Jess Divall

9.6

Light easy drinking.
2021 vintage — 4 years ago

Lam S

8.9

not very fruity. but oaky. soft tannin. high acidity. medium to full body. bitter tannin at finish. a bit out of balance.
— 4 years ago

Riccardo L.

8.9

Here’s a cool one: Picotener is a sub-varietal of Nebbiolo that actually performs better than the average in more extreme conditions. This is an experimental wine and it’s a home run in my eyes. You can taste the youth on the vines, but when it picks up, I can totally see this being a new age version of my favourite grape for the future. Has a lot of the flavour characteristics that I love about Nebbiolo (roses, cigar box, cherry), but a more youthful fruitiness. Im a fan. Hope it catches on. — 5 years ago

Jay Kline

9.3

We drank this after the Enrico Serafino and it didn’t take long to realize this was a step up in class and character despite the challenges that Brovia faced in the 2014 vintage; a year in which they sold off half of their holdings. From what I understand, this cuvee, the first of its kind in Brovia’s history, was made using grapes from the lower sector of Brea and two crus from Castiglione Falletto. The idea being that blending the best wines together would be vastly superior to bottling individual and relatively weak wines from each cru. I can say unequivocally that the strategy worked. The “Unio” as they called it, does not come
across as a limpid example of Barolo. Quite then contrary, there is profound depth and concentration that slowly gained in power the longer the bottle was open. No short supply of dark berries accompanied by spices, fresh asphalt, rose bushes, and minerals. A rapturous, tongue smacking finish that lasts for minutes closing with some rather lusty tannins. What a treat. The 2014 Brovia “Unio” should age gracefully and I, for one, will be looking forward to tracking its development. — 7 years ago

Alex Tso

9.1

Young
Very tannic. No fruit at all — 8 years ago

Greg Koslosky

9.3

From the 1960s — 8 years ago

with Rich

Bob McDonald

8.9

From the odd bins collection in my cellar. Dark dense Ruby in colour. Aniseed, ripe Blackberry, dried red fruits, full bodied and a bit rustic. For lovers of full bodied McLaren Vale Shiraz. Probably a better winter red. — 4 years ago

Paul A

9.0

In magnum. — 5 years ago

with Cassie

Katie Schindall

9.6

Liked this one — 6 years ago

Eric K

9.0

Överraskande smarrig — 7 years ago

Kate Smith

9.0

Really nice, complex and can taste the dark Berry fruit — 8 years ago

Shawn Ross

9.7

Would buy again. — 8 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.0

Dense Crimson with s cherry red rim. Aromatic primary plummy earthy spicy aromas. A savoury medium to full bodied palate. Medium Intensity and length with fine savoury tannins. A rare red grape type with only 653 Hectares grown in its native Alto Adige and Trentino. Negligible amounts in the new world. A progeny of Teroldego, a grandchild of Pinot, and a cousin of Syrah. Info from The Oxford Companion to Wine by Jancis Robinson. — 8 years ago

Kylie Farinelli

9.5

So much depth to this Chardonnay from the McLaren Vale region — 4 years ago

Divya Gopinath

10

Rohan bday — 5 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.2

Levi Serafina Grappa from Neive in Alba. I think it is 1998 and 53% abv. I could be wrong. Very aromatic. Herbal and complex. Strong! — 5 years ago

Michelle Berryman

9.0

Dry and delicious — 6 years ago

Paul Dugar

9.2

Black red appearance. Sweet ripe blackberries on the nose. Rich jammy blackberries on the palate with an almost raisin finish and a lengthy tannin that lingers. Delightfully delicious. — 8 years ago

AJ Thomson

9.0

Earthy, light, but full-bodied, very drinkable — 8 years ago

Justin Gilman CSW, CSS

9.1

Diverse #wine. #Nebbiolo from #Roero. Closed, cloudy and smelling of robust cherries, and bacon fat, oil. Opened up to soft pink flowers, candy apple shell, wet soil. Color is slightly cloudy as unfiltered, bright red throughout from edge to edge. Everything opened over an hour. Flavors of soft strawberry, marachino cherry, candy apple, sweet/sour sauce, smooth. Tannins never explode, but stay moderate, harmonious with acidity. Opened 1/22/17 — 9 years ago