2012 Fratelli Alessandria Barolo Gramolere

Community Tasting Notes (19) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  1/23/2024 - Vstalam wrote: 92 Points

  Entering a nice drinking window, still maintaining primary red/black fruit but starting to add an element of secondary flavors. Good acidity, but slightly grainy tannins as mentioned in prior note below.

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  7/1/2023 - WineGuyX wrote: 90 Points

  Nose of composted leaves, sous bois, dusty bookshelves, stewed black plums and cherries, pine needles and pressed flowers. Med-bodied, the tannin here is gritty which is very uncharacteristic for this property. Rich stewed black fruits and chocolate as well as underbrush, dried pine needles and earth on the palate. This is aromatic and rich, but the poor quality of the tannins really detract. I'd opt for drinking this over the next 2-3 years, but it may last longer. 90

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  2/24/2023 - Hanibal wrote: 90 Points

  Seemed still closed but a very well made wine... needs more time

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  10/9/2019 - td1836 wrote: 91 Points

  Seemed to be in a bit of a dull phase. Darker fruit and a lot of minerality. Strawberry and cherry. I think good with time, but not on the same level as the Monvigliero.

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  11/14/2018 - wineamateur Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Terroirs and Vintages of Barolo: This contrasted wonderfully with the Monvigliero tasted alongside, even if it couldn't quite match its quality. From Monforte d'Alba - more specifically, the Eastern slopes of the ridge that runs north from Monforte to Castiglione Falletto, facing across the valley to Serranlunga - this had a notably darker colour, with plums, spice, liquorice and menthol on the nose and a pleasing minerality on the palate, though it was perhaps surprisingly a bit more open-knit than the Monvigliero and less structured and intense. Certainly very enjoyable now and with a decent drinking window ahead.

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