these parts of Italy. Plenty of life left. 5-7 years easy or more. Fine, but firm tannins frame the finish of dried currants and cherry with some grilled herbs — 9 years ago

Joe Cornwall

9.6

Wow, extraordinary! — 3 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

A follow up birthday celebration that was a dual celebration of Sofia & our friend Judy with friends.

I started decanting this at 3:30 and it finally blossomed after nearly six hours in the decanter. I was concerned that maybe it was going to be a second day wine and readied back up bottles.

Served out of magnum and still a beast. I acquired this from the secondary market a number of weeks back. So, it was someone else’s storage. When I opened it, the wine had run about halfway along the cork & slid slightly. Early on, it gave me reason for concern. The taste was slightly off as was the nose...not bad. But, not what I expected tasting it over the first two hours. It was at this point, I pulled a couple of back up bottles.

After I put it back into the bottle and re-decanted it at our friends house, it slowly started to blossom.

The first two hours, it had a fair amount of funk & huge tannins. Many of the aeronautics were dull.

After five hours, the fruits were beautifully, bright, floral, ripe & slightly sour dark cherries, dark currants, black raspberries, black raspberries, plums, raspberries, incense, ambers, anise, very dark spices, pronounced cinnamon stick, nutmeg, clove & vanilla, tobacco, leather, cedar, dry crushed rocks, limestone, deluded, rich, dark soils, truly, elegant, brilliant florals that were dark, red, some blue, framed in some of the most beautiful florals of violets & lavender I’ve experienced. The acidity was a spot on running river. The finish was; glorious, well balanced & knitted, elegant, fruit juicy, landing squarely on spice & earth as it long set & lasting several minutes.

Beautiful wine after hours of stubbornness.

Paired with my slow cooked two day meat sauce. 14 seasonings, whole pork roast braised in oil & garlic and placed into the sauce until it shreds apart, pepperoni & Italian bread crumb meatballs. The best I’ve made it in 30 years of making it. I never measure anything but, going to have to very specifically write down what I did this time. 🤔😜🍝 — 3 years ago

with James and Christina

Guillermo Camacho

9.0

Heavily tannic but well integrated. Cherry, non French oak, and herbal funk. Great Barolo. — 6 years ago

Lorenzo Bared

9.0

Medium light barolo, fruit forward — 6 years ago

Weijie Shi (Jay)

9.3

Very closed nose compared to Oddero Villero. Nose is more focused, restrained and lots of tobacco leaves and smoky component. Huge structure with chewy tannins. Slight bitter finish. — 6 years ago

Craig Stanfield

9.5

Outstanding. — 7 years ago

Chris Addison

9.0

2011 vintage. Great pairing with pizza. 90+ — 9 years ago

Beau Shapiro

9.0

Great wine with Joanne & John! — 11 years ago