Ming L

9.3

Cherry, raspberry, roses, pinecone, licorice, and hint of cinnamon and balsamic on the expressive nose. Quite muscular on the palate for a Barbaresco, especially considering 2018 is a lighter vintage, like a Barolo but in lighter frame. Polished tannins lead to a long elegant finish.

This small winery was founded by Guido Rivella the long time winemaker at Gaja in 2010 and acquired 2 tiny parcels in the Fausoni cru in 2015. — 7 days ago

Brendan Baker

9.3

Roses, red cherries, moderate fine tannin, mouth-watering acidity, fresh. Very impressed 🥰😋👌 — 3 years ago

Nancy Béland

8.9

Hurricane 🌀 wine. Helps! — 4 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.0

Nose has sweet spice

Palate is tannic. Good fruit some cherry lipstick. — 5 years ago

Paul A

9.0

In magnum. — 5 years ago

with Cassie

Byron Hewett

9.2

Levi Serafina Grappa from Neive in Alba. I think it is 1998 and 53% abv. I could be wrong. Very aromatic. Herbal and complex. Strong! — 6 years ago

Sara Thomas

8.9

Red licorice, sour cherry, blackberry, lavender, touch of spicy watercress, v soft tannins, balanced acidity. Really nice barbera — 6 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Floral & finessed showing red cherry, strawberry, orange peel, rose petal, earth, savory spice & tobacco — 4 months ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.3

Had this before at a big tasting. Sssoooo much better this time! — 10 months ago

Fish Tony Fisher

9.2

Lovely little Bordeaux blend at a fair price ($20). Berries, plums. Yum. — 3 years ago

Jess Divall

9.6

Light easy drinking.
2021 vintage — 4 years ago

Kylie Farinelli

9.5

So much depth to this Chardonnay from the McLaren Vale region — 5 years ago

Divya Gopinath

10

Rohan bday — 5 years ago

Bob Papin

9.2

Had this wine with Penne Vodka and Pancetta. Bold flavors that paired well with the various flavors in the sauce. I am looking forward to pairing this with other full flavored Italian dishes. — 6 years ago

Hiroshi Tominaga

9.0

Cherry, elegant. Bought at Enoteca for ¥5,200. — 9 months ago

George Hesse

9.4

Very good. In London. — 10 months ago

Jess

9.2

Pale ruby-garnet color.
Aromas of red cherry, tobacco.
Dry. Flavors of red cherry, leather, floral (not quite rose), clove, tar. Rich, firm tannins.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 4/5
Balance: 5/5
Finish: 4/5 — 3 years ago

Bob McDonald

8.9

From the odd bins collection in my cellar. Dark dense Ruby in colour. Aniseed, ripe Blackberry, dried red fruits, full bodied and a bit rustic. For lovers of full bodied McLaren Vale Shiraz. Probably a better winter red. — 5 years ago

Lam S

8.9

not very fruity. but oaky. soft tannin. high acidity. medium to full body. bitter tannin at finish. a bit out of balance.
— 5 years ago

Riccardo L.

8.9

Here’s a cool one: Picotener is a sub-varietal of Nebbiolo that actually performs better than the average in more extreme conditions. This is an experimental wine and it’s a home run in my eyes. You can taste the youth on the vines, but when it picks up, I can totally see this being a new age version of my favourite grape for the future. Has a lot of the flavour characteristics that I love about Nebbiolo (roses, cigar box, cherry), but a more youthful fruitiness. Im a fan. Hope it catches on. — 6 years ago