October 24, 2014 - No formal nose - had it with the 2012 vintage. Fun to see the colour difference and that also barbera have the benefits of some rest i the cellar. If you have some bottles left, time to drink up.
January 17, 2013 - A lovely surprise here: funky nose, dense, but with lovely soft texture, the oak now absorbed
November 4, 2010 - A good wine. Looking forward to drink my lat bottle. Will probably try to see how long the Barbera grape could develop. Would wait approx five more years.
February 8, 2010 - Dense totally opaque black/purple colour. Nose is lifted pine resin, supermarket strawberries, beeswax.....but all rather reticent. Palate is tart acidity and tannin with just a little black fruit trying to poke through. A bit dilute in mouthfeel but packs a punch. Needs a lot more time to evolve and show it's true colours.
February 2, 2007 - The wine was a bit vegetal on the finish.
January 26, 2007 - Very ripe fruit, lots of expensive oak, could have been syrah, big, fruity and oaky - a lot of people would love this, but I found it a bit sickly
June 2, 2006 - Overwhelming smell of sulphur/rotten eggs.