"Super-traditional style producer making very profound wines. This wines is very dense, and is exotically perfumed with the classic Barolo flavors of roses, tar and white truffles. Rich and tannic, with great fruit and wonderful balance. This should loom nicely ove (more...)

"Amazingly pure nose of fresh red fruits, rose water, tar and bountiful amounts of white truffles. This is surprisingly opulent and forward on the palate, with present yet very forgiving tannins on the finish. This is outrageously good and a fun bottle from a very (more...)

"Barolo is made from the Nebbiolo grape grown in eleven villages of the Langhe hills around Alba. Ageing in oak casks enhances its outstanding qualities, making it quite unique in its fantastically rounded body, in the delicacy of the feelings it is capable of arou (more...)

"The Barolo Pie Rupestris – Nebioli, is from vines planted on American rootstock (Rupestris). It is not certain which particular strain of Nebbiolo was planted then and so the reference Nebioli refers to its unidentified clone. Deep in color and greater extractio (more...)

"Made from a vineyard in the town of Barolo, the 2001 Barolo Paiagallo Vigna La Villa is the most accessible of the house’s wines. A saturated ruby, it offers a nose of new oak, spices and very sweet fruit along with generous amounts of ripe dark fruit and cocoa, (more...)

"The 2003 Barolo Serralunga is a terrific effort. This deeply-colored, explosive Barolo is packed with smoke, tar, licorice and dark, ripe fruit. Made in a full-bodied style, it possesses exceptional balance and superb drinkability, with plenty of Serralunga charac (more...)

"Good full medium red. Explosive aromas of musky black cherry, redcurrant, violet and spices; aromatic and downright Burgundian. Lush, sweet and seamless but currently somewhat muted by a touch of reduction. The tannins are substantial and fine, but this backward w (more...)

"The recently-bottled 2005 Barolo Cascina Francia is, as expected, somewhat closed down at this stage from an aromatic perspective. That said, it is impossible to ignore the wine’s richness and depth, both of which are impressive. With time in the glass hints of (more...)

"The recently-bottled 2005 Barolo Cascina Francia is, as expected, somewhat closed down at this stage from an aromatic perspective. That said, it is impossible to ignore the wine’s richness and depth, both of which are impressive. With time in the glass hints of (more...)

"Conterno’s 2000 Barolo Riserva Monfortino explodes from the glass with a luxurious, expansive personality that leaves me speachless. Endowed with generous ripe fruit, it is a seamless, seductive Monfortino that possesses incredible length as well as purity in a (more...)

"The 2001 Barolo Riserva Monfortino flows from the glass with stunning depth and purity. This seamless, elegant Barolo caresses the palate with incredible persistence as layers of aromas and flavors develop in the glass. Stylistically it is very much like the 2001 (more...)

"Strawberry tart aromas, with an underlying blackberry character, lead to a full-bodied palate, with lovely plum and milk chocolate flavors, round tannins and a fruity finish. Best after 2011. 720 cases made." Sustainable Farming

"Slightly earthy, with mushroom and very ripe fruit. Almost pruny. Transforms to gorgeous fruit. Full bodied, with spicy, meaty and superripe fruit flavors. Chewy and tannic. Big and rich. Turns exotic. This is massive, with impressive structure. Best after 2013. 1 (more...)

"Mascarello's 2004 Barolo Monprivato is an explosive wine with an almost Pinot-like expression of purity in its fruit. This round, sweet Barolo is extremely primary at this stage, with tons of dense fruit that almost cover the wine's tannins completely. Subtle over (more...)

"Massolino decided against bottling their single-vineyard Barolos in 2003, opting instead for a blend, which consumers will be able to enjoy at a very reasonable price considering today's market environment. The estate's 2003 Barolo is made in a soft approachable s (more...)

"Aromas of plums and hints of meat with berries. Full-bodied, with soft, round tannins and a long, long finish. Slightly one-dimensional, but clearly outstanding. Always a great value. Well made. Best after 2007. 1,500 cases made."

"Very ripe fruit aromas, with sultana, prune and dried flowers. Full-bodied, with seamless yet chewy tannins and a long finish. Lasts a long time. Best after 2012. 5,000 cases made."

"Intense aromas of dried flowers and berries. Concentrated and full, with ripe fruit and supervelvety tannins. Long and gorgeous. Best after 2013. 575 cases made."

"The 2004 Barolo Vigna Conca is among the strongest wines in the group. It is a touch less aromatically complex than the preceding wines yet it offers notable concentration and fatness on the palate which helps balance the wine's significant structural components. (more...)

"A darker profile of black cherries, earthiness, smoke, tar and licorice flavors emerge from the 2004 Barolo Vigna Giachini. Made in a darker, more full-bodied style than the Gattera, it offers terrific expansiveness on the palate although some bottle age will be b (more...)