March 27, 2024 - Keith's Italian Wine Dinner (Osteria Langhe - Chicago IL): Open 7 hours, 2 in decanter. Mostly mature red cherry with dried floral notes, hints of licorice. Persistent with good length, good enough weight. At a very good place now, unlikely to develop more complexity
January 29, 2024 - Quite tight and unyielding at first, showing a whiff of tar and some ironstone. Really breathes up beautifully, with red jube-like fruits and engaging florals. It is rich and heady through the mid-palate and finishes with plenty of muscle and very good persistence.
December 21, 2023 - Piedmont theme: Incredibly fresh with a brilliant ruby colour. Would have guessed 2015 if not for the 2013 vintage cut-off. Light-footed and elegant, attractive strawberry red fruit but lacked the stuffing I expected of Monprivato.
December 21, 2023 - Pretty nose full of fresh roses, bright red strawberry and cherry fruit, laced with some cherry liqueur. Chirpy, elegant and fine.. Some minerals and dusty tannins at the back. This had sort of an understated beauty to it which was quite lovely.
November 25, 2023 - Großartig.
Jetzt voll im Trinkfenster. Besser wird er wohl nicht.
Samtig. Rund. Fein. Toller traditioneller Barolo.
November 11, 2023 - I have to say: there are plenty of Barolis to prove that 2011 is an underrated vintage in piedmont and probably also in Tuscany. I have had so many great 2011 baroli but I think this one might be the best one to date. So complex, tertiary but still energetic and intense. A top class Barolo. Close to perfection - but I have to leave room for the 2010’s, 13’s and 16’s waiting for us.
September 30, 2023 - Complex. Starts with intense fruity nose, strawberries and red fruits. But then it evolves in more earthy notes, mushrooms, nearly spicy. The tannins are still quite grippy, the acidity has lowered. At taste the earthy, spicy notes are more dominant. Medium to full body, long finish. Delicious and very much in evolution during the evening.
September 23, 2023 - Slow-O for 6 hours prior to dinner and this needed every minute of that air, it really didn't show it's best until after being in the glass for another 2 hours. Initially quite light, had an edge of bricky maturity and felt like it could be on a downward slope. But with air this gained weight and freshness in a way that Monprivato does, turning into something absolutely delicious. Crushed violets, plums, and wild berries on a mid-weight and beautiful frame.
September 16, 2023 - Pure strawberries. Still some tannins left. Great wine!
May 9, 2023 - Sadly past it’s prime :(