Kevin Arndt

Specialist Grand Vin Colorado

9.2

Earth driven wine with loads of dried tobacco aromas, dried rose petal, anise seed and black truffle. Kirsch liquor and cherry pit with vibrant tannins and acidly. Long persistent finish that lingers. — 22 days ago

Jay Kline

9.1

Popped and poured. The 2011 Barbera d’Alba pours a deep, garnet (with some purple) color with a near opaque core. Slightly hazy. No signs of particles or gas. Medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous. Boysenberries , mulberries, dark cherry, braised beef (no cap), oiled leather, dried leaf tobacco, organic earth. On the palate, the wine is dry; medium tannins and medium+ acid. Alcohol is medium+. Confirming the notes from the nose. This is really tasty right now. While I don’t think this is going to fall off a cliff soon, I also don’t think there is any reason to hold any longer. Drink now and enjoy while the fruits are still nicely balanced with the secondary characteristics. — 7 months ago

Carey Krebs

8.9

House wine in Quebec. Decent — a year ago

Dana Brown

9.2

Tannic forward and bold. Ruffino. Like Ruffalo in Poor Things, “shuck, chuck and bubble.” — 2 months ago

Shuhui Ng

9.2

Rusty red, heavy bodied with notes of blackcurrant, leather, tobacco and cedar. Moderate tannins but so balanced. — 10 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.5

Pretty similar colour to the Bartolo , medium deep garnet core , slightly less terracotta at the rim. Porcini mushrooms , sous bois , dried meat , really quite complex. On the palate more mineral , but with a strong meaty , porcini mushroom note , then with blueberry , blackberry . Very fine but present tannins , lovely balanced acidity . Long and really refined . With time in the glass shows well , but will improve over the next 5 -8 years and continue on a further 10 at least — a year ago

Eliot Hamerman

9.4

Drinking nice. Nice berries. All aspects you would want to see in this varietial — 2 months ago

Austin Hohnke

9.2

Gregarious aromatics, ripe berries and sweet florals. Gether’s Pastilles candy. Inviting tannins. Best nose of the night. — 5 months ago

Rod Carril

9.4

Very chewy, prunes excellent with venison! — a year ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.8

Arpepe is like Valtellina cheat code. Nose is ripe but reigned in and just gorgeous. Stunning ripe mid to late season cherry. Spice, smoke. So elegant and subtle. I know this will unfurl as the night goes on. Insanely pure and complex tar notes. Just so vivid. Beautiful. Palate is stupid wonderful. Sweet, succulent and supple. So fresh. So much energy and preposterous length. My goodness the delicacy here is Bartolo level. Elite roses now on the nose. Overpowering. Sickness. Amazing mouthfeel. Haunting, intense and delicate. Wow. The balance is incredible as is the finesse. Wow. I’m speechless. Maybe best arpepe I’ve ever had. The tannins are just so fine. — 2 years ago