Jeff Loo

9.7

A standout for me, complex, tannic and pure. Dried red fruit and rose petals that lifted. Acidity was showing strong in the life blood of this wine. Easily another 20 years. For sure a hundred year wine. — 7 years ago

JJ Lumia

9.3

Starts off weighty, with supple vanilla bean flavors, transitioning to strawberry and rose petals. Shows finesse from start to finish, but has enough structure to easily go another 5 years. — 8 years ago

A. R.

8.9

On the nose, forest floor, rose petals and dark cherries. In the mouth, dried roses, orange peel, dark cherries and some heat. High acidity, some unresolved tannins. In a slightly awkward place currently, compared to other bottles in the past. — 8 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.4

So smooooth... rose petals, dark fruit, soft and ripe tannine structure.
Gave this puppy 3 hrs in the decanter and it opens up beautifully. Hardly any secondaries yet, but wonderful to savour right now. — 8 years ago

Kenta Hayashi

9.2

Floral and slightly candied nose with sweet red cherries. So perfumed for a village level wine with a trailing hint of roobois tea leaves and rose petals, not unlike the style of Rousseau. Not saying they are similar in style, but at least the village seem to be. Vines planted in the 70s. — 8 years ago

Paul Luce

9.2

Wonderful balance. Rose petals and delicate floral notes on the nose. Tart cranberry showing little age in the glass but tannins are starting to soften. Brought from our tasting at the winery with Mrs. Grasso — 10 years ago

ADAM STROMFELD

9.0

Rose petals and strawberry on the nose very lively clean and nice acidity — 10 years ago

Tony Garcia

9.4

1982. Dried rose petals, dusty soil, cherry compote, saddle. Sweet mid-palate, impressive finish. Wotn. — 10 years ago

with David, Enrico and 1 other

Michael Mendes

8.9

Floral. Dried violet. Rose petals. Tart cherry. Long, velvet tannin. — 11 years ago

Alberto Chinali

9.1

Rose petals and violet, then candied orange peel and cinnamon...a unique and elegant bouquet. Juicy and fresh to drink, great with southern Italian dishes — 12 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.8

M’s bday dinner (7/12). Tasted blind. Bright tawny color. Has good weight but suspect it’s older. Exotic powerful nose. Everyone smiles, this is special. Notes of red cherries, Asian spice, rose petals and dark earth. Flamboyant in the mouth. “Amazing” underlined 2x in my notes. Memorable. We started enjoying this after 4 hours of air was given to it and even 3 hours after that this was still singing. Guessed 69 La Tache. This ended up being my favorite wine of the evening. The emotional impact was more than the other 2 slightly older DRCs. There was a long, mixed debate on this though. — 7 years ago

Weijie Shi (Jay)

9.2

Beautiful rose petals, tar and smoked meat nose mixed with dried red fruits. Bright acidity and tamed tannin after 6 hrs decant. — 8 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.5

Insane! You would never guess this is from Cali. So good, compares well to some old school barolo.
Classic nebbiolo aromas of mainly rose petals at this stage. On the palate, more rose petals, tar, cherry and a bit of raspberry. Light body but firm tannins still. Made the mistake of pop n pouring, ideally need a few more years and definitely a decant. — 8 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.2

Just turning brickish on the edges. Decanted for 90 min. Rose petals and floral perfume aromas. Cherry, and tar on the palate and the tannins soften after the decant. Smooth and yummy! — 9 years ago

Michael Retter

9.0

Rose petals. Generous fruit. — 10 years ago

Devin Bray

9.3

Just wow. Menthol, ripe cherries, rose petals, clay, dried leaves, nectarine pith, and a huge array of carefully interwoven flavors all come to the party in this expertly crafted wine from rock star producer Raul Perez. A steal at the price. — 10 years ago

Jennifer Lucia

Wine Director Vine & Co.

9.0

Dried rose petals with zippy acidity. Fun, fresh, and delicious. Wouldn't place this blind as Jura, but it certainly stands out as a varietally correct, balanced new world red. Well done! — 11 years ago

Kevin Sidders

President VinConnect

9.0

2007 vintage. Lovely straight-shooting Nebbiolo. Sour cherry, leather and rose petals. Very elegant though not rich or concentrated. — 11 years ago

Dagny Maidman

9.2

What a wonderful versatile pure Beaujolais - light violet and rose petals, mild tannins, but structures for a light wine. Live it. Quality for price unbeatable. — 12 years ago

Red Wine Lovers

9.8

This is an iconic wine in the making. Ripe cherries, rose petals, purity, refreshing acidity and mouth watering finish. Go Brazil! — 13 years ago

George Doolan

9.4

Nothing more fun than drinking Giacosa at 12,000 ft. with my parents. Great balance (holds its alcohol so well) bright strawberry and rose petals. Fine, elegant tannins, even at this young stage. — 7 years ago

Andrea Watt

8.9

Orange peel, rose petals, and soft mineral. — 8 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.1

This weekend I have opened the 2007 Antonio Vallana e Figlio Gattinara Nebbiolo.

On the nose it is light with notes of cherry, raspberry, leather, anise, rose petals and an earthy component.

On the palate is tart cherry, sour cranberry, raspberry, herbaceous qualities, with an earthy note.

This wine is medium bodied with medium + acidity and high grippy tannins that leads to a long tannic finish. Enjoy your weekend and please be safe. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 8 years ago

Matt Waring

8.9

Dusty wine, with dark cherry and rose petals. Not strongly acidic. Great Chianti — 8 years ago

with Christine

Willie Carter

8.9

Customary pale salmon color with orange undertones. The fruit on the nose isn't overpowering but it's there. Strawberries, dreamsicles, and rose petals.
Medium acidity and bone dry, this is straight up Provençal. Impressive balance and weight. The palate reinforces the nose, with more strawberries and orange zest. Fresh watermelon, herbs, and a slight touch of peaches round it out. — 9 years ago

Ki Punwar

Owner, California Wine Republic

9.5

This is showing very well indeed. Refined aromas of rose petals and tar. Beautiful Nebbiolo. — 10 years ago

Brian Armenio

9.0

A great wine to share with my love for our 9th wedding anniversary at the Village Pub.

Buoyant, well rounded, cherry cola, rose petals and great acidity to enjoy with the Village Pub experience. — 10 years ago

Bill Bell

9.6

Very much alive and youthful in coloration, mint, fennel, rose petals and not much in the way of funk just yet. Would be an excellent choice with lamb or game with some wild mushrooms or truffles to bring out the tertiary components a bit more. This particular bottle in ten years could be fantastic if you prefer more dankness. — 11 years ago

Katie K

8.9

You had me at violet petals. — 12 years ago

Mark Lindzy

9.0

Dark fruit, high-toned, leather and rose petals like Nebbiolo. Very nice. — 12 years ago