10/30/2019 - Allaboda wrote:

Dark as a November night and bloody as Halloween. Take your plums and blackberrys and soak them in ink for a while, and you are close to it.
Dense and long.
Needs more time, but God knows what would then crawl out of this dark hole in a few years. Well made and interesting, but ohh my is dark. And a bit fiery as well.

7/6/2019 - Allaboda Does not like this wine:

Dominated by oak bitterness

6/9/2019 - Allaboda wrote:

Lovely wine, with good minerality, acidity and citrus driven fruit

1/12/2019 - Allaboda Likes this wine:

Nice red sliky fruit, with some spice and stalks. Good acidoty, and grip. Decent length. Drinks well now, but no hurry.

1/26/2018 - Allaboda wrote:

Surprisingly developed. Totally ready to drink, and would not cellar for much longer. Very nice perfume, though

4/27/2017 - Allaboda wrote:

A big disappointment.
I had high hopes for this, but it under delivered big time.
It lacks the complexity, depth, strcuture and minerality of e.g., Foillard.
The warm vintaged also shines through a bit.

4/14/2017 - Allaboda Does not like this wine:

Bluberry vanilla pie. Meh.

1/5/2017 - Allaboda Does not like this wine:

Cooked fruit. Raisins and prunes, in a tired matured stat. While acidity was OK, it was still suffering from high alcohol, and the fruit profile felt off. Don't know if an odd phase, but have no hopes this will evolve into something nice. Should have drunk young and enjowed it with fresher fruit.

12/26/2016 - Allaboda Does not like this wine:

Not what I am used to find in Montevertine. It is dark, has matured quickly, and almost jammy. It lacks the energy and elegance that I connect with Montevertine, which ususally is really good!

12/10/2016 - Allaboda wrote:

Really nice young Barolo. Bright red fruit, nice balance and good length, but above all a rally nice freshness to the wine. I really like it. Probably not a wine to store for too long, although this was obviously very young. I will not wait 5 years for next bottle, and I am looking forward to it

8/10/2016 - Allaboda wrote:

Lovely, especially considering the potential. I would wait 5 years for the next one, if I was sure to avoid any tunnel. But great fruit, balance and structure

7/6/2016 - Allaboda wrote:

Surprisingly strong note of brett - have never found that before in any Rinaldi. Apart from that, marred a bit by the heat

6/5/2016 - Allaboda wrote:

Absolutely lovely nose. Already apprachable now. Don't need to store too lobg

1/9/2016 - Allaboda Likes this wine:

While still on the young side, with some air this was just spleeid. Really good

12/12/2015 - Allaboda wrote:

Nice aromatics, and surprisingly accessible this young. Nice, but 15.5%. 15.5!!! Come on...

12/10/2015 - Allaboda wrote:

Let these ones rest for a few years, would be my advice.

11/20/2015 - Allaboda Does not like this wine:

Cuvée de tonnelier. Too much oak. Way too much.

10/31/2015 - Allaboda wrote:

Wait. Say 5 more years. Not a lot has happened yet.

9/13/2015 - Allaboda wrote:

Seriously flawed. Slightly sparkling, and totally disjointed. Changed a lot with air, but never made a fulll resureection

5/22/2015 - Allaboda wrote:

To me this wine seems to be heading downhill, already. I liked it more before. The fruit is fading, and it becoming...blurry?

12/27/2014 - Allaboda Likes this wine:

Brett and Barnyard. In a good way. Leather and garrigue to that. Drinking nicely now.

11/30/2014 - Allaboda wrote:

Nice, with clear shining sour cherry fruit, some volatility. Still young, and will wait a few years until th next one.

5/30/2014 - Allaboda Does not like this wine:

This was a dissapointment. At this stage the barriques were overpowering the fruit, and it actually felt a bit disjointed. At least compared to my expectations, after the 2004 I had a week earlier. Not a great vintage, but but still not meeting expectations

6/13/2013 - Allaboda Likes this wine:

Takes an hour or two to open up. Then it shows off nicely, with typical Nebbiolo scents of roses,tar and cherries - coming from the darker side of the spectrum. The taste is driven by a nice sweet core of dark cherries, that goes in lock together with the firm yet smooth tannins. Nice length and OK depth and complexity. Long life ahead, but a pleasure to drink already now, for people who doesnt shy away from the typcial young nebbiolo tannins.

4/28/2013 - Allaboda wrote:

Although there is nice fruit somewhere, it is totally hidden by roasted coffee and mocca. Not something I liked or would be searching out again.

4/28/2013 - Allaboda wrote:

Unfortunately my last bottle. Really nice sweet cassis and raspberry fruit. Cool in it's expression. Nice structure with acidity and still some silky tannins. Lovely wine!

4/28/2013 - Allaboda wrote:

This is a bit dull and heavy. It doesn't really have any lift. The fruit is nice though, and quite a bit mature. Maybe it is getting a bit negative since it really was outshone by the 2004 Astralis that was poured in the glass next to it, but I had higher hopes after an earlier taste.

