Ceccherini Cristiano

9.1

This is the most iconic barbera in Italy
The story of the label is very curious

Single site hill where a lady had a house.
She was nicknamed "Uccellone" meaning big bird due to her prominent nose that resembled a bird beak. Nonetheless "Uccellone" in italian slang also mean "big penis"...
The local priest was horrified by this label and accused Braida of pushing the boundaries too much. The answer was from him to produce another wine honouring the priest called Bricco della Bigotta(Bigot).

The wine is big, it goes in large oak for 12 months plus 12 months in the bottle before release and needs decanting. Super smooth, super complex, this is a wine for blue cheese or meditation.
It keeps giving you different shade every time you swirl it.
Personally i prefer other style of barbera, but it is a super interesting wine with a lot of history too. — 2 months ago

Karen Larson

9.2

Big and yummy! Great with bbq — 3 years ago

with Bob and Craig

Robert S.

9.0

Blackberry,plum, and other dark fruits. Some Oak and leather notes. Medium ruby in color. Smooth with nicely integrated tannins. Very nice. — 3 years ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.1

2015 vintage. This is the top wine of this small 8 hectares estate, named after the 18th century Irish priest owner. A blend of Merlot (40%), Cabernet Franc (35%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (25%). Not for label drinkers since it is a humble Bordeaux Supérieur, but punching well above its weight. Refined and classy, this is all about subtlety. This medium-bodied elegant wine is in a very good place now, but should age well. Nice long fresh minty finish. Very good value at 15 euros. — 5 years ago

Jay Kline

9.6

The 2016 “Don Fiorino” Riserva is a very special bottling from Produttori. So special in fact, that I can only recall them making a similar Riserva on two other occasions in their history: 1990 and 2008. When the vintage is strong, Produttori will bottle single-cru Riservas from 9 specific MGA’s within the cooperative. However, in 2016 the vintage was deemed to be so remarkable that they made a Riserva blend. Included in this blend are the 9 typical MGA’s along with grapes from some other, important MGA’s that are never bottled on their own (I believe Cottà and Faset are two of them). To commemorate the occasion, the wine was named after the priest, Don Fiorino Marengo who founded the Produttori in 1958. This is a wine fitting to such a legacy. Imagine the 2016 Produttori classico cranked up to 11. That’s about what we’ve got.

Popped and poured, enjoyed over the course of an hour. The 2016 “Don Fiorino” pours a deep garnet color with a transparent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the palate, the wine is developing with powerful notes of tart and ripe dark fruits: black cherry, pomegranate molasses, red flowers, talcum powder, sage and gravelly earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with low-key high tannin and zippy, medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is remarkably long and juicy. So juicy in fact that it seems to mask the tannins but they are definitely there. The density is unreal. I expect this wine to live forever. Drink now with patience to appreciate its precocious youth (and because the 2016 vintage is so damned giving) but I expect this to be even better after 2031 and then remarkable through 2066. Thanks to @Lyle Fass for the assist. — a year ago

Sarah

9.3

A great home date night wine — 4 years ago

Joshua Figg

9.2

Fruity, tart, acidic and smooth. Nice summer sipper! — 2 years ago

Yoly Sardinas

9.0

Naples .. for Larry’s Birthday — 2 years ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.0

Medium ruby color. Mix of Cab and Malbec. Aromas of cherry cola, blueberry and baking spices. Smooth, very delicious! Had at the Yountville tasting room and brought home a few bottles. — 3 years ago

Eric Urbani

9.0

A bit corse at first but after a couple days opened up nicely. And I like the priest has a red nose lol Alice Feiring rec — 4 years ago