Louis Martin

9.1

Enjoyed it with classic past dishes at the Vegas Carbine restaurant. Went especially well with the vodka sauce pasta. — a month ago

Patti Gamboni

8.9

Drank with Joe and Melissa — 4 months ago

Adam Baker

9.2

Very good with Christmas Eve buffet. — 8 months ago

with Elissa

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Fruit sourced from five vineyards, Brunate, Liste, Cerequio, Cannubi and Raviole. Medium Ruby red color with aromas of red fruit, earthy spices, floral and cedar. On the palate flavors of sour cherry and raspberry with notes of floral, smoky tobacco, vanilla and oak. Long finish, nice balance with fine soft tannins, ending with an earthy character. Needs a few years in the bottle! — 2 years ago

Kim Bassett

9.3

At Bacco, half bottle. — 4 years ago

Kevin Blix

9.0

Little past prime. Raisin ish. Still enjoyed — 5 years ago

Daniel Ciolek

9.0

Not sure what to say about this one. I’m a huge fan of Beni di Batasiolo and picked this bottle and a bunch of different options when visiting the winery last September. The other bottles they had were young but opened up after a couple hours. This 2010 Brunate was dense with leathery tannins from opening and remained for a couple days. The dark cherry aroma could be detected across the room and could be tasted along with some fig and earth within a few hours, but the tannins were a bit overwhelming for the 3 days. Going to wait for some dust to collect on the other bottles of this. — 6 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2017 vintage. FLB fodder. Decanted and tasted after 15 mins, 45 mins and 1.25 hours. Medium body. Fairly muddy color. A parlor trick of rose petals and tar up front with a battle to the death, both mid and end palates, between chalk and dark chocolate. Chalk won. Not what I would call refined but made up for that with plenty of rusticity/old school/authenticity vibes. Apparently, I liked it more than anyone else here but a bonus .2 for the retro-stylings. Sorrynotsorry. 6.26.26. — 2 months ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.3

Medium garnet color with a slight pink meniscus. Aromas of anise, tar, dried rose petals and black cherry jam. Flavors of dark cherry, blackberry and bramble berry fruit, black licorice, tobacco and mushrooms. Hints of minerals and baking spices on the long finish. Mouth watering acidity. Full bodied and firm but the tannins are beautifully integrated. Wonderful structure and complexity. Sincerely appreciate Petey and Kasey for sharing this wonderful bottle. — 6 months ago

Anthony De Blasi

9.3

Suite approachable. Especially compared to the Barbaresco. Good wine! — 2 years ago

J

9.2

Pinkish Italian wine, very well developed. Reminds me of a rombauer or earthquake zin. Solid. Only drink if you want something deep, rich, and complex. Pairs very well with green grapes and crackers, but not a dry aged steak or seafood. Not a heavy drinking wine.

$80
— 3 years ago

Torbjörn Arvidsson

9.2

This is how a Lange should taste. Juice well integrated tannins, well balanced. And impressively long — 5 years ago

Joe Cornwall

9.6

Wow, extraordinary! — 6 years ago

Michael Dierberg

9.6

Tasted in a flight of 2006s, it was hard to choose between this one at the Roche. Both great! — 2 months ago

with JiaMin

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Has hit its nice widow for drinking. Really good with my Tagliatelle alla Bolognese. — 5 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Piazza Duomo acker — 9 months ago

Joe Rego

9.1

A great Italian red, made by the same people as Barolo. Shhh, it’s a secret! — 2 years ago

Ian Hamel

9.2

2022/4/24-25. Side-by-side with with 2017 Brunate. This is slightly darker, with more black cherry and blackberry, tar and roasted spice. That being said, the differences are surprisingly subtle. Again, extremely young and severe. — 4 years ago

J. Kim

9.4

The aroma has a such a powerfully sculpted personality that the structure seems not sufficient to support it. It is also highly controlled and contained, every detail is clear and well-defined, just like many of the greatest wines in Piedmont, Burgundy and Bordeaux. Just lacks the last degree of spontaneous volatility that defines the magic in wine. — 5 years ago

George Hesse

9.1

Another wine from Greg’s friend Andrew. A little chalky. But should open up. Very nice. Beautiful color. — 7 years ago