4/28/2013 - Allaboda wrote:

Stringent and a bit restrained. Opens with a bit of air though. People guessed Chabli blind, and I understand why. Lovely wine.

1/12/2013 - Allaboda Likes this wine:

Takes one night in the fridge in an open bottle to come alive. Then it is really awake with loads of dark fruit plus some tar and roses. The taste is similar to the nose with decent length, finishing off with a touch of salty minerals. The tannins are firm, but right now embedded in generous fruit. This wine is a baby, but has stuffing for quite a few years, and wait until you touch them.

1/5/2013 - Allaboda wrote:

This was corked beyond all reason and drinkability. That really pisses me off.

12/27/2012 - Allaboda wrote:

Has improved a lot since last bottle 1.5 years ago. The fruit has mellowed down a bit, and it is nicely balanced with good acidity. No hurry at all to drink, but absolutely nothing wrong with unscrewing a cap (Screwcap, appreciated!)

12/25/2012 - Allaboda wrote:

Relatively bold wine with sweet dark forest fruits. Classic Nebbiolo notes of rose petals and tar. Tannins soon fully resolved, give it a year or so more. No problems at all with VA!

12/25/2012 - Allaboda wrote:

Really nice. Manages to survive a Swedish Julbord well!

12/22/2012 - Allaboda wrote:

Fairly dark, with good stuffing. Smooth silky tanninn, and decent length and finish. It, however, has a green herbal note that I cannot come to terms with.

12/22/2012 - Allaboda Likes this wine:

Deep, dark and smooth. Layers and layers of raspberries and blackberries, together with maturity notes of leather. Long and seamless. Drinking very well right now, and if it wasn't my last bottle, I would drink the remaining ones shortly.

10/6/2012 - Allaboda wrote:

Nicely mature, but with fruit still alive and kicking. Good acidity. Do not keep much longer, as I doubt it will last too long

10/31/2011 - Allaboda wrote:

A bizarre wine. Super ripe fruit and explosive taste, with tons of sweet glycerine and alcohol. Almost resembles a cognac (with a fruit compotte) on the nose, with a sharp alcoholic scent. Not in balance, just overdone. It is hard to finish much more than one glass, and after that one you start worrying about tomorrow's hangover.

8/3/2011 - Allaboda wrote:

Wonderful. Drinking really well right now. So balanced and nicely put together!

6/28/2011 - Allaboda wrote:

A wonderful young BDX with a long life ahead of it. Plenty of dark fruit, as well as herbs, earth anc graphite. very well balanced with nice chewy texture. Long aftertaste that lingers. This is obviously an infanticide, but nice to get an early look at the potential, and it is great. 2008 seems to be a forgotten vintage, when pricing skyrockets elsewhere

6/5/2011 - Allaboda wrote:

Very good with nice lots of dark fruit and expressive aromatics. Structured with vivid acidity and very present tannins. Approachable now, with several years to peak, and even more years of life in it. A good bottle!

4/15/2011 - Allaboda wrote:

Great wine, with typical nebbiolo expression and pure fruit. Still rather tannic, but will develop with a few years to something great

3/5/2011 - Allaboda wrote:

Full bodied with dark fruits and licorice at the forefront. Structured with still potent tanninns. Great wine that would benefit from a few more years of cellaring to let the tannins soften, and gain a bit more complexity.

1/23/2011 - Allaboda wrote:

Sweet ripe fruit combined with spices, high acidity and surprisingly evident tannins. I really liked it.

12/16/2010 - Allaboda wrote:

A nicely balanced barolo closing in on it's peak. Probably have a few mor years in it, but lovely right now.

12/7/2010 - Allaboda wrote:

Great wine with sweeter than expected fruit, good structure end length. Has a lot of stuffing, and drinks surprisingly well already now

8/18/2010 - Allaboda wrote:

Tons of dark fruit, chocolate, ,with sweet black currant lemonade and kirsch. Disappointing on the palate, where the pieces did not come together, and the high alcohol came through in a burning sensation. After a night in the fridge, the acidity had integrated a bit more, and it might grow better with bottle age. But why does the bottle need to weigh as two normal ones?

8/9/2010 - Allaboda wrote:

Very good, but far from being open for business yet. Good fruit and complexity, but lots of tannins day one. Closed down on second day.

3/13/2010 - Allaboda wrote:

A fantastic Barolo. Wonderful nose of dark red fruit together with tar and roses. It has a lot of fruit power and weight in the mouth, yet good structure with firm tannins. Lovely now, but will certainly become far better with some cellaring

9/26/2009 - Allaboda wrote:

I don't do points, but this is one of the best wines I have ever had. Power and complexity, together with balance and a lightness in the mouth makes it a pure pleasure to drink. Combine that with an aftertaste that lingers for what seems an eternity, and I wonder if wine really can be that much better than this.

9/26/2008 - Allaboda wrote:

Not what I expected from a Amarone, where it lacked a lot of the dried fruits etc I would like to have. Although powerful, I think lacked the many dimensions I would like in an Amarone. A disappointment.