
2005 vintage. From magnum. Decanted and tasted after one hour and 2 hours. Fairly, old-school, Napa nose (trail dust, black olive, grilled dark plum, pinch of eucalyptus). Medium body. Harmonious and smooth with lots of dark cherry and an über-thin substrate of milk chocolate. Less dominant/aggressive/pushy/concentrated than previous vintages going back to the inaugural vintage but dismissing that a bit out of maggie and only a few samples over the span of two hours. Wine did not gain weight, strength, depth or intensity over those 2 hours tho. Stayed consistent. 7.24.26. — 5 days ago
2021 vintage. Medium body. Excellent, approachable right off the bat Barolo with above-average depth that's not scary. Almost out of the similarly styled 2019 (same score) and will move into this vintage in a month or two. 7.22.26. — 7 days ago
2024 vintage. Last tasted 5.6.26 (9.3). Same. 7.25.26. — 4 days ago
2005 vintage. Nice fill. Great cork. Not decanted. Tasted after one hour open. Fully integrated and pretty close to the top of the bell curve...maybe another year or two? This was firing. Uncommon balance. Medium body. Tannins and fruit in lockstep. 7.25.26. — 4 days ago
2016 vintage. Light-medium/medium body. Currently, a feminine-styled Barolo. Leaner and focused on the deep tracks vs the big, obvious hits. Enduring tho. 7.22.26. — 7 days ago
2023 vintage. Medium body. 7.22.26. — 7 days ago
2023 vintage. Last tasted 5.22.26 (9.2), 2.6.26 (9.2) and 10.8.25 (9.1). Still dynamite for the price. 7.25.26. — 4 days ago

2016 vintage. Last tasted 10.09.21 (9.2), 8.23.21 (9.2), 7.26.21 (9.2), 7.11.21 (9.2) and 6.29.21 (9.2). Something to be said for consistency but forgot what that was exactly. Medium-medium heavy body. Anyway, nice value BDX and the previously reticent, hitherto hidden, legendary tannins finally emerged from a lengthy vacation so more back end structure. Front and mid-palates unchanged and still notable for their intensity. 7.24.26. — 5 days ago
2023 vintage. Fun and playful. Light-medium/medium body. Excellent Summer sipper and great pricing. 7.22.26. — 7 days ago
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego
2019’vintage. Decanted and tasted after two hours. 7.25.26. — 4 days ago