7/29/2021 - poppacork wrote:

Medium bodied and seemingly balanced yet darkly fruited bordering on pruney.

8/5/2022 - Jd6725 wrote:

Nothing wrong with this wine. But maybe I'm just not as partial to Austrians. Lacking depth and complexity for me. I think these wines would be better at slightly lower alcohol with a bit more residual sugar.

2/7/2022 - pmk wrote:

a spectacular dry, saline and acidic wine to go with fish. Serve COLD, perhaps 45 - 50 (winemaker suggests 32 degrees centergrade)

1/12/2022 - Nanda wrote:

A wow, lights out nose that is both explosive and intricately complex with so much going on from fresh black fruit to dried black fruits, a range of smoked meat and game, pepper, bacon, and florals. The palate has similar complexity in a still fresh and round fruit package. Would've loved to spend a whole evening with this bottle.

5/25/2014 - David Paris (dbp) wrote:

Five Cappellano Baroli with Piedmont inspired cuisine: Poured alongside the 2006 Rupestris. Very exuberant aromas, though coming across slightly steamy. Very heavy, delicious strawberries with some briar as well. The palate has very impressive smooth, soft, creamy texture. I absolutely love the way this wine feels on the tongue. It's large scaled, but oh so sexy. Again some surprising steaminess, but here there's also puckering acidity on the palate. Coupled with that creaminess, it's very nice. This was quite a bit softer on the palate than the '06 Rupestries. The finish dials up with a nice puckering notion, and has a very heavy, large scaled presence to itself. Hugely grippy tannins on the finish, but overall a little warmer feeling than expected.