Brian Hearty

9.1

2024. Another sentimental pickup at the store tonight. My wife and I used to get the 375 mL bottles of Nivole at a local liquor/wine store in Lincoln in the early 1990’s and that store just announced they were closing after 63 years. 😢 — 8 days ago

Sean Burke

9.1

Black cherry away, zeno — 3 months ago

Meredith Moody

9.7

Wow. Big fan. Lots of bright red fruits like cherries and raspberries in the beginning. Great acidity. It is more earthy than I expected, but not unwelcome. I really appreciated the almost floral/rosy note that contrasts the brightness off the bat. Still pretty tannic, I imagine this would only get better with age. Tasted expensive. I have no clue how much it costs. Only improved with time/air as we ate dinner. Super cool to taste how it “opened up” and how it changed. — 4 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. — 10 months ago

Ashley B

9.5

This wine is super light but still flavorful and pairs well with food but also so good on its own. It’s so good, it’s hard not to chug it when you crack a bottle on a warm sunny day. — 2 years ago

Mark Mannebach

9.0

Crisp, lemon, burnt marshmallow and some minerality. — 3 years ago

Antonio Cepeda Jr.

9.0

Lost a bit of its legs. Had to breath for 2hrs and decant. If you have it on your cellar drink it soon. — a month ago

Andrew Edson

9.6

11 year old Barolo that aged beautifully. Still strong hints of cherries, rose, leather, and acorns. Tannins mellowed. Lasting finish. — a month ago

Miles Perry

9.2

The wine opens up nicely as it breathes. An enjoyable Cabernet, Merlot, Sangiovese blend. — 4 months ago

JKT

9.1

Very good Barolo with lean muscular strength that rippled through the evening — 7 months ago

Albert Phelps

9.0

Beautiful wine with a hint of spice. Will be even better tomorrow. — 9 months ago

Riccardo L.

9.3

Even better 4 1/2 years after the first time I tried it. This wine/vintage over-performs. Comparable to some of the higher end riservas. — a year ago

Brandon Thiessen

9.0

Tropical, pineapple and lemon curd; yellow apple, sweet hay, crème caramel. Nice, medium+ acid. — 3 years ago

Oscar Díaz Maldonado

9.0

Big in sulfitos però delicado al paladar. — 4 years ago

Joe Christenson

9.1

Tropical and savory. Honeysuckle, tangerine, white peach, salinity, and savory herbs. Beautiful with coconut Thai salmon. — a month ago

James Pendergrass

9.3

Power house!
— a month ago

Justin Manni

9.3

Great for its youthfulness. Would benefit from another year or two in the cellar. — 4 months ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.4

Despite a 17 pct alcohol level this wine is perfectly in balance. Blood sausage, long afterburn rather sweet. — 6 months ago

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. — 7 months ago

Jonathan Wall

9.2

Toasted cherry. Medium bodied. Good drinking window. Nailed it with a rib eye on the grill. — 3 years ago