August 1, 2021 - Utterly delicious accompiment to a fine lamb main course at The Glasshouse in Kew on the occasion of our 29th wedding anniversary. It even outshone the very respectable Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume which we paired with sublime ceviche and lobster starters. What a meal !
May 29, 2021 - Terrific. Red fruit profile that opened a bit lean and linear. With an hour of air, things rounded beautifully and blood orange complexity emerged. Still has a few years to hit its peak but very fine today with a few hours of air. (93+)
December 24, 2020 - In such a good spot right now. Much improved from 2017. 2009 Barolo have been great lately. Definitely an early drinking vintage and drinking really well right now. This hasn’t quite peaked yet and will likely improve a little more but it’s so good right now that they are hard to resist.
December 23, 2020 - This one rested in a carafe for 3 hours and was just singing. Light berries and quite attacking on the nose. In the mouth elegant and midweight, still tight and tannic but also plenty of fruit and just early mature sensations. Brovia is all about elegance and there is absolutely none of the alcoholic and boiled plum sensations that is typical of 09. Right now super nice with food but probably too harsh to go alone. I would say: Brovia is really a top, top estate.
October 24, 2020 - Overall a pleasant surprise. A bit forward on the nose, a sign of a warm vintage. But actually quite elegant, still some fruit and also tertiary notes on the palate. One of the better 2009’s I have tasted. Drink it cooled down though - and drink it fairly soon. I don’t think the fruit will last more than 2-3 years from now. Will drink my last bottles within a year.
February 28, 2019 - There goes my last bottle of 2009, a vintage certainly not great, the wine is already approachable on opening - somewhat strange for a barolo, but makes it very social - the tannin has softened out, but overall the palate remains medium light, I would have wished for a bit more fat.. the nose feels a little modern, but this is traditionally made wine, gentle nose, still fruit, slightly forward - i think its the vintage - overall a bottle i enjoyed but still remains in the 91-92 range, good value for money
December 7, 2018 - Lite besviken faktiskt. Känns som lite på väg utför. Tunn och syrlig.
December 7, 2018 - don't know what to think of this. weirdly ... rotten? on opening and even for an hour or two, a lot of this funk dissipated and left behind something kind of fleshy. stored properly since release, so maybe a bad bottle?
October 10, 2018 - Medium red; slight licorice nose, but otherwise a bit unyielding; easy drinking, straightforward, some tannins
May 13, 2018 - Completely agree with Chablis28