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WINE ADVOCATE 91 POINTS - "
The 2006 Gattinara is an overachiever in this vintage. Crushed flowers, pine, resin, menthol and herbs add layers of Read More...
complexity to the racy, super-ripe red fruits. Despite its generosity, this remains an understated, representative Gattinara with lovely balance and harmony. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2021."
$66.98
WINE ADVOCATE 95 POINTS - "
The 2006 Gattinara Osso San Grato is easily one of the finest wines I have ever tasted from Antoniolo. This is a first-Read More...
class effort from start to finish. Elegant, silky and impeccably polished, the Osso San Grato impresses for its endless layers of fruit, gorgeous inner perfume and impeccable finish. This is a new reference-point wine for Gattinara – it is that fabulous. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2031."
$215.00
ROBERT PARKER 97 POINTS - "The 2004 Barbaresco Rabaja is off the charts. It boasts phenomenal richness and complexity in its dark, brooding aromatics Read More...
and powerful structure, with suggestions of roses, tar, menthol, coffee beans and baking spices that emerge from the glass in an endless display of elegance married to sheer force. Although the Rabaja will be released as a white label non-Riserva, it is very close to Riserva-level quality. From barrel it revealed just a little less length than the Asili, It will be interesting to see how the Asili and Rabaja develop in bottle. I would not be surprised to see the Rabaja merit a higher score in another year or two. This magnificent wine will especially appeal to readers who enjoy a structured style of Barbaresco. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2029.
$199.98
ROBERT PARKER 95 POINTS
- "Giacosa's 2004 Barbaresco Santo Stefano is a superb wine. Sweet, floral, mentholated aromatics meld into an expressive Read More...
core of ripe fruit, with superb length and elegant tannins to round out the finish. Made in a more linear style than the Asili and Rabaja, it doesn-t possess the expansiveness of those two wines, but it does reveal tremendous depth, harmony and balance. This pure, sweet, long Barbaresco is the best Santo Stefano in years. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2022."
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The Negro family, known mostly for their Roero Estate wines, more recently purchased an important parcel within the Basarin vineyard in Barbaresco. This vintage offers classic Barbaresco Read More...
elegance with moderate tannins and delicious fruit. Approachable now and built for mid-term cellaring.
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ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE 93 POINTS - "2008 Antonio Galloni 93 Drink: 2010 - 2025 The 2005 Barbaresco Cotta is the most open of these wines. This round, Read More...
generous wine flows with masses of ripe dark fruit intermingled with sweet toasted oak and balsamic nuances. There is wonderful integrity of fruit, all supported by well-integrated tannins and a vein of acidity that frames the wine beautifully. This is another superb wine from Sottimano. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2025."
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WINE ADVOCATE 92 POINTS - "The 2005 Barbaresco Curra is drop dead gorgeous. Like the Fausoni, it offers a profile of ripe red fruit, menthol, flowers Read More...
and spices, but there is greater detail, clarity and precision here. With air suggestions of leather, tobacco and licorice develop, adding further complexity. The tannins build on the finish, suggesting the wine is in need of further cellaring. The use of French oak is masterful. Simply put, this is an outstanding effort. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2025."
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ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE 92 POINTS - "The 2005 Barbaresco Fausoni is remarkably dense and fruit-driven in this vintage. Raspberries, flowers, Read More...
menthol and sweet spices flow from this medium-bodied Barbaresco. The wine offers outstanding length and well-integrated tannins. A few years of bottle age should help the wine settle down a bit. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2022."
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ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE 93 POINTS - "The 2005 Barbaresco Pajore has put on enormous weight since I last tasted it nearly a year ago. This massive, Read More...
brooding Barbaresco flows from the glass with waves of ripe dark fruit, menthol, spices, minerals and French oak. The tannins are broad, but the wine has more than enough stuffing to provide balance. This is the freshest and most vibrant of these 2005 Barbarescos, and will accordingly require the most patience, but it is a gem. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2025."
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WINE ADVOCATE 94 POINTS - "The estate’s 2006 Barbaresco Albesani is rich, round and enveloping. There is wonderful richness to dark red fruit that Read More...
comes through in spades in this generous, radiant Barbaresco. Spices, dried flowers and roses add complexity on the ample, broad shouldered finish. The intensity of the fruit from this south-facing vineyard covers the tannins nicely, but with time the wine’s power becomes more evident. This is another gem from proprietor Renato Vacca. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2026."
