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ROBERT PARKER 92 POINTS - " Gorgeous, multi-dimensional Serralunga aromas burst from the glass of the 2004 Barolo Margheria. This vibrant, fresh Barolo Read More...
exudes layers of dark fruit, tar, licorice, cinnamon, new leather and sweet toasted oak that flow onto the palate with stunning purity. The wine lost a little intensity with air, which is the only thing that keeps the score from going higher. This bottling saw 50% new oak, and it will require a few years to come together. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2024. Readers looking for a first-rate Barolo producer whose pricing has remained very fair need look no further than the wines of Azelia and proprietor Luigi Scavino. These are among my favorite wines to drink, especially in restaurants, where they don’t suffer from the larger markups that accompany some of the region’s better known bottlings."
$99.98
A very humble Alfio Cavallotto produces Barolos that are certainly among the top tier of his contemporaries and this 2004 is simply stunning. It possesses all of the terroir and Read More...
finesse of Castiglione Falletto yet it’s endowed with exceptional weight and structure. Like the Cascina Francia, this one’s for the cellar at the moment as it’s in hibernation. Put this one away and expect to be wowed in the future. A tour de force Barolo!
WINE ADVOCATE 96 POINTS - "The 2004 Barolo Riserva Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe comes across as decidedly powerful and broad-shouldered next to the Vignolo. A wall of massive tannins makes it hard to see through to the wine’s potential but with air the multiple dimensions of its personality begin to open up. Dark fruit, tar, mint, pine and a host of other spiced, balsamic aromas and flavors make an appearance on the large-scaled, dramatic finish. The 2004 San Giuseppe is an utterly mind-blowing, dramatic Barolo from Cavallotto. Anticipated maturity: 2019-2034."
WINE ADVOCATE 96 POINTS - "The 2004 Barolo Riserva Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe comes across as decidedly powerful and broad-shouldered next to the Vignolo. A wall of massive tannins makes it hard to see through to the wine’s potential but with air the multiple dimensions of its personality begin to open up. Dark fruit, tar, mint, pine and a host of other spiced, balsamic aromas and flavors make an appearance on the large-scaled, dramatic finish. The 2004 San Giuseppe is an utterly mind-blowing, dramatic Barolo from Cavallotto. Anticipated maturity: 2019-2034."
$99.98
WINE ADVOCATE 92-95 POINTS - "The 2004 Barolo Bricco Boschis Riserva Vignolo explodes from the glass with tons of super-ripe, perfumed red cherries, Read More...
roses and spices. Sweet, silky tannins frame a long, utterly exquisite finish. The wine reveals compelling inner sweetness and a level of pure finesse that is the hallmark of this great vintage. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2031."
$64.98
ROBERT PARKER 93 POINTS - "Poderi Colla has produced a big, masculine wine with their 2004 Barolo Bussia Dardi/Le Rose. Huge, brooding aromas of Read More...
scorched earth, spices and tobacco lead to rich, complex layers of dried figs, plums and prunes that gradually open on the palate. This impressively endowed, exciting Barolo closes with a long, sweet finish, yet it needs a minimum of a few years of bottle age to fully come together. Fermentation takes place in cement, where the wine remains until the Spring, when it is racked into medium and large casks of various sizes. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2026."
$57.98
ROBERT PARKER 91 POINTS - " Like the 2003, Einaudi’s 2004 Barolo is another superb effort at this level. It offers gorgeous aromatics and well articulated Read More...
fruit on a medium-bodied frame of notable elegance. This bottling is made from the less well-exposed parcels of the Via Nuova vineyard and was the only Barolo that was in bottle at the time of my November visit. The wine spent 16 months in barrique (40-50% new) followed by 15 months in 25 hectoliter casks. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2019. Consulting oenologist Beppe Caviola has been instrumental in ratcheting up the quality at this historic property. I can’t think of too many estates that have made such significant strides in just the last few years."
$55.98
ROBERT PARKER 93 POINTS - "Soaring aromatics emerge from the estate’s 2004 Barolo Brunate. Menthol, dark cherries, spices, new leather and licorice Read More...
are all to be found in this generous, layered wine. Sweet, ripe tannins provide a lovely bookend to this rich, classic Barolo from the Brunate vineyard. Still somewhat closed, it is likely to require at least a few years of bottle age."
