Neville Weston

9.7

A quick half bottle before our dinner reservation and a great choice it was!
Young, fresh, fruity (same applies to Marta! 😉)
Tasting notes: red currant, raspberry, cinnamon and a little smoky.
Very drinkable! — 3 hours ago

with Marta

Ed Tostanoski

9.2

Fully mature and complex as expected but not transcendent as hoped — 3 days ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a few hours. The 2017 Pajé pours a garnet color with a transparent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of Morello cherry, cranberry, freeze dried strawberry, ground cumin, tar, talcum powder, old cedar chest, some varnish and dry gravelly earth. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium and loaded with savory minerals. Still very much in its youth, this was a lovely solar expression of Pajé. Drink now with patience through 2047. Bottle No. 2045/6666
— a month ago

Paul J

9.2

Very nice! Rustic with cherry fruit. Earthy with a grippy texture. — a month ago

with Brooke and Geoff

romo

9.1

Super forward. Needs air to bring out the earth. - at Bar Cantinetta — 2 months ago

Pooneet K

9.1

Needs some time to come around and had a little roadside restaurant in Italy (La Maddalena in Emilia romagna) so didn’t have time for a decant or anything. Definitely approachable already, can tell this will only continue to improve. — 4 months ago

Chris MacLean

9.3

Great outing. Pretty and precise. — 15 days ago

with Sarah

James Barnes

9.3

Fabulous bouquet — 4 days ago

John W

9.2

On the nose, cherry, florals, dried red fruits, and hazelnut. On the palate, medium body, cherry, vanilla, balsamic, some cola. Medium finish do same. Tannins still strong but mostly balanced. — a month ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2022 vintage. Medium body and plenty of punch. Throws in spices and earth. Solid pricing. Don't move much Barbaresco. If someone pulled this out from underneath the table in a decade tho, I'd have a huge smile. Can fight through the tannins now if you must. Try to hold off 3-5 years if possible. 8.5.26. — a month ago

Steven Heydemann

9.2

98 was not a great vintage and why Giacosa bottled the SS as a red label has long been a bit of a mystery. There’s a lot in this wine to like, and no reason to leave it sitting in the cellar. Fully mature, ample bricking, softer but still lively fruit, rich mouthfeel with classic sous bois, a bit of iron, red berry and herbal overlay, and soft maybe a bit overripe tannin. Lovely, but not near Giacosa’s most memorable SSRs. — 2 months ago

Steven Heydemann

9.4

Many 85s from Piedmont have faded. This one is just a classic example of fully mature Nebbiolo. Tar, leather, sous bois, soft fruit, iron, wet stone, and tannins still alive, well balanced. Long finish. Showing surprisingly well. A great wine for a heat wave!! 😆 — 2 months ago

Sean Burke

9.2

So smooth, b castle on Ireland with lamb and duck — 4 months ago

Lee Hoff

9.2

In Alba at Voglia di Vino. The 2020 vintage. €90. Very nice. Good structure and acidity with tannin — a day ago

Conrad

9.1

Bright. Earthy. Floral. Tannic. It’s everything I love. An astringency from its youth comes through but it’s still awesome. — 9 days ago

Sean M Quinn

9.1

The perfect wine for a combo of dishes — 25 days ago

Yvor Nateta

9.1

Granate muy claro, limpio, lágrimas gruesas y lentas.
Aroma sutil a frutos rojos
Gran acidez, que cierra la boca — a month ago

Brandon Thiessen

9.3

Wow! Beautiful tertiary notes developing, bramble, asphalt, rose, softened but present tannins; still vibrant black cherry, blackberry… lovely now, could go longer — 2 months ago

Doug Cranmer

9.1

Soft, but structured stone fruits. Some classic Barbaresco notes. — 2 months ago

with Mary

Jay Kline

9.0

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The 2023 pours a bright garnet color with a transparent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of raspberries, pomegranate, rose bushes in bloom, licorice, gravelly earth and minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium. This was a perfect red for duck confit outside on a warm day. Drink now through 2033. — 4 months ago