Bart Bartlett

9.1

This wine is wonderfully complex. It has a bit of a sweet peach start. That gives way to the dry mineral type wine I was anticipating. It has a subtle gravel finish. — 3 months ago

with Jennifer

Stuart Scheff

9.1

If the beach was liquid. — 6 years ago

Jay Kline

9.1

I don’t hide the fact that I’m a massive fan of Brovia and their Freisa which they produce in a dry, still style is among my favorite values in all of Piedmont. The grapes for this wine come from the Villero cru and are aged exclusively in stainless steel. Production is extremely minuscule with under 1000 bottles made per year however, tracking some down is well worth the effort. The 2017 version has aromas of dark blackberries, roses, and tar while the palate is packed with strawberries, mulberries, blueberries and dried herbs. Impressive structure with mouth-drying tannins and snappy acidity leading to a long, tongue-smacking finish. Capable of aging? Yes, and probably would be an interesting one to follow over the next five to ten years. That being said, these are really meant to be consumed on the younger side while we wait for the Barolo’s to mature 😉. This bottle was paired with the “kamikaze” lasagna we got last night from Au Courant which, as it happens, was also my source for this bottle. — 6 years ago

Fumawine

9.0

Senza dubbio uno dei migliori Barbera d'Asti che abbia mai bevuto. Al naso la prugna secca la fa da padrona. Super! — 9 years ago

Chris Trapp

9.3

@Rob Rupe — 9 years ago

with Rob

Francesco Iacono

9.2

Un 2001 da ricordare. In bocca equilibrato al naso balsamico senza eccedere in frutta secca e miele. Rosmarino in evidenza. Bei tempi!! — 10 years ago

Jammer

9.5

Banner year. And a glass of heaven. — 4 months ago

Chris Palmer

9.3

Had with Rupe and Sue Hauser - it is their “standby” — 3 years ago

Anne

9.5

Italy. White. Sicilian.
100% Malvasia grapes. This was a really interesting one; got hints of sea salt more than fruit (maybe some lemon and nectarine), straw color, thick compared to most Italian white blend/moscato/Pinot Grigio...more like a chardonnay consistency but no buttery taste - tasted much lighter. Think of cooking with butter vs olive oil - this is more like olive oil. Went wonderfully with seafood (spaghetti alle vongole)...used it to cook the dish too. Don’t really taste the alcohol (13.5% alc. by vol.). I really liked it and it was unlike other whites I’ve tried. More expensive than other whites I’ve tried but I definitely would get it again as I felt it had more depth. Not a sparkling or wine with “zing”. — 6 years ago

Alysha Marie Herpel

9.7

Smooth silky cab. Raspberry aromas. Raspberry and rupe cherry flavors with a hint of smoke. medium round tannins. Medium acidity. Long finish. Complex. — 8 years ago

Chris Trapp

9.1

Drinking the barrel @Rob Rupe — 9 years ago

Samantha Winters

9.2

Needed opened up a little. I get the tobacco and leather on the nose but plum and berry on the back. Lovely! — 10 years ago

Aldo Mussio

9.3

profumi lievi delicati ma pronti a sbocciare appena si scalda in bocca, una bocca grassa, rotonda. Fieno e frutta secca, minerale, pietra focaia, una leggera vaniglia, burroso con un grande carattere, tanto da reggere egregiamente un buon cacciucco speziato a dovere. Un vino che si mangia insieme al cibo, pronto adesso da bere al meglio. — 11 years ago

ESF

9.2

beautiful little white, slight effervescence with citrus, almonds & flowers, exotic herbs, honeyed, yeasty - very charming as aperitif and actually stood up to pork schnitzel second night, finishes dry — 6 months ago

Deborah M

9.0

I attended a Truffles dinner last night that featured a number of wines from Piedmont. This wine was described as being like Chablis. This started our evening off. Citrus plus minerality stood out. @55Seventy — 4 years ago

Marco Rino

9.0

Vino complesso e strutturato sentori di spezie, liquirizia e frutta secca, intenso — 7 years ago

with Giorgio and Rino

Ale

9.5

Non so perché mi esca Red Blend.. in realtà è una Malvasia di Candia Aromatica in purezza.. molto profumata, secca decisa, l'ho apprezzata particolarmente con frutti di mare. — 8 years ago

Francesco Iacono

9.2

13 anni? Noooooo!!!!
Mandorla e frutta secca! Bocca glicerosa! Ma che roba è??? — 9 years ago

Vitalii Dascaliuc

8.9

Good aromatic nose,red flowers, cherry; a bit too rupe and jammy on the palate — 10 years ago

Rino

9.2

Metodo classico ottenuto da uve cortese di Gavi . 10 anni sui lieviti e si apprezzano tutti . Ampio al naso . In bocca tripudio di frutta secca e noccioline . — 10 years ago