Jamie Lauder

9.4

1995 Bussia Barolo.
Still holding a deep red core with a bit of fading at the rim…impressive.
Dried Bing cherries, dried roses and flowers on the nose.
Dried red fruit, cherries and plums with mint and mushrooms.
Tannins are disappearing but the acidity is still so smooth.
A friend foraged for local Matsutake mushrooms and we made risotto with black summer truffles. — 2 months ago

Daniel M

8.9

My friend from Emilia Romagna brought me this wine again, 5 years after after visiting his hometown for Christmas. Same wine, different vintage, same enjoyment.
The nose is made of cherry, pencil shavings, some soy sauce and a touch of smoke. The palate is delicious with a great acid drive, some delicious cherry juice notes all along, some width, some grippy mouthfeel that is well disrupted by a great tannic wall kicking in the rear. The finish is tannic, grippy with cherry notes and some oaky, smoky notes and a great umami touch. It's a great Sangiovese from outside of Tuscany and it paired with nice steaks cooked rare in butter (2 minutes on each side) by yours truly 😅 — 8 months ago

carmen

9.3

light, slightly fizzy chilled italian red with vibrant strawberry notes smoothed by a pear undertone. i had with white beans and bread but would do this again with a hearty pizza! — a year ago

Vino Joe

9.5

An interesting wine. I have limited experience with 30+ year old Barolos. This one showed that age more than my others. Menthol, balsamic and raisiny. But those were all background or secondary notes with the mature fruit and heft this mature wine had. I decanted and consumed over 4 hours. It opened up after 3 hours and was a more rounded experience. Fantastic aged Barolo color too - the pale orangy combined with a unique deep red. Beautiful. — 4 months ago

WC Fields

9.3

Belated post from Mother’s Day dinner. This was in full splendor at 20 years old. It was ready and had many secondary notes intertwined with primary flavors of rose petals, leather, wood shavings, yes the tar was there but not as pronounced as I have found in younger Barolos from Conterno. A gem found in the cellar that I’m glad I didn’t wait another day to open. — 6 months ago

Vin d’Ottawa

8.9

Funky Bosc pair at the open and Muscat sweetness at the finish.

Would be great on a nice summer day. — a year ago

Carter White

9.5

Bright fruit and dusty earth, fresh, tannins softened with a short decant, drinking beautifully, sophisticated yet gluggable. — 2 years ago

Brit Young

9.0

I thought this had a harsh taste at first, but then it really opened up and grew on me. The harshness softened, maybe was mulberry. Definitely some sour cherry. Medium to full bodied. I liked more than light pinots, not as much as Barolo. — 5 months ago

AT

9.1

So much like a Pinot — 5 months ago

Frank Artale

9.7

A beautiful wine at just the right maturity for me. Tannins have softened but still there. Red cherry mint tobacco in medium wright package. — 10 months ago