Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Fruit sourced from young, cool vineyards, Arborina and Gattera in La Morra, Castelletto in Monforte d'Alba and Serralunga d'Alba. Medium Ruby red color with aromas of red & black fruit, spices, floral and cedar. On the palate flavors of sour cherry and raspberry with notes of pepper, smoky tobacco, vanilla and oak. Long finish, nice balance with fine soft tannins, ending with an earthy character. Good now, a few bottle years will benefit! — 12 days ago

Jason Rosenbaum

9.1

Currants, spices, blueberries. — 2 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.2

17th harvest for Marco Merli in 2021(this is the mystery of the code explained)
Sangio 80% and 10% each of cab sauv and merlot
4 months ageing in barrel for a red that is fresh, plumpy and joyous
Spontaneous fermentation, unfiltered and minimal so2
It has a bliueberry fruit very evidentthat i would associate with the merlot rather than the sangiovese, and it is quite earthy too
Smooth tannin and inviting freshness
A good encounter
Quite long after taste too — 2 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

Fruit sourced from three young, cool vineyards, Arborina and Gattera in La Morra and Castelletto in Monforte d'Alba, Ruby red with a bouquet of dark fruit, spices, leather and licorice. On the palate flavors of sour black cherry and plum with notes of pepper, smoky tobacco, vanilla and oak. Long finish, nice balance with fine drying tannins, savory edges, ending with earthy mineral notes. Good now! — 12 days ago

Russell Ives

9.4

Excellent Barolo. Opened up nicely (1-2hrs). Initial fruit (cherry?) resolved into well lovely balance with the tannins. — 9 months ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.3

Concrete minerality — 3 years ago

Tony Chen

9.4

Great wine with steak — 3 years ago

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 — 8 months ago

Daniel Bloom

9.3

Deep woods, dirt, blood, on the nose . Lots of blue/red fruits. A bit tight, I PnP, gave it a good 45 mins out. I get some wood… now that could be my weird post covid mouth….or not.
A ‘16 from Castelletto, lush and forward, but I sense lots of aging potential. I have 1 more. No rough edges, a bit of acidity on the back which is nice and lifting.
Tannins nicely integrated and fine. Manzone’s site only indicates neutral casks, not what wood specifically.
Thanks@ First Bottle Wines — 8 months ago

Michael

9.1

More like an orange than a rosato, somehow — 3 years ago