Jess

9.3

Pale-medium ruby color with garnet rim.
Aromas of red fruit, leather, tomato leaf.
Dry. Flavors of rose, orange zest, leather, tar. Rich, firm tannins.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 4/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 5/5 — 12 days ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.0

Medium deep ruby , quite young looking . Some dry , wood spice at first then raspberry, red cherry . Quite sweet on the palate , cherry , touch of anis and mint . Quite rich and generous , firm gritty tannins , touch of alcohol warmth noticeable . Good balanced acidity . Showing pretty young still , s bit rustic in style , showing the warmth of the vintage . Needs a bit more time , better in 3–5 years and will last well a further 5-8 — a month ago

Cathy Levy

9.2

Lovely Barolo. 2007 drinking well. Decant and let it breath, you won’t be disappointed! — 5 months ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.1

Deep garnet color. Aromas of dark cherry, black licorice, barnyard and leather. Pallet features black cherry/raspberry, baking spices and salty beef jerky. Big, bold and plush. Decent balance. Tannins have rounded nicely. Respectable. — 6 months ago

Dean Bursey

9.0

Definitely a great way to end the day! — 9 days ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.5

Love these wines! The “Grand Cru” Rocche dell'Annunziata is a stunner tonight, perfumed, floral and elegant, wafting from the glass and decanter. Fantastic young Barolo! — a month ago

Al Val

9.2

Puckeringly dry party in a liter bottle - imagine a jammy stone — 5 months ago

Chris MacLean

9.2

None of the massive 2017 tannins, quite elegant. — 6 months ago

with Sarah

Aaron Tan

9.1

“Remarkable when good. Almost always rustic. Let’s see how the bottle opens up tonight.”

DC’s comment pretty much sums up my somewhat limited experience with the wines of Lorenzo Accomasso, and evidently this bottle has done little to change our opinion. While it was certainly the most complex number of the night as it was constantly evolving with air, the level of volatile acidity in the 13’ Riserva Rocche dell’Annunziata was really testing my limits. Having said that, if my more extensive experience with the wines of Musar is of any relevance, this is bound to do a Benjamin Button and freshen up with another decade in the cellar.

Opened some 5 hours before our tasting session, it was all dark and brooding in the first pour. Plums, mocha, spiced meat, and leather aromas, all enveloped in a rather pesky sheen of acetone. Subsequent pours seemed to bring more elegance with aromas of dark red cherries, licorice, dusty rose petals, and even hints of iodine developing. The acetone note was somewhat tamer later in the night, though still very much discernible. The palate mirrors the nose - all dark fruits, leather, tar, sweet spices, and a touch of VA warmth at the start; more red-fruits, licorice, and heaps of black tea by the end of the night. Concentrated and beautifully textured, with fine yet austere tannins. Overall, a bottle I’m grateful to drink and ponder, but best to keep others under locks for another decade. — a month ago

Roman Ochocki

9.0

2018 was better. 2019 is smoothier, earthy, vanilla with some pleasant fruit and pepper. — 6 months ago