Fabio Franchella

9.2

Nicht komplex, wenig hefe, dafür eine glasklare, wphl duftende frucht und blumennote. Sehr „drinkable“ — 10 days ago

with Xenia

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

vintage 2016 | 80% nebbiolo, 15% vespolina, 5% croatina. Ten years old and fully alive and kicking. Brownish colour, tertiairy tones in smell. Very good balance, integrated tannines. I loved the bouquet: stinky in the positive way, spices, stewed fruit. A hint of manure. A Piëmonte nebbiolo that I like. Paired with a lasagne. — 2 months ago

Ted

8.9

Soft and smooth. Nice ripe fruit. — 9 months ago

with Jeni

Matthew Cohen

9.3

Nose: earthy. Blackberry. Bramble.

Palate: fresh. Vibrant. Rustic in a fun way.

An amazing version of what it is.

Fass selections — 3 years ago

Daniel Bloom

9.1

See previous note:
Should be Carone’s 2018
15ha left of Croatina in Boca.
Day 2: Left in fridge w rubber stopper,
nose is muted, but the palate’s still there.
Crunchy. Still cheek filling, if a bit less so.
Yay. — 4 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Sergio Zenato and his wife Carla began to produce quality wines from an indigenous varietal, Trebbiano di Lugana, and passed down through the generations. A blend of 80% Corvina, 10% Rondinella, 10% Oseleta and Croatina. Medium Ruby with aromas of dried berry fruits, sweet and smoky notes with pleasant herb spice. On the palate flavors of ripe currants and sweet blackberries with cacao, spice, oak and nutty tones. Fine tannins, long complex finish ending slightly creamy with cedar notes. Starting to drink well now, enjoy over next 4-5 years. — 5 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

One of the good bottles, and a beautiful reminder of why old Alto Piemonte is magic. Gorgeous mature nose of moss, seaweed, red roses, desiccated cherry, loam, chestnut, dried leaves and bark, with that old Nebbiolo road-tar thing hovering underneath. Palate still has real charge and life, with surprisingly youthful fruit, juicy cherry on the finish, and big 1989 structure, but the tannins are integrated and carrying the wine beautifully. Not refined like great Barolo or Barbaresco, but soulful, wild, alive, and deeply compelling. With air, the wine is getting more integrated and more beautiful. The nose has moved into that old Nebbiolo caramelized/seared register, with the desiccated cherry, roses, loam, moss, bark and chestnut now feeling deeper and more fused. The palate is gaining finesse, but this is not polished or refined in a Barolo/Barbaresco way. It is old Alto Piemonte: high-acid 1989 structure, big but integrated tannins, gorgeous fruit, and that wild, soulful mountain Nebbiolo charge still running through it. Still 9.4, maybe nudging higher if it keeps knitting together. — 23 days ago

Pooneet K

9.3

Absolutely delicious. Last had a bit under 4 years ago and the age has served this well, though honestly this could use still more time. Opened for 3 hours and decanted for 1.5, which worked well. Beautiful dark aromatics on the nose. Intensity of fruit on the palate with a long acid driven finish. Tannins are still quite present but with pork chops with a mustardy sauce this paired nicely. Really enjoyed. — 4 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Medium Ruby with aromas of berry fruits and spicy notes. On the palate flavors of cherry, raspberry and red plum with pepper spice, floral and herbs. Fine tannins, medium finish ending with fruit, spice and earthy mineral character. Nice now! — 9 months ago

Diane Is Moving To CellarTracker

9.7

From Vanderbilt Ave. again. Cherry/pomegranate cola! 🍷 — 3 years ago

Riccardo Arrigoni

8.9

Buttafuoco storico AIS
Giovane. 2015 annata calda
Bevuto nel 2021 — 5 years ago

Kayla Abe

9.0

Ooooohwee. Kraft™ mac n cheese, rose petal, salty cara cara. The best type of celebration. — 5 years ago

Karen Tripson

9.0

Intense flavors of terroir eucalyptus olive and more — 6 years ago

Joel Lara

9.0

Made from 50% Nebbiolo, 40% Croatina, and 10% Vespolina. Light bodied with high acidity. This is a tasty red blend from Alto Piemonte. Cherry and strawberry flavors come through initially on the palate, followed by orange zest, slight hints of cinnamon and bay leaf, and a strong mineral backbone. Tasty, persistent finish. The fruit flavors are exuberant and really dominate initially. Over time the other flavors come out a bit more. This is the 2024 vintage. — 2 months ago

Anthony Pro

9.2

Mother Wolf.

Las Vegas.

Quintarelli.

… but the Sommelier. — 3 months ago

Tegan Marriott

8.9

Alto Piedmont glou glou! Abv @ 12.5 🙂 decent dose of acidity keeps the imbiber intrigued! Mountain grown nebbiolo or Prunent "as they call it" plus some croatina thrown in for good measure! — 7 months ago

Tom Casagrande

9.3

Classic old-style lighter Valpo. Cherry, almond, bitter herbs, and gravel on the nose. Bright and almost ethereally textured on the flowing palate. Nice acids, and a slightly bitterish cleansing close. Imperfect? No, perfect. (The 9.3 doesn’t reflect that this is as complex or complete a wine as, say, a Burgundy or Napa Cab to which I might give the same rating, but that it is exactly what it is supposed to be and I’m enjoying it for that.) — 10 months ago

Adriana Fabbro

9.1

A love letter to what an every day drinking Alto Piemonte red can be — feather light, high toned, floral, spiced (star anise), earthy and fragrant. All the pomegranates. Finished the trip where we started. — 3 years ago

Angélique Robidas

9.0

Full body, médium tanin , black cherry — 5 years ago

Riccardo Arrigoni

9.4

ADDICTIVE. — 6 years ago