John W

9.3

Dark ruby coloration with some brown hints. A little bit of translucency. On the nose, cherry, vanilla, leather and minerals. On the palate, cherry, vanilla, minerals, earth, currants, and a long finish of cherry and vanilla. This wine has great length. Tannins are strong but not overpowering. Nicely balanced for a 2016 barbaresco. $50 at B-21. — 14 days ago

Ziggy Eschliman

Wine Journalist/Host Wine Wednesday

9.6

THIS is a fun wine! And wines should be fun! Luring aromas & gorgeous flavors! Truly a delicious and delectable wine. 🙌🏾 — 5 months ago

Tony Assadi

9.2

Pairs well with vegan eggplant parmesan! I hate myself for saying that almost as much as I hate myself for liking it! — 7 months ago

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Mike Saviage

9.3

Decanted for 4 hours and consumed over the next 3. Dark tawny, almost opaque. Bright Barolo nose. Notes of ripe cherry, red roses, some anise, some tea, a hint of black tar and some wood. Dry and acidic in the mouth. The nose is the beauty of this wine. For the future, it’s questionable if the fruit will last long enough to wait for the acidity to soften enough. — a month ago

Adam Beasley

9.2

A knockout. Really beautiful floral aromas with Italian herbs and red fruit explosions. One of the better Barberas I’ve had in a while. — 5 months ago

Jeff Litwin

9.0

Sharp on the nose, plum up front in the palate. Bright tannins. Okay/black pepper finish — 8 months ago

Makoto Someya

9.4

Amazing taste!!! Completely matured, now peak! High fruity concentration with plum, raspberry, blueberry etc. A bit sweet. Powerful. If label is not damaged, it cannot be enjoyed at this price. 2001 @2800, Boboli, 201007 — 10 months ago

Luis Arguero (@winefromAtoZ)

9.2

Tenuta Carretta Bric Paradiso Roero DOCG Riserva 2015: Beautiful nose. Bright red fruits. Cherry. Tobacco. Earth. Oak. A perfect balance with a smooth, dry finish. All in all, an excellent & true representation of the Nebbiolo grape varietal and the obvious, clear winner & favorite of the evening’s backyard wine challenge! This is a top Nebbiolo and one that I will store & savor again in years to come! Cheers🍷 — 3 months ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.3

This is splendid. Really just enjoyed drinking this. Don't want to be too analytical. I have more and will post detailed notes later. Meanwhile, black cherry, earth/soil, toasted almond, vanilla, with a little hot alcohol still dominating the nose. Medium minus acidity on the palate, high alcohol, firm, still puckering tannins. This will likely improve. Very very good.

93 points — 5 months ago

Mark Rosse

9.2

Cork intact, decanted with some fine sediment for one hour. Looking like the color of tea and as clear as that too. Lots of umami and similar aromas of aged Madeira — 9 months ago