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WINE ADVOCATE 91 POINTS-Colla’s 2006 Barbaresco Roncaglie offers up sweet scents of roses, raspberries, flowers and licorice in a lighter, feminine Read More...
expression of Nebbiolo. The tannins are quite finessed and the wine seems promising but several years of bottle age are necessary before the Roncaglie begins to show much aromatic complexity. Still, this is an impeccably crafted, firm Barbaresco that lovers of traditionally made wines are sure to enjoy. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2021.
Grace, elegance and understatement are the hallmarks of the wines of Poderi Colla. These are never the biggest or flashiest wines, but they are always among the most enjoyable for their sheer drinkability.
Grace, elegance and understatement are the hallmarks of the wines of Poderi Colla. These are never the biggest or flashiest wines, but they are always among the most enjoyable for their sheer drinkability.
$45.98
WINE ADVOCATE 91+ POINTS -
"The 2007 Barbaresco Asili speaks eloquently to the silkiness and elegance of this great site. Freshly cut roses and berries Read More...
of all sorts make a positive first impression. The Asili shows gorgeous freshness and depth in a classic, mid-weight expression of this vineyard. There is a wonderful sense of harmony that flows through to the finish, as the fruit and tannins remain composed and nicely integrated. With time in the glass the Asili closes in on itself. I am not sure it has the warm radiance that is typical of so many wines in this vintage, but it is nevertheless a strong effort." Anticipated maturity: 2012-2025.
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WINE ADVOCATE 94 POINTS -
"The 2007 Barbaresco Vigneto Starderi bursts from the glass with red berries, sweet spices, roses and mint, all of which Read More...
come together on a powerful, richly structured frame that is the hallmark of Barbareschi from Neive. The Starderi is the most tannic of the estate’s 2007s but it is a wine with significant promise and a long road ahead of very fine drinking. Anticipated maturity: 2017-2027."
This Cru has won Gamberro Rosso’s coveted Tre Bichierri three times in the last four vintages including this 2007 bottling.
This Cru has won Gamberro Rosso’s coveted Tre Bichierri three times in the last four vintages including this 2007 bottling.
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Tasting Notes - A very classic Barbaresco, this wine is elegant with ripe and spicy fruit, great depth and complexity. The mild and ripe tannins provide this wine with gentleness Read More...
and finesse, but also strength and opulence. It has a lengthy ageing potential.
Winemaking: The grapes are sourced exclusively from the Pio Cesare family's vineyards: the famous "Il Bricco" Estate and the great hill of San Stefanetto, both located in the village of Treiso. The wine is fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. There is skin contact for 20 days. Thirty-five percent of the wine is aged in French oak barriques (one-third new) for 30 months. The remaining 65 percent spends three years in French oak casks, 20 to 50 hectoliters each.
Winemaking: The grapes are sourced exclusively from the Pio Cesare family's vineyards: the famous "Il Bricco" Estate and the great hill of San Stefanetto, both located in the village of Treiso. The wine is fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. There is skin contact for 20 days. Thirty-five percent of the wine is aged in French oak barriques (one-third new) for 30 months. The remaining 65 percent spends three years in French oak casks, 20 to 50 hectoliters each.
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Simply put, this is excellent wine. The nose is a blend of beauty and strength, the veritable iron fist in the velvet glove, as it opens with Pavlovian scents of dried cherry and strawberry Read More...
fruits melded with a layer of gorgeous spice (white pepper and sweet brown baking spices). The side notes, almost the rhythm section with fruit and spice on the leads, consist of saddle leather, tar and a counterpoint of night-blooming garden herbs and dark florals. In the mouth, the tart tannins and sweet fruit, a compote of wild strawberries and mulberries, are in perfect harmony. The finish is long and sumptuous, leaving a hint of sea air and dark plums and berries, as the tannins slowly recede. This is big, balanced, beautiful wine that will pair wonderfully with braised beef, pastas with sausage, mushroom risotto or osso buco.
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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."
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