6/17/2023 - TooManyBottles19 Likes this wine:

Purchased three bottles while in Piemonte, this was the first bottle. Drank with some family members, wanted them to taste a nice Barbaresco and I wanted to get a better sense of where the wine is at in its aging process (originally tasted at enoteca La Vita Turchese in Barolo 4/2/23). Opened three hours prior to drinking. The wine as it is today is a very nice example of a Barbaresco, it does not have the massive tannins associated with some barolos but does have delicious complexity and pleasing balance. That said, the tannins are still there, it is still a young wine. I am going to put the other two bottles in storage and let them sleep for several years. Maybe try the next one in 2028. Very happy to have two more bottles of this in the cellar. My cost including shipping from Italy is about $75. Which also makes it a decent value for what you get. I am becoming a fan of the winery Ugo L Equio. Good wine, good value seems to be a recurring theme when I taste their wine. I'm calling this wine a 91 on a hard grading scale. Might pick up a point or two as it develops over time.

11/24/2022 - LKTillman Likes this wine:

Coravin with Sara and Darryl everyone liked

10/1/2022 - 3daywinereview.com wrote:

In-Store Tasting (Some really bad wines) (Bloomington, MN): Never liked this Rhone blend and this vintage does not help. Very little to this wine with earth, some fruit and a touch of spice. There are so many better Rhone options for less money.

10/16/2018 - twfwinedude Likes this wine:

I found this on closeout in a local store for $25. Beautiful Chardonnay with a bit more citrus and mineral than most white Burgundy. But it was a truly graceful wine, smooth on the palate, and with a long finish.

9/23/2017 - Glenn Gilbert Likes this wine:

This is a second, independent tasting note for this wine & vintage that I last rated, at 83, in February 2017; by chance, that rating and the current rating of 88 average to 85, the same average for the 12 reviewers of this vintage; in stating the alcohol content (13.5%) I notice that a decimal comma ('French style') was used on the (poorly applied) front label and a decimal period (('English style') on the rear -- suggesting carelessness in label design and at the bottling plant; the winery recommends letting the wine stand for one hour before serving; after the Vinturi, I waited 20 minutes and served the wine at ca 13 C; notes of earth, minerals, pleasant fruit (prunes, cherries, peaches); tannins a little stronger than the fruit -- especially at the back of the throat, no bitterness, finish does not linger, pair with filet mignon

2/23/2017 - twfwinedude Likes this wine:

An excellent Langhe Nebbiolo for the price. A great choice if you can't afford to drink Barbaresco every night.

5/8/2016 - dgcaldwell wrote:

Corked

3/26/2016 - twfwinedude Likes this wine:

We opened the first bottle of a case purchased in January, 2015 at the Repertory Theater tasting in St. Louis. Already this is amazing, phenomenal, really good. It has dark fruit, a hint of licorice, earth, spice, that is to say, everything that one would want in a Chateauneuf du Pape. I will try to force myself to only open one or two a year to see how it develops, but it will be difficult to wait.

2/8/2015 - arcadiacow wrote:

Not worth more than $12

11/13/2014 - twfwinedude Likes this wine:

Love this wine. Drank my last bottle of a case bought on futures for $325. One of the best buys of my life, save the 2000 Carruades.