Jay Kline

9.4

Cascina Baricchi is a unique Barbaresco producer that focuses exclusively on a near extinct clone of Nebbiolo: Nebbiolo Rosé. They basically make one wine, separated into two releases, both labeled as Riserva.

This bottle was opened about 30min prior to service and enjoyed over the course of dinner. The 2018 “Rose delle Casasse” pours a garnet color with a transparent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with beautiful notes of Morello cherry, raspberry’s, roses, tar, talcum powder, licorice, and dry earth. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and slightly savory. Gorgeous stuff and a perfect spring with rack of lamb. Drink now with some patience and through 2053. — 13 days ago

Stuart Pollack

9.5

What a nose on this wine. The nose is the most remarkable feature. Just perfect. The palette is good and standard Barolo. Perfectly smooth tannins now. Still needs a decant but excellent after 30 minutes. — 5 months ago

Stephen Dodson

9.1

Friday night dinner - drinking well now — 8 months ago

Juan I. Pareja

9.6

The Riserva is fantastic, one of the smoothest amarones I have tried — 9 months ago

Luciana Barros

9.0

Full body with some smooth tannin, dark fruit and earth, a light touch of oak — 6 years ago

Roberta Hatchett

9.0

Very rich, needs to breathe a bit — 7 years ago

Jodi Suguitan

9.5

@ Quintarelli tasting — 7 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

Vintage 2016 | Wow, this wine flabbergasted me. Punged smell and strict taste, clearly a classic wine. Leather, chocolate, laurel. Beautiful aftertaste. — 10 days ago

Mo

9.2

Tasting great after 75 mins of aeration. Model Sangiovese flavors. Served with antipasti: pesto shrimp, grape leaves, hummus, aged 12-month manchego, and burrata. — 3 months ago

Gage Orion

9.1

One of my favorite montepulcianos. Smooth, raspberry, graphite and moderate acidity. Paired beautifully with a picanha steak tonight. — 7 months ago

Anthony De Blasi

9.4

Had this Amarone several times and it also never disappoints — 9 months ago

Jason Huggins

9.0

A beautiful Amarone! — 5 years ago

Christophe Dujardin

9.6

Absolutely amazing — 7 years ago

J. Kim

8.9

Less aroma than Nebbiolo but surprisingly high tannins and very healthy dense color. — 7 years ago

Jay Kline

9.5

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of dinner. The 2006 Bussia Riserva pours a deep garnet color with a translucent core; medium viscosity with no staining of the tears and a good bit of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with heady notes of Morello cherry, an entire shop of red roses, tar, curaçao, truffle, talcum powder, cedar chest, dried green herbs and gravelly earth. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. What a brilliant showing with so much life left. Drink now (but maybe decant off the sediment immediately before service) through 2046. — 2 months ago

Jason Keath

8.9

Total wine for sfc26 — 6 months ago

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Irina Georgieva

9.8

Amazing amarone! Rich taste, well-rounded, well balanced, long and rich aftertaste! — 8 months ago

Anthony De Blasi

9.5

Superb Amarone! Still quite young actually. This wine is terrific. Minor point: if I compare the pricetag of this wine to their “normal” Amarone I would go for the latter — 10 months ago

Anne Carman

9.5

Everything you’d want in an amarone. Burst of flavor at the beginning that then settles back into a relaxed, elegant finish. On the palate, some black plum mixed with a very faint dried cranberry or cherry. It all resolved into a wonderfully balanced finish, that is almost floral, but it’s more deep and complex than just floral. — 6 years ago

Michael Amoruso

9.4

Delicious if still young. Balanced. Dried fruits, fig coffee and chocolate — 7 years ago