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

David Kline

9.4

Radiant orange tint on garnet. Meaty with plum and fig, raspberry with pipe tobacco and pine tar with a sweet burnt rye aspect. There are subtle strawberries and black cherry, blood orange flambè, and dried violet on the nose. Dried raspberry and blackberry, cranberry tannin combo, wolf berry, red currant and smoke. Delicious with Bresaola!! .
#conterno #gattinara #piemonte #piedmont #italianred #vinorosso #nervi #nebbiolo #littlefog #docg — 5 years ago

with Emily, Courtney and 1 other

David Kline

9.1

Catsup and barbecue sauce on grilled chicken; heavy on the ginger and bursting with peppermint, allspice and peppercorn. Old one here, with brick red looks. Mint tea, gingerbread, ginseng, bay, violet extract, and ribbons of blood orange and clove, tell-tale tar, gum Arabic, and spiced tea cinnamon, orange, and nutmeg. Tastes like the season for every reason! #marcarini #marcarinichinato #chinato #vinoaromatizzato #piemonte #piedmont #chinchonacalisaya #lamorra #italianwine #seasonal #seasonalwine — 5 years ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

8.8

Not a bad effort by #jacuzzifamilyvineyards (Yes, the same family of bathroom whirlpool tub fame.) I get a bit of that earthy #nebbiolo fruit, robust, yet managed tannins and subtle oak. Nevertheless, I find the real thing from #piedmont in Italy to be more compelling, especially at the tourist trap price for this Sonoma county winery. — 6 years ago

David Kline

9.2

What a lovely extra brut rosé of 100% Nebbiolo! Really nice to experience it in a singular context, away from its sister wines of such pedigree and substance that they cause her to become an afterthought. She is an amazing rosé extra brut with mineralogy for meters and miles and a tinge of signature Nebbiolo citrus upon a strawberry seed bed. With a smoky note to the bluing descent into a rain puddle of gravure. Charcoal lines connoting the breadth of an ageless arboreal apparition. #Nebbiolo #italiansparkling #extrabrut #piedmont #bubbles #spumantizzata #spumante #cascinachicco #rosealldamnday #roseseasonneverends #piemonte — 9 years ago

with Courtney

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

8.6

With some air this really evolved into a pretty #nebbiolo Roses and truffles. #vietti #langhe #piedmont #italy #ctbucklinwine — 9 years ago

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

9.0

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
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#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

9.3

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

8.9

Surprisingly fresh and mineral for a 2016 #arneis Aging well. The #Diam closure could have something to do with it? Still quite enjoyable #piedmontesewines #piedmontwine #piedmont — 6 years ago

Vanessa

8.9

Garnet hue; candied black cherry, blackberry, blueberry, plum, and black currant, honey, dark chocolate, saddle leather, black licorice, dried sage, and lavender notes. Medium acidity on the palate. Vintage 2013. ABV 14.5%.
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#cantinadelglicine #barbaresco #barbarescowine #docg #piedmont #piedmontwine #cantinadelglicinecurrà — 6 years ago

with Deked1

David Kline

9.3

Kalamata olives, dried black cherries, baker’s chocolate, rusted jalopy, black pretzel, tar, and dried violets. Energetic aromatically; evocative of a rustic stone house with a variegated garden of herbs, and perhaps straw roofing. Plum moves forward in a good way rounding out the basket. Powdered cherry and blood orange with the finest tannins seem to liquify into a delicious balancing act between fruit and earth and herbs. Ripe plum, dried red cherries, black cherry juice, black olives, blood orange over grilled meat, sassafras, sage, tarragon, black truffle, chicory and walnut. Not a traditional pairing with Californian lamb from sustainable vineyards in Lake County, but revalatory. #Barolo #nebbiololife #nebbiololover #nebbioli #cabutto #tenutalavolta #docg #piemonte #piedmont — 8 years ago

