Antonio Gianola

9.3

Life is better with magnums — 3 years ago

Zack Hall

9.3

Low pressure of course. Vinous. — 5 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Classic La Mission that is fully mature showing red & black fruits with notes of smoky tar, leather, cedar, forest floor & cigar box. — 6 years ago

Daniele Cuzin

9.3

Had the 2009 vintage in July 2019 in Kairon with family for birthday celebration. Excellent. — 6 years ago

Kimberly Anderson

9.1

Roses, tar and strawberries on the nose. Such an interesting wine! Unripe black plum, licorice and firm tannins. Needs at least 5 more years to be amazing. — 7 years ago

with Gregory and Chad

George Chen

9.3

Bottle variance! Last one was bit maderized but this one was showing much better. Soft mature ripe fruit of peaches, compote and bread yeast toast. Enjoyed it. — 9 years ago

Robert Torretti

8.9

2005 vintage, 500 ml bottle. Forward style of Barolo if not quite international or modern. Nose of tar, spice, leather and some earth. The palate has vanilla (has probably mellowed with age), dark fruits, and mellowed tannins. Good acidity to cut through the fat of the large cut prime rib at Metropolitan Grill in Seattle. Not enough earth to really play with the cedar plank wild mushrooms. I've had older Fontannafreddas and they seemed much more modern in style. The waiter noted that around the mid-2000s they began to change. Would be interested to see if this continued. — 9 years ago

Michael Solway

9.5

1999 - High altitude Nebbiolo as good as it gets. Fresh and lively at 17 yrs. Dried rose petal, crushed raspberry, leather and tar. Brilliant cut and length. — 9 years ago

Riccardo L.

9.0

Amiable. Not as brut as a typical brut. — 10 years ago

Tim O'Rourke

8.9

'06 vintage — 11 years ago

with Matthew and Jeremiah

Tim Hinck

9.3

Killer BdB. Intense acid, lemon curd, and some awesome sea aromas (not salinity). Would love to revisit in 8 years — 4 years ago

Jay Kline

9.5

This bottle was the fourth and final bottle part of our Barolo ensemble, generously shared and curated by our friend Tim.

Served blind, like the others, after a lengthy slow-ox. We were all aware that we were drinking Barolo but all other details were hidden from us. This bottle showed no visual signs of age. It was actually quite gorgeous to behold with a deep ruby core and bright disk. The bouquet was powerful; the most powerful of the four we experienced on this night. Cherries, strawberries, raspberries, exotic spices, tar, roses, dried herbs...even a bit of an umami thing was happening...everything was on full display! The finish was long and savory. Almost gave me the feeling of a buzz button which, I have only encountered once before in wine.

Of the four Barolos, on this night and to my palate, this exhibited the most sizzle. I was well and truly smitten. When this was revealed to be the 2012 Cappellano “Pie Rupestris”, it became an Archimedes moment for me...short of running through the town naked. Until now, I had only tried Cappellano’s Barbera d’Alba and Chinato; both extraordinary wines. This fits squarely into my wheelhouse and has become a new benchmark for me; recalling a similar experience to my first Lignier “Clos de la Roche”. A monumental wine that is already drinking so well but has everything necessary to age with grace for decades to come. Scary thing? There remains upside, I’m sure of it. — 5 years ago

Shay A

9.2

My experience with Italian wines is very small, but I do know that this definitely came across as young (not unexpected). Potpourri, tar and tobacco on the nose with rose petal and a lot of underripe cherry. Tannic. — 7 years ago

with Dan and Mark

Rich Walker

8.9

Minerals initially segueing into light fruit. Fun. — 7 years ago

with Monica

Chris Harvey

9.1

Delicious grower champagne. Great recommendation from @Sarah O'Kelley — 8 years ago

Matt Ryan

9.0

Roses and cedar with a bit of cranberry. Love Vietti! — 9 years ago

Heath Higgins

9.6

Tar, roses, tobacco, slight oak. — 9 years ago

with Mary

Jonas Johansson

9.2

Good times in Nashville. — 10 years ago

Ben Rossen

9.0

Crazy good for this price range and will get better with age. Still a bit tight at first so needs at least an hour in the decanter. Tobacco, tar, rose petals, cherries and grippy tannins. — 11 years ago

Richard Betts

Master Sommelier/Winemaker/Mezcalero Saint Glinglin, Sombra

9.1

Impressive stuff Mr. Lynch — 13 years ago

Jordan Yu

9.5

Third rating for this: started at 10 degrees , and warmed up to around 15-18 in a warm 29 degrees tropical Singapore. Was fresh, crisp, lemon-like at first, followed by zesty mandarin orange flavours that finally matured to mellow honey apricots. Best of all coloured like the upcoming Chinese New Year - perfect gold. — 5 years ago

Jay Ivison

9.6

One of the smoothest, most flavorful whiskies I have tried. — 5 years ago

Matt

9.3

Surprised by the generosity, drinking quite well for how young it is. Open-knit, true to place, moderately framed with some true charm to it. Really enjoyed over a few days. Deep red fruit, almost succulent, soaked cherries and lots of licorice root, cedar, cinnamon, flowers and tar. There’s a undertone of earth. From a tannin perspective these appear ripe, with moderate intensity relatively speaking. — 6 years ago

Martijn

8.9

2000 vintage on 25.1.19
True to type Barolo with roses and brique color. — 7 years ago

James Forsyth

9.4

Rich and ripe version of the Cannubi Boschis. Dark red fruits, tar and spice hit the plate and sustain forever. Still as fresh as a daisy. — 8 years ago

Antonio Galloni

Founder, Vinous

9.5

A great bottle of one of my absolute favorites. Delicate, exquisitely perfumed and striking in every way. My last bottle... — 9 years ago

LM Segal

9.5

Nose of the night and nicest surprise. Tar and roses led dark red, still fresh juicy fruit. Refined, nicely layered secondary stuff going on. Just beautiful and has at least 5-10 years to go. — 9 years ago

with Mark, Joe and 1 other

Jesse Giacomelli

9.0

Tar, funk, Brett, silky smooth. Grazie Italia. — 10 years ago

Victor Hwang

9.2

2005 vintage. Seductive nose, much lighter body in color and in the mouth, acidity higher. Tons of rose petal and tar. Finish was only weak point - thought it was a bit too tannic and spicy — 10 years ago

Gary Vaynerchuk

Founder WineLibrary.com, Host WineLibraryTV

9.6

A fantastic bottle of wine! Huge ripe sour fruit and a wonderful 75 second finish that has a hint of plum, licorice, tar bubbles! If you find this wine put it in your cellar for 40 years if you want, it's got that kind of backbone — 12 years ago