March 12, 2022 - If there’s a leather note you need, it’s from this guy. Like a new pair of Jordans. Moved swiftly into blood, iron. Minerallity 101, if you will. Brown butter and meaty, masculine energy. Miguel Angel Jiminez (with a cigar to chew). Perfect pairing with 60-day dry aged wine. @ Rezdôra
May 5, 2020 - Quite plump, front end of maturity, attractive morello cherry element, dark earth, floral notes. Marginally rustic feel to the tannins. ***1/2-****
September 4, 2018 - At home. Decanted for half an hour. The warm vintage shows through a little more than expected for this wine - quite ripe cherry with darker flecks, a smokiness overlaid on a distinct floral and tar background. Both classic but at the same time lacking the definition I hoped for ***1/2
May 4, 2018 - Lunch au QG
Un nez un peu vieillot, quelques notes de mélasse, d'anis et d'épices.
Bouche encore assez puissante, mais savoureuse et d’une belle profondeur, avec une dimension ferrugineuse. Très bon finalement.
April 15, 2017 - No formal notes as this was brought to a restaurant, but I would say that this was most certainly ready to drink. Normally this would be far too young to drink for a traditional Barolo like Vajra, but the hot vintage came to play and this is ready. It was offering tertiary development and soft round tannins. Pretty mellow throughout, offering pretty integrated fruit. It wasn't hot or steamy, it just felt 20 years more mature than a classic vintage would at this stage. It even showed some brownness to the color. Overall a very enjoyable wine for consumption today.
March 27, 2014 - A Casual Thursday in Toronto (Paese Restaurant, Toronto, ON): While I understand this is supposed to be a traditional producer I'm finding this a tad modern, at least in this hot vintage. A strong note of red licorice leads things off, with hints of powdered candy, florals, raisins, vanilla custard, and tar in the background. Palate repeats similar notes with a wall of tannin and a fair bit of acid on the finish. A bit monolithic today. Give a bit more time and hope for the best. While open today it is painfully primary for me and has me wondering about the producer. On the plus side someone at the table mentioned it was a lot more open that last time he had it so maybe the trajectory it's is a good one. Not something I'm seeking out at this point.
January 29, 2014 - Erbaluce. Drinking very well, about 3 hours after double decant. Lovely nose.
January 5, 2011 - Surprisingly young and fresh for the vintage. Certainly enjoyable now for red fruits and good acidity, but I think it will develop much more.
January 9, 2010 - Strawberries, ripe cherries, fruit compote, and a hint of milk chocolate and peruvian bark on the aromatic, warm nose. Strawberries, cherry-like acidity, spices and a hint of vanilla on the clean, light, balanced, quite fruit-laden palate. Very elegant, tasty Barolo.
November 27, 2009 - bottle was over-filled to the point the cork was mushroom with not a buble of air in the bottle. served at 74 degrees after perfect humidity and temp storage but was painful to finish whole bottle