2019 Villero tannins well integrated — 8 months ago
Amazing. With Bigham’s! — 3 years ago
We had the 2015 Vintage on 7/6/25. Medium garnet in color. Raspberry and leather on the bouquet. Leather, tobacco, raspberry and strawberry on the palate. Still had tannin, but delicious. Medium bodied, Old World. Developed nicely with air. — 5 days ago
Initially tight/closed after 1 hour decant. Started to open up on hour 2. Very enjoyable. Likely better in 1-2+ years. — 4 years ago
A beautiful wine full of classic Barolo flavors: dark cherry, tobacco, rose petal, cedar and more. Reserved yet deeply satisfying. — 7 months ago
Okay, one big note for all 7 of the terrific Xmas eve and Xmas wines. Started off with the cab/cab franc blends. Peter Michael Au Paradise ‘12 at 93 pts. The splendid Favia Cerro Sur ‘07 at 95 pts. Xmas eve traditional dinner of Meatballs and penne at 98 pts beat the Luigi Einaudi barolo mag ‘10 at 92 pts. Early Xmas day drinking started with a solid ‘16 VASO sauv blanc at 93 pts. Traditional Turkey dinner was accented by my first 100 pts post on Vinous : ‘15 Peter Michael Point Rouge Chard. Into the bad ass cabs. ‘07 Chappellet Pritchard Hill at 96 pts and ‘05 Shafer Hillside Select at 99 pts. What a holiday drinking lineup to toast a shit 2020. — 5 years ago
Bob McDonald
Apologies for the soiled label. Pale Ruby with a tawny edge - almost transparent. Dusty earthy mushroom aromas. Oak is absorbed and so are the tannins. Barely medium weight, elegant in fact. Interesting for a Barolo / cherry notes on palate. Perfect to accompany food - in this case home made pizza. One of the lightest Barolos I’ve ever tried but very enjoyable. — 9 days ago