Vasanth Balakrishnan

8.9

Friendly #barolo that drinks well young. Muted earthy dark fruit, leather and tannins that do build over time. — a year ago

David Kline

9.2

2013 hoists this producer stratospherically. Great wine with integrated tannins. Meaty nose of cured and sliced roast beef and black pepper; tinged brown-brick from its 10 year slumber; cigar wrap, and roulade, graphite and smoke, and just barely, dried, black mushroom and rose petal. The palate is lush. Cherry soft, raspberry reduction, shows round but pronounced tannic dunes. Our tar is integrated, chicory peeks forth, the pepper submerged in a perfect expression of varietal and vintage. Solid work Arpatin (winks at Mother Nature)!

#2013 #barolo #piemonte #piedmont #barolo #nebbiolo #docg #alba #cuneo — 3 years ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

8.9

Black cherry, sous bois, dried rose petals. Lovely velvety texture on palate, such strong QPR on this Costco #barolo. — 4 years ago

David Kline

9.0

Wintergreen fresh nose with clove and ginger, peppermint and chocolate, peppercorn and mint. Bright and pine-y.
Cinnamon heat, Barolo tar and roses, clove and orange citrus, ginseng sweetness, and cinnamon oil with frankincense aspirations. Gorgeous seasonal offerings that warm the body and soul.

#barolo #barolochinato #chinato #piemonte #christmaswine #spicedwine #nebbiolo #carantita #cocchi #cocchichinato #barolochinatococchi — 4 years ago

Dave Chambers

9.2

The final wine of the tasting is the ‘11 Barolo, showing decent maturity 10 years in. #piedmont #nebbiolo #barolo — 5 years ago

with Heather

Ben Franco

Owner Winedown cafe & wine bar

8.9

Great entry #barolo — 6 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

8.9

I was surprised to find this wine as evolved as it was. These wines are definitely made in a contemporary style and should not be cellared for more than 10 years. It was still good and I thoroughly enjoyed it, but there were notes of oxidation. #nebbiolo #barolo #piemonte — 6 years ago

David S. Lopez

9.1

Excellent - nice tannins and a good finish. Some earth and dried berries. It was the perfect accompaniment to Friendsgiving and the masterful sauce and meatballs made by the Noces. #barolo #italiandinner #italianwines — 2 years ago

Yi-Fen Li

9.3

Beautiful #barolo paired with Belotti Piedmontese brasato and 🥟🥟 in Piedmont, CA. #perfectpairing for Mei🦁 #nebbiolo — 3 years ago

with Lip-Bu

David Kline

9.2

Cola and rose aromas, sweet tobacco and dried cherry shimmer with cilliate violet strands, and seared meat. Eucalyptus awash in tannins rakes the palate initially before softening to black and bing cherries, allspice, cinnamon and cedar. Clove puts the spice over the top in a food-worthy wine that checks every Barolo box and then some.


#barolo #Oddero #odderobatolo #brunate #nebbiolo #nebbiololover #nebbiololife #piemonte #piedmont — 3 years ago

David Kline

9.4

Hint of peppermint on the nose rolls back to reveal wormwood and roses, chocolate ganache, rhubarb, and dried grapefruit peel. Velvety and complex, with peppercorn, red apple peel, cinnamon dust, dried rose petal, dried violet, and roobios tea.

#robertovoerzio #barolo #docg #laserra #lamorra #nebbiolo #piemonte #piedmont — 4 years ago

David Kline

9.6

Warm cherry with cinnamon, tobacco leaf, licorice root extract, smoke, pine nettle, cocoa, pipe tobacco, dark violets, rose petal. Medium mouthfeel shows the tar and black cherry heart and expressive blood orange, cinnamon, dried cranberry, expansive black currant and smoldering earth. Holiday spices. A tremendous offering!

#poderialdoconterno #aldoconterno #barolo #conterno #conternoriserva #poderialdoconternogranbussia #granbussia #docg #barolowine #barolodocg #barolostudy — 5 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.3

Perfumed nose with violets, cassis, sandalwood and sweet smoke. Red cherries and ripe cranberries underneath. The tannins are apparent and chewy, but they are ripe and fine-grained tannins. #barolo #nebbiolo #piedmont — 5 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.0

#barolo #nebbiolo #piemonte just ok, nothing out of this world — 6 years ago

David Kline

9.4

2016. Hoisin, plum and tar nose with maple flower and sticky nettle notes. Rye bread and caraway. Grippy graphite entry of sour cherry, black cherry skins and tobacco. Firm tannins and smoke blow it out.

#vietti #viettibarolo #barolo #2016 #castiglioni #denominazionedioriginecontrollataegarantita #estatebottled — 2 years ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.0

Classic, elegant #barolo from a famous producer family. Classic roses, tart cherry, dried herbs on the nose. Medium weight on palate, soprano acidity on palate - I’ll leave my other two bottles to age at least 5 years longer but this paired properly with a wild boar Bolognese pappardelle with mushrooms. — 3 years ago

Todd Scurci

8.5

#nebiolo #barolo #alba — 3 years ago

with Nancy and Annie

David Kline

9.0

Red cherry and dried cranberry, rose petal, cherry lozenge, cedar, cherrywood, cypress, fresh tobacco, light black pepper. Firm palate.
Grainy tannins but velvet coated. Red currants, black cherry extract, black olive, resinous black currant, tart red tea. Green tobacco. Fresh oregano, bay leaf, cracked pepper. Prickly, pointed and tart, but keeps the interest piqued.


#barolo #cavalierbartolomeo #cavalierbartolomeobaroloaltenasso
#cavalierbartolomeobarolo
#piemonte #piedmont #nebbiolo #nebbiololife #nebbiololover #docg #docgbarolo #estatebottled #castiglionefalletto — 4 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.2

I completely agree with@Chris Maclean here. For an entry level #Barolo this is wonderful. Smooth and polished and so varietal. It’s pale color and smooth tannins beguile, it definitely has structure and fruit concentration to age. — 5 years ago

with Rosario

Vasanth Balakrishnan

8.8

Good but not great #barolo - prototypical #nebbiolo earthy fruit, cigar, leather on nose, lighter body. We didn’t decant long enough before tasting so tannins were unruly, rough. Things softened a bit after nearly an hour but 2013 could easily go another 10 years. — 6 years ago