romo

9.4

Bit volatile day one, all business day two. Big Xmas spice, feather light feel. Beware the bottle variation. — 3 days ago

Joel Lara

9.5

Really stellar. Decanted for an hour and a half. Sandalwood and spice on the nose. Nice smooth mouthfeel with beautifully complex flavors of cherry, sandalwood, and some nice fall spices and woodsy herbs coming through on the palette. After some time in the glass, additional hints of crushed roses started to peep through. Just absolutely lovely now and went so well with braised short ribs, parmesan polenta, and wild mushrooms. The tannins are still bringing some astringency through into the finish though. I can see this being spectacular down the road once the tannins smooth out more, but this is at a good place right now. — 2 months ago

GaryWEdwards

9.3

Well integrated tannins and nice fruit ripeness that yields a very nice, long finish. — 2 months ago

Joe Fischer

9.4

Aromas of rose, tobacco, red fruits, stewed fruit, an herbal component, and anise. Taste of red, cherries, cranberries, and a nice spice note. Velvety and luscious with a long finish. A Great Barbaresco! — 3 days ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Medium Ruby color with aromas of berry fruits and spicy floral notes. On the palate flavors of tart cherry, blueberry and red plum with pepper spice, burnt toast and herbs. Fine chalky tannins, medium+ finish ending with fruit, spice, floral and slight earthy character. Has short term aging benefit, but nice now! — 2 months ago

romo

9.3

A gem on the list here. Way too good for the stemless glasses. A bit closed still but the stuffing is there. — 2 months ago

Bob McDonald

8.9

See previous Delectable note from 78 weeks ago. This is the Montefico not the Ovello. Sour cherry and tarry aromas, also mint. Same descriptors on the palate with a balsamic note. This was my last bottle. I could not see the point of further cellaring time. — 3 months ago

Matt Perlman

9.3

In a good spot, still some grip but umami elements emerging — a month ago

Clay Bullwinkel

9.5

Fantastic deep dark fruit, smoke, leather, mineral structure. — a month ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured; enjoyed over he course of a few of hours The 2017 Riserva “Pora” pours a deep garnet color with medium+ viscosity and no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of Bing cherry, rhubarb, dried orange peel, tomato leaf, espresso, some tar, a bit of leather and dried earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. Of all the vineyards that get selected for Produttori’s Riservas, Pora is the MGA for which I have the least experience. Lack of experience with Pora aside, this is empirically an attractive Barbaresco Riserva. Still early days. Drink now through 2042. Bottle No. 5118/13333. — 2 months ago