Alan Snitow

9.3

Really pretty — 10 months ago

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! — 2 years ago

Jason Rosenbaum

9.1

Currants, spices, blueberries. — 4 years ago

Michael

9.1

More like an orange than a rosato, somehow — 5 years ago

Mike Holzer

9.0

1hr in decanter. Cherry jolly rancher. With leather and hint of tar. Moderate tannins. Last drank about 9 months ago and like more. Would rate higher but ends a bit early. — 6 years ago

with Ania

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9.7

A model of finesse and understatement, the 2008 Barolo Le Vigne is every bit as thrilling as it has always been. At nearly 10 years of age, the 2008 is still bright, precise and very fresh. Sweet red cherry, rose petal and mint notes are beautifully sketched in a Barolo that is pure and total class. In 2008, vineyard sources are Vignane, Merli, Ceretta and Conterni. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Feb 2018) — 8 years ago

Ike Mourana

9.0

Had the 2015 Vintage. Delish — 9 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

8.9

Deep Ruby color with a bouquet of fruit, earthy herbs and floral notes. On the palate flavors of sour cherry and raspberry with notes of herb pepper, floral and earthy notes. Medium+ finish, ok balance with fine tannins ending with cacao, fruit and earthy nutty notes. Drink now! — a year 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! — 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 — 4 years ago

David S

9.0

Great complex juicy wine. Summery. LJ: “skipping kid trips on asphalt, skins knee, spills raspberry sorbet — 6 years ago

Anthony De Blasi

9.1

If tasted blind I would not say it has 11 years of age. More modern style. Good stuff! — 7 years ago

with Jeroen, Ken and 1 other

Bianca Iammatteo

8.9

Medium bodied - browner - oaky - similar to Amarone (raisany) — 9 years ago

Nancy Kivelson

9.1

Beautiful color. Smooth. Currant and earth. — 10 years ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Served to me double-blind at Tasting Group. The wine appears a deep garnet color with a transparent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears and no signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with ripe bramble fruits: a mix of blackberries and raspberries with Morello cherry, roses, tar, talcum powder, dried herbs, and gravelly soil. On the palate, the wine is dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and delicious. Alcohol is medium+. Initial conclusions: this could be Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, Pinot Noir or Grenache from Italy or France. Because of the high tannin and talcum powder/tar/roses combo (and the utter lack of staining), my final conclusion is: Nebbiolo; from Italy; from Piemonte; Barolo…from Monforte d’Alba. I chose 2016 because it shows good great balance of structure and fruit. Ooooof…that was too close.

“La Villa” is Fratelli Seghesio’s most precious wine and until now, I can only ever recall drinking their Barolo “classico” and Barbera d’Alba and only on a few occasions. Believe it or not, “La Villa” is the oldest, single MGA bottling from any producer in Castelletto. The name “La Villa” is an old name for an area within Castelletto when it was once a commune all to itself. The distinguishing feature of “La Villa” is the eponymous ridge that runs perpendicular with Collaretto and Vigna Rionda to the east, across the stream of Talloria di Castiglione. The vines facing south are dedicated to their Nebbiolo while the vines facing north are predominately Barbera and Dolcetto. A very tasty Barolo. Drink now through 2035. — 2 years ago

AEL

9.0

Great, well balanced blend. Thanksgiving bottle #1. — 4 years ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.3

Concrete minerality — 5 years ago

Mark

9.5

Relaxed and fragrant, acidity blends beautifully with an ample and biting taste of fruit. So nice we drank it twice (two bottles)! — 6 years ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.1

Lovely Barbera!
Great balance probably thanks to the warm vintage — 8 years ago

Charlie Evans

9.1

This was some off the wall stuff right here. Really cool natural wine from Umbria. — 9 years ago