Jay Kline

8.9

Presented to me double-blind at Tasting Group. The wine pours a deep garnet color with an opaque core and a orangish rim; medium+ viscosity with amber staining of the tears and signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of desiccated cherry, dried red flowers, mushroom, leather and earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with high tannin and medium acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. The alcohol is high. This is a wine showing signs of age but there’s enough evidence to lead me to where this should be from.

Initial conclusions: this could be Grenache, Tempranillo, Nebbiolo or Sangiovese from Spain, France or Italy. For me, there’s too much expensive, small format oak for me to be in Piemonte. This could be Brunello…or Chateauneuf du Pape but for the similar reasons, I didn’t like that call even though there are certainly more producers in those areas making wine like this. I then vacillated between Chateauneuf and Priorat with 20+ years of age. Final conclusion: Grenache from Spain, Priorat, 2005. Oooof…I need to remember that people made/make wine’s like this in Piemonte. The signs were there, even though the oak use and extraction were super modern. This is why we practice! Drink now. — a month ago

Daniel Carroll

9.1

Very good wine, smooth and not dry or sweet. — 3 years ago

Arai Buendia

10

This wine paired well with both barbacoa and mole poblano. Two different Mexican dishes that are often hard to pair with wine. The sweetness of the mole blended well with the fruitiness of the wine. — 3 years ago

Michael Walker

9.9

Great examplar of the old school Barolo…decanted 90 mins….seriously pungent/truly gorgeous nose, more refined on the palate but lots of fruit, still a bit wooden/tannic - not offensively so but could probably mellow another 5 years. But very drinkable now, perfect with a heavy roast. Nose is so fragrant I could go around sniffing this all day — 2 months ago

Jerry Raphael

9.0

Compared to the Domenico Clerico Barolo Ciabot Mentin Ginestra this still had plenty going on and I think would have gotten better with more time. Some berries and tar stood out but busy evening.
— a year ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2015 vintage 2.15.23. — 3 years ago

Oliver Monti-Masel

9.1

A lot of depth, cherry, berries, wonderful — 4 years ago

Gary Root

8.9

A smooth complex valpolicella with a long balanced finish of fruit warm oak. — 6 months ago

with Sheryl

Matthew Cohen

9.3

Nose: closed. Hints of pink roses Palate k roses.

Palate: more open. Soft cherry fruit. Chocolate. Deliciou

Grapevine

Grapevine.

1 day old — 6 months ago

Mark S.

9.0

Nebbiolo features 3 days, much more can be expected a few days later. 21 @4500, Dmar wave, 240407
Aroma includes oak, sweet cherry and complexity. Drinkable. Unexpectedly gentle. Good balanced. Spices. Tannin. Spiciness. Acidity. Black fruits. elio filippino Nebbiolo 21 @4455, Dmar wave, 240413 — 2 years ago