Jay Kline

9.3

Presented double-blind at Tasting Group. The wine pours a deep garnet color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and no obvious signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with powerful notes of ripe and some dried fruits: bramble berries, slightly stewed black cherry, dried herbs, stony earth, baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. The alcohol is high.

Initial conclusions: this could be a Grenache-based blend, Corvina-based blend or Sangiovese-based blend from France or Italy. I felt the combination of slightly stewed cherry and spices ruled out what I would want from a Sangiovese blend. Which, left me to decide between Southern Rhône or Valpolicella. I liked this wine…the oak treatment was interesting. I was getting a French barrique. Hmmm…

So, for my final conclusion: I’m calling this a Grenache-based blend, from France, from Southern Rhône, from Chateauneuf-du-Pape, 2017, from a more modern leaning producer using a good portion of barrique. I’ll be damned! I don’t hate my call but I gotta get better at distinguishing these wines from Southern Rhône. I probably just need to drink more of both, lol. Tasty stuff! Drink now through 2039. — 10 days ago

Takuya Namise

9.0

Casa Lenzi
酸味強め — 5 months ago

Andrey V Tyutin

9.2

Fresh, fragrant, medium density. Lime, lot of cranberries, peppers, pinch of raspberry.Medium, mild and very balanced tanins. Had 2019 vintage in 2025 — 6 months ago

JKT

9.1

Very good Barolo with lean muscular strength that rippled through the evening — 3 days ago

Albert Phelps

9.0

Beautiful wine with a hint of spice. Will be even better tomorrow. — 3 months ago

Chip Habegger

8.9

Structure is on point: high acidity, long finish, full mouthfeel. Flavors are a jumbled mess though. Bruised fruit is primary. Clean up some of that and this would be fire. — 5 months ago

Joe Christenson

9.0

Bright, salty, mineral notes, has some body. The reviewers noting an oiliness are spot on. Floral, plenty of baked yellow fruit (pear, golden apple). — 6 months ago

Joe DAscoli

9.1

Dusty tannins and some good fruit mixed with smoky flavors. — 2 months ago

Mike Miller

9.3

Smooth. Perfect barolo. Sorry but it was wonderful — 2 months ago

Tyler Felous

9.4

Took a flyer buying this from Benchmark. Bottle was in perfect condition, but sadly past its peak. Nose was outstanding - huge - chocolate, spice box. Had lost any acidity to balance the huge fruit. And at 17%, it kicked our ass. Would love to try a slightly younger rendition. — 3 months ago