Anne Lebleu

9.0

Absolutely delicious — a year ago

Mike Holzer

9.1

Waited 2 hours and tasted.tight. 2 more hours opened up but still quite tannic but delicious cherry tobacco. Some tar. Nice. Somewhat complex but felt needed more time but delicious as is. — 6 years ago

with Sean-Patrick and Ania

David Castricone

9.5

BG barbaresco leads the pack. Round, rich, earthy, and full bodied. Great balance for the grape. Black cherry, cedar, and dried fruit. While not a top vintage, a benchmark that’s in its drinking window. St. Stephen will remain... — 7 years ago

with Kiley

Matthias Gassner

9.2

Heavy tannic and acidic, more spice/herb dominated style - reminds me more of aglianico than sangiovese. May seem unround now but has potential for decades! — 8 years ago

Marc vanholst

9.4

Great drinking moment for this 1999 Del Sorbo. Still lots of good fruit, creamy and soft. Very nice now. — 8 years ago

Antonio Galloni

Founder, Vinous

9.8

Stunning, as it has always been. A wonderful bottle. — 9 years ago

Mathew McNamara

9.4

This was on. Open for business, trading air for tar and florals. Got better and better. — 10 years ago

Bobby Stuckey

Master Sommelier, Partner Frasca Food & Wine, Vintner Scarpetta Wines

9.2

Sunday Pizza wine with @dstuckbomb — 11 years ago

Adam Plotkin

9.4

More rich and complex than many other Barberas, with darker fruits. A beautiful expression of Barbera. — 11 years ago

Katherine Hansil

9.4

Loved this so much thanks to Ryan M we having another bottle — 12 years ago

Mary Matthews

9.1

Crisp Apple/ Cider taste. — 2 years ago

Mo Salem

9.0

Lost it’s oomph... — 6 years ago

Jeanne Kietzmann

8.9

Too young, however a good representation of a young blended Barolo. — 7 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. — 8 years ago

Ludovic Anacleto

9.0

Great wine indeed. Nose is complex, camphor, dry amarena cherry, some flint, no oxidation not fading on this bottle yet.
On the palate, Fruit is gone for this bottle, wine is dominated by its tannic structure that is on the dry side, almost austere. I was expecting a fleshier, mellower tannin. Dry herbs, dry raisins, cherry again.
Long finish, good acidity that’s keeps the wine alive and well going.
Mitigate the intensity with proteins and juice/sauce.
Osso bucco with prunes will work. We did Fiorentina and it was ok. The crust and smokiness did not help, over exhibiting the dryness of tannins. — 8 years ago

Katie Carney

10

Moms 60th wine from Rex — 9 years ago

with Nat

Luke Goodman

9.3

Great way to start a happy hour — 10 years ago

Phil Green

9.0

Black cherry, herbaceous and leather. Not lengthy but freshness from the light acidity. Pleasant drink — 11 years ago

Liz O'Neal

8.9

Smooth, drinkable - would pair well with anything. Had with a wonderful Italian meal.

Ruby wine club notes: The Cavallotto family claims sole ownership of the beautiful Bricco Boschis cru in the Castiglione Falletto district (also home to Azelia), where they have been growing Nebbiolo since 1929 and bottling their own wine since 1948. These richly structured wines place emphasis on elegance and longevity, attributable to excellent vineyards in the Bricco Boschis and Vignolo crus and traditional long maturation periods in large Slovenian-oak casks. After meeting and tasting with Winemaker and owner Alfio Cavallotto, I was incredibly impressed with his wines and thought his Dolcetto was one of the best I had tasted all year. This wine offers the crunchy red fruits for which Dolcetto is known for, with an element of licorice, and sandalwood. This Impressive effort will pair with just about anything, but it is highly fashionable with pasta and grilled meats. — 12 years ago

with Tyler

JohnQ Boxler

Sales Berkeley Wine Company

9.2

Finally starting to strut its stuff after a sullen, dumbed down adolescence. Ripe but not fleshy as befits vintage. Tertiary notes swelling up. Definitely rebuy. — 13 years ago

Galen Hasler

9.1

Gorgeous fruit and softer tannins that firm up and need opening time, anise, tar, rose pedal, blood orange, — 4 years ago

Kevin Cahoon

9.2

Fresh and bright with red cherry and plum fruit accented with tar, floral and brown spice notes. Palate has lovely texture with nice fruit and round tannins. Lacking a touch of depth and complexity that I would have expected with the bottle age. While not profound, very pleased to have 6 more bottles. — 7 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Classic. Gorgeous. Deep. No formal notes — 7 years ago

Rick K

9.1

Very crisp Fiano. Floral, bright, minerally. — 8 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.2

Some still white for those at WND night dinner who had a bad high school indulgence with “Champagne” and have never been able to recover. But really, let’s be honest...you were pounding Cooks from the bottle, you weren’t drinking Champagne. — 8 years ago

with Tyler and Tyson

Rebecca Fletcher

9.0

Sweet red berries, strawberry, raspberry, candy, cinnamon, orange peel and dried herbs. M- acid and tannin. M body. Fruit forward. M finish. — 10 years ago

Jordana Giovannoni

9.1

In love with this Barbera — 10 years ago

Pierre-Yves Chauveau

9.5

Classic barolo with nice mature earthy floral aromas. Used to be available @gramercytavern — 11 years ago

M G

9.6

Needs air a little heavy — 12 years ago

Robert Mann

9.1

David Lynch recommendation — 13 years ago