Vanessa

9.3

Ambrosial bouquet with expressive notes of dried cherry, wild strawberry sauce, kirsch, mulberry, blueberry compote, violet, black tea, potpourri, black licorice, star anise, clove, vanilla, crushed stone, leather, and forest floor.

Highly structured, with broad shoulders, on the palate. It’s delicious now, even as a baby, with runway to age, soften, & gain additional dimension. 😍 — a day ago

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Joe DAscoli

9.2

Very light. Excellent aromas on the nose

Good tannins yet fruit felt restrained and seemed like a more floral — 8 days ago

Vino Joe

9.5

Jumped back on the horse with an 08 when the 99 proved fake. This one was the real deal. Wasn’t the best Monfortino though. Decanted and let it open for several hours while the Super Bowl unfolded. Go Eagles!!! Layered and foreboding. It didn’t have the best balance with the fruit but it was nonetheless a weighty joy. — a month ago

Jeremiah Diaz

9.4

Medium ruby to garnet in color; bright cherries, raspberries, and dried leaves on the nose; high acidity; high tannins; tastes like raspberries, cranberries, tart cherries, tabacco, and asphalt with a long finish. I love this wine — 4 days ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

This was nice with Bolognese.

Excellent integration & evolution. Fine tannins, some dark blackberries, dark sour cherries, blood orange w/ rind, soft spices, sandstone mineral dust, dark withering flowers, good acidity and a smooth, elegant finish that lasts a full minute.

This was in a good spot and will hold another 5-7 years, but believe its ascenion is complete. — 14 days ago

Mark S.

9.0

Transparent cherry red. 3 hours decanting, still solid. But getting showing up it’s power. Good black fruits aroma. Elegant 20 @13000, A Novello, 250228 — 15 days ago

Stefan Jakobsson

9.1

Oxfilé, bea o rotfrukter. Perfect. Drack feb 2025 — 25 days ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

This started out lean and picked up weight & depth after it sat in the decanter after about 20-30 minutes. As we moved through dinner it started to push into 93.

The tannins were darker, firmer than the 2009 Pio Cesare. Blackberries, slightly sour but dark cherries, not yet ripe bold orange, tar, beautiful, lighter dark spice, sandalwood, dry tobacco, crashed rocks, nice tarriness, pink & red roses, nice acidity with a good, polished, elegant, well structured & balanced finish that lasts 90 seconds and falls evenly on fruit and earth.

— 14 days ago

Stephen Osgood

9.3

big bold spicy Nebbi — 4 days ago

Victor Charcan

9.2

Expressive nose with orange peel, coffee, fennel, lemmon, complex. Medium bodied with the bitterness and tannin harshness of Barolo. A baby. Clean, long, with a sense of place. Tannins are tough right now — a month ago