Damian

9.0

Medium high acidity, grippy tannins. Nose of dry flowers, dust. Palate is austere, with some red fruit, tar, sour coffee — 24 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2018 vintage. Spicy and a tad weedy (not the 4/20 variety) nose. Light-medium body but plenty of punch. Abusive Luxardo cherry in the flavors alongside cola nut, raspberry and rhubarb. Biggy tannins but mostly front-loaded vs back end. Needs a good 2 hour decant to air out. Tremendous hollers for the dollars. Almost a Pinot/Burgundy-styled bod. Almost. So much zip and personality. Super fresh and super presh. Love this producer. 3.31.24. — 2 years ago

Amanda Burton

9.2

From K&L Best Buy wine club. I think this would make a nice weeknight wine. — 5 years ago

Annika Carfagno

9.1

delightfully black pepper-y, medium/full bodied nebbiolo. wonderful after a few minutes in the freezer. — 6 years ago

Natalia Denisova

8.9

Сушёная вишня, клубника, малина, сухие розы и пионы. Лёгкий древесный оттенок. Высокая кислотность, высокие шершавые танины, элегантное в теле, высокий алкоголь, но хорошо интегрирован. Молодое , нужно время , чтобы сгладить шероховатости. Но в целом хорошо и гармонично.

Pale garnet color. Medium+ aromas of ripe cherry, dried strawberry , raspberry, dried rose and peony, woody. Developing.
The wine is dry, high acidity, high tannins, high alcohol, medium body, medium+ intense flavor of dried cherry, strawberry, rose and vanilla. Finish is medium.
Very good, but too young. — 8 years ago

Amie Brown

9.0

With dark chocolate, the perfume of roses is very strong and long. #barbaresco #nebbiolo #piedmont — 11 years ago

Marcelo Freddi

9.0

Bom barbaresco! Saúde — 11 years ago

with Elisa

Jay Kline

9.4

La Ca’Növa is now under fifth generation leadership; they used to sell all their fruit to Gaja. Super traditional methods with a twist; they used botti made of Austrian oak instead of Salvonian. Vigna Bric Mentina is a sub cru of the Montefico MGA where the soils are relatively sandy.

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of two hours. The 2015 “Vigna Bric Mentina” pours a garnet color with a transparent core; medium+ viscosity and no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe Morello cherry, raspberry, strawberry, roses with freshly cut stems, cedar chest, dried herbs and gravelly earth and minerals. There’s also a kiss of VA, just in case you needed a reminder that this is a traditional Italian wine, lol! On the palate, the wine is bone dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and slightly savory. This is absolutely baller. How did I sleep on this producer for so long? Oh yeah…I remember: access. I live in Omaha. Welp…now I have another producer to chase. Drink now with patience (enjoy the ride!) and through 2045. — 3 months ago

Michelle Ma

9.3

High acid, very fruity. Lemon, citrus, tight — 5 years ago

Michael Brown

9.2

Light bodied, with notes of kiwi and white flowers. Yet it has some of the depth of an unoaked Chardonnay. — 5 years ago

Dino

9.3

Good bottle. Of the lighter side with bright acidity. Still medium tannins and structure. — 8 years ago

Chris McCauley

9.0

With my lady and this heavenly wine makes the evening perfect every time. Caruso’s in Capitola, CA. — 9 years ago

Joel Kvernmo

9.4

Bright, minerals, seems like the kind of wine you'd open AFTER your tinder date leaves. — 10 years ago

with Carl

Anthony De Blasi

9.4

Excellent showing. In balance! I think I’m starting to like the Starderi above their Ca Nova Ciabot — 9 months ago

Freddy R. Troya

9.3

This is flagship Cabernet Sauvignon from Alta Nova Vinyards in Napa Valley, CA. a masterpiece from a female winemaker, Britt Richards who has the finesse of vinifying wines from myriad California terroirs (mostly mountains). Electrifying aromas of black forrest, leaves, earth and graphite. It makes an opening to the palate with punchy tannins, elevated but not overpowering acidity and silky, very silky tannins. Polyphenols are super-balanced, it can challenge any mountain-like heavy Cab from Napa as a great contender. Loved the elegant finish. Needs to open for over 2 hours to appreciate its potential and savory notes.
— a year ago

AJ Gubser

8.9

Lemon, peach, sea shell, river rock, perfumed white flower. Medium+ body with slightly oily feel on the palate. Plenty of zippy acidity to keep it fresh though. Lots of citrus and floral notes of lemon, lime, and orange with some pith and mineral bitterness.

Tasty stuff and excellent value. Hitting the spot on these warmer days. — 5 years ago

Matt Waring

8.9

Absolutely racy Nebbiolo with notes of blueberry, cherry, and burnt pencils. Primo quality at the entry level — 7 years ago

with Christine

Andrew G

9.1

Dark ruby and aromatic with notes of cherry. Ultra smooth. 100% Nebbiolo. 91 — 9 years ago

roland benedetti

8.9

Tout tout bien, tout tout simple. Du fruit, du fizz, mais quand meme bien droit. Ca se tient. Super pour apero, pasta.... — 9 years ago

with Leah

Massimo Portincaso

9.8

Really surprising, i would have not expected such elegance from a barbera. Nice tabak and very elegant finish — 12 years ago