with Courtney

David Kline

9.5

Gorgeous garnet exhibiting classic orange notes and the tiniest tinges of age, but the aromas of cut cherry and citrus jump from the glass! Blood orange thyme and watermelon on a grill with red currant and just a touch of cranberry and holly to keep it festive. The tar is a hovering ethereal addition that would be a side note, but it hovers like a smoky cloud that adds a dark spirit to the whole, though it feels bright and fresh. A dichotomy, but one that seems an integral part of the whole. Every sip sends your tastebuds racing in a wash of intense red raspberry, plum, violet, thyme, racy citrus and grainy cedar, silky tannin, an unobtrusive touch of vanilla and sweet tobacco! Finesse and sophistication from entry to satisfying finish. An amazing wine with endless subtleties, physically pulling you in with its seductive structure. #cascinachicco #singlevineyard #barolo #ginestra #ethereal #nebbiololife #nebbiololover #nebbioli #nebbiyolo #piedmont #piedmontwines #piemonte — 9 years ago

with Courtney

David Kline

9.2

Red cherry nose expands to red dye, portobello, morel and walnut shell. Dried rose petal and twisted violet petal open to soft pork and beef grilled sweetness, and loam. Lurking sensualities; dried cherries persist. A mix of cherries in varied stages of ripeness and raisination stitch themselves together in liquid satin and come so close to perfection, but there is a slight unraveling context on the finish that doesn’t disappoint, just asks for follow through. Probably comes around in time as the tannins are rustic and the wine from a stellar vintage.



#barbaresco #2013 #nebbiolo #piedmontesewines #piedmont #piemonte #adanada #adanadachichin #chichin #docg #vinorosso — 4 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

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

David Kline

9.6

Black cherry and violets commingle with red cherry lavender and raspberry in a clean, and enticing nose of fruit and flower. Blueberry, blackberry and cassis are extras, but this is not the fruit bomb the description conjures. There is something light, sunny and natural about the whole; wisps of sweet tobacco and vanilla blossom undulate on a forest and mushroom motif that feels springy, panoramic and breezy. The palate boasts dried cranberries, tangy raspberry and plump black cherry. Thyme a cinnamon dusting and the aforementioned tobacco, now a fine, smoky cigar. This one is gorgeous, and a testament to the estate. Ripe and juicy, but the oak is in check. Bravo! .
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#AgostinoPaviaandFigli #lamarescialla #aglianoterme #barberadasti #piemonte #piedmont #barbera #Asti # — 6 years ago

David Kline

9.3

Black rye crisp, sesame, dried rose petal, dried, deep lavender, subtle aspects of cinnamon, Connecticut leaf tobacco, and a loamy till after a burn. These are the undulating aromas. Velvet and seductive tannins perfectly integrate into the medium silk mouthfeel. Tar and tobacco, black plum, graphite, black olive, espresso, cinnamon and roses. #barbaresco #nebbiololover #nebbiolo #piemonte #piedmont #Traversa #TraversaGiuseppe #nebbiololover #queenbarb — 8 years ago

with Courtney

David Kline

9.4

Raspberry, dried blackberry and cedar form a distinct potpourri when considered with the dried rose petal and orange bitters. There is a fleeting fruitiness that approaches strawberries dropped into a coniferous fire. Lovely, if firm tannins support a whale of a wine. Amazing depth with Roobios tea leafs, tobacco, graphite, bay leaf, bing cherry, dried black cherry and black currants on carbon paper and campfire ash, driven deep into a charred wormwood and dusty schist. This is an incredible Nebbiolo that over-delivers in every sense! #piedmontesewines #nebbiolo #nebbiololover #nebbiololife #nebbiolodalba #alba #Demarie #piedmont #babybarolo #italianred #Italianwine — 9 years ago

with Courtney

Heidi Harrison

8.8

Funky, earthy, apple-y, lime, flinty, v interesting & good value @solanocellars #piedmont #deedubcellar — 9 years ago

with Philip