Chris McClellan

9.1

Incredible for 2012...caught off by color, quite light and see thru with med ruby. Dark cherry, dried, leather and green tobacco with black tea. Med plus tannins, med acid. Alcohol high. Some oak present here with cinnamon and baking spices...Drank over two nites in nyc hotel when kids crashed! Delightful wine. Wife bought for me, couldn’t be better! — 10 days ago

Ron R

9.0

This has a deeper nose, and extraction on the palate. Displays a mid-palate warmth, and weighty mouthfeel. Luscious, suave mouthfeel. Very well behaved. Good stuff. — 4 days ago

Joe Gillies

9.2

Hard to beat for $13 and very good but that being said I was a bit disappointed since I expected more from a gran selezione. Tastes more like a super Tuscan than a baby brunello.
But like I said it is still very good — 14 hours ago

Martijn

9.2

2009 vintage on 25.11.18
Wood from the lovely kind (ceder) milk chocolate, black cherries, tobacco. Fantastic nose! In the mouth so wel balanced. Nice fresh acids, good bitters and some sweets from the fruit. — 17 days ago

Thomas Epps

9.5

It took decanting followed by aeration... but definitely worth it! Will be saving the rest for at least a few more years. — 3 days ago

with Jeannie

Bill Bender

9.4

This was a monolithic monster and undoubtedly the biggest wine of the night. A young gun from the young gun @Shay A I loved drinking it side by side with the ‘64 Barolo. So much delicious stuffing. Decant the F out of this. — 17 days ago

Mason Balistreri

Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits

9.5

This is fantastic. The nose is fascinating with a sort of minty, floral quality that is hard to describe. It's very lifted and sexy; and I might even say there's a tiny, tiny hint of VA. The palate is soft, lush and beautifully balanced. The fruit character is markedly darker than other Barbarescos I've had lately, but the tannins are completely integrated. This rocks now but I would love to try it a few years down the line.
— 19 days ago

Mary Rossillo

9.0

Iodine, worn leather, brown sugar/caramel notes, cranberry, acid dominated, great wine for drinking now — 13 days ago

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.8

Starting to shut down. Patience will be rewarded here. So much going on! Deep and intense, wild and brooding, yet racy and detailed. The best Alceo since the magnificent 1999. @Antonio Galloni — 15 days ago

Rose’s Cafe

9.6

I do like Chianti and this one’s nice! — 3 days ago