$44.99
ROBERT PARKER 91 POINTS - "Marcarini’s 2004 Barolo La Serra reveals floral aromatics and a candied, spicy quality to its red cherry fruit. Made in a linear, Read More...
focused style, this taut Barolo offers outstanding persistence on the palate and refined ripe tannins. It is a lovely La Serra. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2022."
$95.98
Vigna Rionda is one of the top cru vineyards in the Serralunga zone of Barolo and only a handful are fortunate to own property their (Massolino, Oddero, etc). There is little of this Read More...
wine to go around so take the opportunity to put some away now.WINE ADVOCATE 96 POINTS - Pira-s 2004 Barolo Vigna Rionda (aged in 100% new French oak) opens with captivating aromatics that lead to a silky-textured palate of ripe red fruit. This medium to full-bodied Barolo offers exquisite purity and delineation with finessed tannins and an extraordinary sense of harmony. It shut down quickly in the glass and will require patience, but this is a stunningly pure Rionda in the making. It-s nice to see Giampaolo Pira bounce back with this gorgeous Rionda after his disappointing 2003.
$44.98
ROBERT PARKER - "The 2004 Barolo is a stylish, elegant offering with perfumed red fruit and an accessible, feminine personality. It offers notable Read More...
freshness and sweet tannins in a restrained style. In recent vintages this has been a very reliable entry-level bottling. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2014."
$69.98
Proprietor Luciano Pira is typically among the last producers to bottle his Barolos, so these 2004s are the current releases. Incidentally, the Schiavenza family also runs an informal Read More...
trattoria in the center of town that features authentic regional cooking at very fair prices.
"Broglio(Broglio is a hamlet of the village of Serralunga d'Alba) is classic in its aromas of sweet red fruit, roses, and leather and its flavors are riper, fuller, and more sustained than those of the regular Barolo."
"Broglio(Broglio is a hamlet of the village of Serralunga d'Alba) is classic in its aromas of sweet red fruit, roses, and leather and its flavors are riper, fuller, and more sustained than those of the regular Barolo."
$265.00
WINE ADVOCATE 96 POINTS -
"All of the elements that make the 2001 so attractive reappear in the 2004 Barolo Riserva Villero, only with even more expressiveness Read More...
and character. The 2004 is a showstopper loaded with class and pedigree. Seemingly endless waves of explosive fruit stain the palate in this radiant, harmonious Barolo. Everything is simply in the right place, and there is just so much going on in the glass, in all direction. This is another dazzling effort from Vietti." Anticipated maturity: 2019-2034.
$125.00
WINE ADVOCATE 95+ POINTS - "The recently-bottled 2005 Barolo Cascina Francia is, as expected, somewhat closed down at this stage from an aromatic perspective. Read More...
That said, it is impossible to ignore the wine’s richness and depth, both of which are impressive. With time in the glass hints of sweet roses, cherries, spices and tar emerge, all framed by impeccably silky tannins. As always, readers should taste this wine as soon as possible, as it will almost certainly head for a slumber during which it will be impossible to evaluate with any accuracy. Today, this mid-weight, graceful Barolo Cascina Francia looks to be accessible relatively early, which means around age 10-12 give or take. It is another superb Barolo from Giacomo Conterno. Anticipated maturity: 2017-2030."
$194.98
WINE ADVOCATE 95 POINTS - "Scavino’s 2005 Barolo Riserva Rocche dell’Annunziata is another gem from one of the best-performing vineyards in this vintage. Read More...
Sweet red cherries, flowers, spices and menthol all come together with stunning definition and purity in this refined, aristocratic Barolo. An eternal finish rounds out this superb Barolo, which is one of my early favorites in 2005. The wine won’t be released until 2011 so there is still some time for it to come together, but it is already pretty special. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2030."
