Elegant and perfumed, dried red flowers, strawberries, hints of coffee grinds and herbs. Finishes long, lifted and fresh with very good complexity.
Elegant and perfumed, dried red flowers, strawberries, hints of coffee grinds and herbs. Finishes long, lifted and fresh with very good complexity.
Sep 27th, 2019
Cherries, mint. Light color. Fruit a tad tired. Full mouth. Bitter balance. Not quite clean. Tasting group 3rd, my 4th place. Blind
Cherries, mint. Light color. Fruit a tad tired. Full mouth. Bitter balance. Not quite clean. Tasting group 3rd, my 4th place. Blind
Dec 11th, 2017
Amazing how different is than the 2005. Feels hotter and tastes hotter. The aromatics are more muted too.
Amazing how different is than the 2005. Feels hotter and tastes hotter. The aromatics are more muted too.
Mar 18th, 2016
powerhouse but not quite as burly as expected / edges softened just a bit / wait another 10 years
powerhouse but not quite as burly as expected / edges softened just a bit / wait another 10 years
Nov 24th, 2015Still a baby. Weightless and powerful. Classic
Still a baby. Weightless and powerful. Classic
Oct 22nd, 2015
Still a baby
Feb 2nd, 2015
Delicious!
Jan 26th, 2015
Lovely. Light on its feet. Just a touch of figgy raisns.
Lovely. Light on its feet. Just a touch of figgy raisns.
Dec 27th, 2014
A legend, a joy, complex old style with a very ready steady freshness that leaves your palate pure and happy.
A legend, a joy, complex old style with a very ready steady freshness that leaves your palate pure and happy.
Feb 16th, 2014
The only other Monprivato I've had was Mauro's very first vintage - a 1970 I drank at a friend's house two years ago. Mauro and his daughter Elena told us that Mauro asked his father Giuseppe if he could make a wine from the Monprivato vineyard as an experiment; it has since become a classic
The only other Monprivato I've had was Mauro's very first vintage - a 1970 I drank at a friend's house two years ago. Mauro and his daughter Elena told us that Mauro asked his father Giuseppe if he could make a wine from the Monprivato vineyard as an experiment; it has since become a classic
Jun 11th, 2013
Barolo, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
