David Stein

9.4

Boom. In Venice..: — 5 days ago

with Marc and Bruce

Brit Young

9.6

Barolo chosen by the barolo expert. Very tannic. Velvety. Dynamite. — a month ago

Russ Stoner

9.3

Still super young. 7 hour decant started to open. Great acidity and concentration of flavor with very early tertiary notes emerging. Color gives away age but that is. Hold until at least 2031 before trying again. Estimated optimum window 2036-2050 — 2 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.5

Ruby with a rich bouquet of fruit, spices and floral notes. On the palate flavors of cherry and ripe raspberry with notes of pepper and cinnamon. Long finish, nice balance with fine soft tannins ending with earthy sweet notes. Enjoyable now, a few more years will benefit. — a day ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Beautiful aromatics showing sweet red berry, savory spices, cedar, balsamic, orange peel, rose petal & tobacco — 2 months ago

Randy Fillingim

9.2

Needed quite a bit of time to decant, but well worth it. 15 years young.  — 3 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.1

A solid wine, but slightly underwhelming for Giacosa. Maybe it’s 03, or that it needs more time. — 4 months ago

Byron Hewett

9.2

Fully mature. Time to drink these. The fruit here is a bit more subdued than the previous bottles. Tannins are mostly resolved. — 16 days ago

Ashish Pant

9.2

Incredible value. Incredible! — 7 days ago

Jay Kline

9.5

Brought to V. Mertz from my cellar. Cascina Fontana is an ultra-traditional producer located in the commune of Castiglione Falletto; just across the border from Monforte d’Alba. The bulk of their holdings are western-facing parcels within the Mariondino MGA that were formerly part of the “Valletti Zone”. However, as an ultra-traditionalist, they only produce two Barolos and both are blends of fruit from different MGAs. One is labeled simply "Barolo" (which is a blend of fruit sourced from their holdings in both Castiglione Falletto and La Morra) and this wine, labeled under the “del Commune di Castiglione Falletto” designation. It is a blend fruit from Mariondino and the neighboring Villero MGA. Their holdings in Villero don’t suck either. Their parcels reside next to those of Vietti and Giacomo Fenocchio.

The 2016 Cascina Fontana pours a bright garnet with a transparent core; medium+ viscosity and no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with gorgeous aromas of Morello cherry, bruised strawberry, pink and white roses with freshly cut stems, crushed rock and some tar. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and savory. The texture? Simply divine. A debonair Barolo from Castiglione Falletto that paired well with Morgan Ranch wagyu tartar. Because it’s 2016 (and with a little Villero), you can drink now with patience and through…well…probably 2066. No cap. — 2 months ago