$110.00
WINE ADVOCATE 93 POINTS - "
The 2006 Barolo Aeroplan Servaj is a new Barolo from Clerico. The vineyard is in Badarina, just opposite Cascina Francia Read More...
in Serralunga. This is the first opportunity readers will have to taste a Barolo from Serralunga by Clerico, a grower whose wines have always been virtually inseparable for their connection to Monforte. The Aeroplan Servaj is a beautiful, sensual wine graced with exquisite layers of dark, perfumed fruit. This is a decidedly elegant, feminine Barolo from Serralunga that, while beautiful, only captures a fraction of what this vineyard is ultimately capable of. Clerico and his team faced significant challenges when they took over the farming of the vineyard in 2006, down to being threatened at gunpoint by the owner when he saw how much fruit was being dropped in the vineyard! Based on the future vintages I have tasted in barrel, Aeroplan Servaj is a work in progress moving in the right direction. The wine’s colorful name, ‘wild airplane’ is a nickname given to the young, rambunctious Clerico by his father. Anticipated maturity: 2018-2026."
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WINE ADVOCATE 96 POINTS -
The 2006 Barolo Pajana reveals incredible aromatic complexity and intensity, something this particular site isn’t always Read More...
capable of. There is lovely definition to be found as this classic feeling, mid-weight Pajana opens up in the glass. Layers of ripe dark fruit, spices, flowers, licorice and minerals develop seamlessly through to the close. I am floored by the wine’s volume, depth and length. Quite simply, this is a magnificent effort from Clerico. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2031.
$125.00
Our top Italian selection this year is one of the very best of the 2006 Barolos. This large-scale, deep and intense wine is youthful and inward at the moment so it will require some cellaring. Read More...
Those willing to wait a few years will be rewarded with a true classic. Roberto Conterno has captured the best of the Cascina Francia vineyard with the release of this fabulous wine.
WINE ADVOCATE 96+ POINTS - "The 2006 Barolo Cascina Francia is a deep, muscular wine endowed with superb richness, inner perfume and structure. From cask this has always been an intense, inward Barolo and now that it is in bottle, those qualities seem even more prominent. Over time, the classic Cascina Francia bouquet of roses, tar, herbs and licorice comes forward, but only reluctantly. A massive wall of tannins prevents the fruit from emerging, but every now and then the wine shows hints of its ultimate potential. The finish alone is breathtakingly beautiful for its balance and inner sense of harmony. The 2006 is not as showy young as other recent great vintages such as 2001 or 2004, so I will not be surprised if it is overlooked, but it is a magnificent Barolo that only needs time, and lots of it." Anticipated maturity: 2016-2046.
WINE ADVOCATE 96+ POINTS - "The 2006 Barolo Cascina Francia is a deep, muscular wine endowed with superb richness, inner perfume and structure. From cask this has always been an intense, inward Barolo and now that it is in bottle, those qualities seem even more prominent. Over time, the classic Cascina Francia bouquet of roses, tar, herbs and licorice comes forward, but only reluctantly. A massive wall of tannins prevents the fruit from emerging, but every now and then the wine shows hints of its ultimate potential. The finish alone is breathtakingly beautiful for its balance and inner sense of harmony. The 2006 is not as showy young as other recent great vintages such as 2001 or 2004, so I will not be surprised if it is overlooked, but it is a magnificent Barolo that only needs time, and lots of it." Anticipated maturity: 2016-2046.
$89.98
Chiara Boschis,took over the estate after the tragic death of Luigi Pira. In the short time Chiara has run the estate, she has quickly become a 'Superwoman' in the area, as one of Read More...
only a few female winemakers in the Langhe. Her wines are also no strangers to the limelight, regularly garnering high praise from international publications. This is truly a rare gem of an estate.
Chiara's Barolo are reminiscent of great Burgundy. She is a farmer first. As a winemaker, she is a master at tannin management, crafting finessed and sophisticated wines that are some of the most aromatically dynamic expressions of Barolo today.
Chiara's Barolo are reminiscent of great Burgundy. She is a farmer first. As a winemaker, she is a master at tannin management, crafting finessed and sophisticated wines that are some of the most aromatically dynamic expressions of Barolo today.
$50.98
WINE ADVOCATE 92 POINTS -
"The 2006 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione shows wonderful richness, density and inner perfume in its dark red fruit. It is Read More...
a surprisingly muscular Barolo from this site, with terrific balance and plenty of depth to support many years of cellaring. Floral, spiced notes are wrapped around the long, sensual finish. With more time in the glass, the open, perfumed quality of Rocche comes through even more clearly. To be sure, this remains a powerful, austere wine in need of significant time in bottle, but it is highly promising. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2036."
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