Antonella Criscola

9.0

Smell: smells pretty acidic, strong tones of lemon and such.
Taste: tastes super good, perfect balance of sweet and acidic — 19 days ago

Jesse Shortt

10

A great Chianti IMO — 6 months ago

Paco Suro

9.0

Young. Fresh. Vibrant. Packed with fruit. Nice easy drinker. — 8 months ago

Jon Bjork

9.0

We both really, really like this one! — 10 months ago

Prathima Kannan

9.0

Fruity yet not too sweet — 10 days ago

Paula Duarte

9.2

Pale orange gold. Smells like lemon zest and jasmine. Tastes like tangerine sorbet and steel with a short finish. — 2 months ago

Linda Calow

9.0

Love this one! Nice dry wine. — 7 months ago

Robert Murray

9.0

Excellent. — 9 months ago

Robert Swart

8.9

High acid, medium bodied and tannins. Petrol, black fruits, and barn yard on the nose. — 2 months ago

Jay Kline

9.3

I’ve been so looking forward to experiencing one of my bottles of the 2018 Margherita Otto and decided tonight was the night since it was -17°F here in Omaha. While a relative new-comer as far as Barolo producers are concerned, Alan’s approach leans heavily towards the traditional. Until now, his Barolo remains a blend of Nebbiolo from different communes in an effort to make a more complete expression of the zone. The first few vintages incorporated fruit from Monteforte, Serralunga and Castiglione Falletto. This vintage was the first to incorporate some fruit from the Vignane MGA in Barolo.

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of three days. There was some evolution but it was consistent, with no noticeable dip in enjoyment. The 2018 pours a deep ruby with a translucent core and a slightly garnet rim; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, youthful with a pleasant mix of red and black fruits: bright Morello cherry, strawberries, raspberries, Marionberries, pomegranate, roses, dried herbs, tar, orange peel and dry gravelly earth. On the palate, bone dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long with a touch of anise and red rope licorice thing. Just lovely and definitely a producer I'll be following. Drink now with some patience and over the next 20 years. Fewer than 4000, 750ml bottles were produced. — 4 months ago