Ron Siegel

9.4

This was open & expressive displaying red cherry, strawberry, savory spices, rose petal & tobacco — 3 days ago

Thijs Hendriks

9.7

What a wine, so fresh, juicy, harmonious and elegant. This will evolve nicely and gain even more complexity. 97++ — 15 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Rich with savory spices, cherry, berry, plum fruits with notes of leather, dried herbs, balsamic, rose petal & tobacco — 22 days ago

J-Philippe Chartier

9.5

Beau barolo de 17 ans, belle vigueur, fruits murs belle finale équilibrée. Bonheur! — 15 days ago

Vanessa

9.2

Perfumed. Elegant. Clean and precise. Pristine notes of cherry, raspberry, red currant, red apple skin, boysenberry, pomegranate, cranberry sauce, cherry blossom, rose, licorice, clove, star anise, fennel fronds… just beautiful 😍 — 15 days ago

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Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of four days. Best of Day 4. The 2020 Classico pours a beautiful garnet color with a transparent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of tart and ripe red fruits: strawberries, cherry lozenges, pink roses, tar, talcum powder and dry earth. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose though the fruit comes across more ripe than tart. The finish is long and saline. This is an elegant, sexy Barolo with sneaky power that’s only revealed with enormous exposure to air at this stage. Drink now with patience and through 2040. — a month ago

Vino Joe

9.9

Utterly magnificent.. stunningly good and near perfect. Hits all my buttons and is my favorite wine. Let decant about 90 minutes. Smooth as silk. Bursting fruit mixed beautifully with forest and truffle like earthiness. — a month ago

Cristina M

9.0

Garnet-colored. Hits like it might be astringent but immediately smooths out and rolls across your tongue leaving a layer of tannins that diffuses nicely. If you swish it around, it will make you pucker. Very dry but buttery if you keep it centered in your mouth. I bought it because of an average rating of 9.3 for this 2020 vintage but I don’t think I’d rank it that high. Maybe a 9.0, a little disappointing for $50. — 7 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2019 vintage. Medium heavy bod. Tar, earth, dark cherry in the nose. High acidity/tannins painfully evident and only tackling this because some greedy human insisted. Visited easily 15 years too early. Mostly structural currently while the dark fruit tumblers slowly click into place. 10.30.24 — 25 days ago

Ming L

9.3

Quite approachable at this young age. 30 minutes decant and it’s open for business. Aromas of dark cherry, blackberry, sweet spices, cocoa, and lightly roasted nuts. The depth of flavors and elegant medium to full body show the pedigree. If blinded, I would not be able to tell this is a Sangiovese dominant blend. Would prefer a bit more acidity. But who am I to complain. — 9 hours ago