Dick Schinkel

9.2

Just over his top! — a year ago

Jan de Weerd

9.3

Vino Nobile de Montepulciano is a unique Sangiovese. We fell in love with it when we visited the region. Perhaps a bit of an acquired taste because it has a bit of a stringent dark, earthy, gravel, irony finish following vibrant dark red cherry… but it only takes a glas to get hooked. Paired surprisingly well with aged Gouda cheese proving its robust structure and present earthy umami flavors. The wine is aged in a medieval underground space below the winery with soaring high vaulted ceilings representing a cathedral highlighting wine as a spiritual experience. Also the name of winery goes back the twelve century as a recluse living in the caves, where the winery stands today, was able to read the weather from the behavior of a hedgehog, riccio in Italian. — 4 years ago

with Tammy

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Tighter. More compact. More dense. More huge. Awesome. — 6 years ago

Pooneet K

9.0

Nice entry level nebbiolo. Representative of the grape for sure. — 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

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

8.9

I love this wine. It’s one of my everyday quaffers. This ‘15 Barbera offers an (almost) Aldo Conterno concentration of classic flavours but lacks the oak treatment, so way much more Barbera nekedness involved here. — 8 years ago

Austin Hohnke

9.1

Trivia at Aldo Sohm wine bar. Our team lost by one point. This wine won by many points. I blind tasted my staff and they converged around Rhone. Great stuff! — a year ago

Joe Hakim

9.2

Tart cherries, anise, cinnamon — 6 years ago

Steven Heydemann

9.3

Fabulous fruit in this wine, alongside a terrific nose. Surprised how well it showed given the vintage. — 6 years ago

Jason Gelman

8.9

powerfully built and tannic but delicious — 6 years ago

Matt Lublinsky

9.5

Like an herbal tisane (but boozier...) — 7 years ago

with Jessica

Paul Masson

9.2

Dark and heady with surprising spice and minty herbal character — 8 years ago

Christopher Losa

Owner/Wine Director Bar Bambino

9.0

a pleasant surprise from a producer i don’t know. leathery, ashy earth driven cherry. — 8 years ago

leon egozi

9.4

Big big wine — 3 years ago

Steven Heydemann

9.5

Lovely fully mature Barolo. The 85s are often on the decline, and this one may not be at peak, but wonderful balance, clear fruit, with a shorter finish than I recall from earlier bottles. 1 of 3 from a very nice dinner last night. — 4 years ago

Kåre Krig

9.0

Not something I would want as a sipping wine, but very nice with food. Enjoyed it with a pasta dish with a lot of tomato and cream. — 6 years ago

Holly Yuen

9.1

Yummy and lengthy and smooth. Brought by a friend to our sat evening quiche dinner! — 7 years ago

LJ Janowski

9.2

Strong and a bit funky. Sour cherries and a faint aroma of anise. Fairly heavy on tannin. Leather and oak on finish. — 7 years ago

Jiga Hitorn

9.4

LOVE this. Candied apples and a touch of funk — 8 years ago

Robert Torretti

9.4

Really strong Barolo from 2004. Nice red fruit on the nose and palate. Smooth but with a great acidity. Served with porterhouse, roasted mushrooms, and mashed potatoes. — 8 years ago