December 28, 2022 - Deep dark reddish brick in color. Ripe black cherry, plums, licorice, leather and spice on the nose. The palate shows ripe prunes, black licorice, medium acidity, firm tannins and a medium finish.
August 24, 2019 - Popped and poured at a restaurant. Menthol and pipe tobacco on the nose. Medium bodied and a medium-long finish. Tannins still pronounced. Early in it’s drinking window. Paired well with food.
October 4, 2016 - Great acid/tannin balance with lots of cherry and spice on the nose. Taste starts out with a nice, little bite, and then glides into a very smooth fruit middle, followed by a very long graceful, even finish. An excellent bottle of Barolo.
November 30, 2014 - I was not expecting much based on the other ratings by CT members; however, I was quite pleasantly surprised by this wine. It has beautiful fruit and spice on the nose, and the palate is initiates with a fresh dollop of fruit and acid, followed in the mid by a very smooth, integrated richness, and then finishes very long with silky tannins in balance with the rest of the wine and lingers on and on.
August 4, 2013 - Lighter than expected red/brown in color, transparent. Nose of red berries, fresh tar, hint of orange, cut flowers. On the palate - cherries, spices, still notable tannins and a refreshing acidity. Very nice old school Barolo. Delicious on day one - expecting improvement for day 2.
February 28, 2013 - clear, red, orange, slight hints of brown in the color. mocha, red fruit, cocoa, floral, on the nose. delicious aroma. cherry, oak, pepper, cocoa, berry, on the palate. medium acid and tannins on this lingering finish.
January 2, 2011 - Good traditionally made Barolo that will benefit from more cellar time.
April 23, 2009 - Color is bright light red. Very translucent. Nose is classic tar and roses. Palate is slightly astringent backed up by cherry and maybe a little strawberry. This strikes me as built for the near term as it drinks nicely now. A little dose of tannin but nothing that needs fifteen years to resolve. 04 Barolo was a little like 05 Bordeaux. difficult to screw up!