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

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. — 6 years ago

Daniel McGeough

9.2

1990, fresh and beguiling!! — 7 years ago

Michael Dierberg

9.2

Not sure anyone thinks to age Dolcetto but perhaps we should. This was very good - had the color and elegance of an old Nebbiolo. A great find in the basement of Ladue Market. — 8 years ago

Darren Dittrich

9.2

Delicious... no big raisin component, but not anaerobic like the Conterno. This is nice balanced Barolo. — 8 years ago

Raj Harb

9.5

Impressively fresh at 56 years young. Special — 8 years ago

Ed Tostanoski

9.7

Definitely in its prime. Renewing my faith in zachy's auction bottles after that last aldo conterno — 10 years ago

Alex Hughes

9.1

Modern style. Needs another 5 years. — 5 years ago

Holly Yuen

9.1

Yummy and lengthy and smooth. Brought by a friend to our sat evening quiche dinner! — 6 years ago

Kevin Arndt

Specialist Grand Vin Colorado

9.2

Was much better than the previous bottle I had- cedar, black cherry. — 7 years ago

Bill Bender

9.3

Musty nose on pop but after a decant and swirl the violets kick in and the bouquet delivers a whiff of truffle as well. Classic Barolo tar on entry, massive red fruit, rose petal and fig. A bit grainy and less vibrant than I’m used to from Giacomo Conterno. Good, not great length. A serious Barolo. More substantial than flashy. My preference runs to the Aldo Conterno wines but these are perhaps more “traditional” and worthy of contemplation. — 7 years ago

Meg Herring

9.0

@Delectable Wine freisa blend not nebbiolo — 8 years ago

Nenad Marovac

9.3

Very good. Perfect Nebiolo — 9 years ago

with Steven

Steven Heydemann

9.3

Fabulous fruit in this wine, alongside a terrific nose. Surprised how well it showed given the vintage. — 5 years ago

Greg Koslosky

9.4

Elegant and refined pretty red fruit , orange zest , rose petals . Did not have the oxidation that most old Baroli has quite enjoyable . — 6 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. — 7 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

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

Kara Wiley

9.4

Vanilla/Creamy Chardonnay — 9 years ago

with Ben, Jimmy and 1 other

José Ortiz

9.1

A very young but approachable Barbaresco. No oak in sight but I do feel rotofermentors. Reminded me of Aldo Conterno a little. — 10 years ago