Chris MacLean

9.1

Expressive, surprisingly rich, and energetic. But also a touch heavy especially on day 2. — a month ago

with Sarah

"Odedi"

9.0

#AgedWineTuesday

Ruby in color with a wide brown/ brick rim.

Medium bodied with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with nice complexity.

Showing black fruits with wood, earth, vegetables, spices, tobacco leaf, bitter herbs and peppercorn.

Nice finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This 14 year old Brunello lost a lot of its fruits at this point. Soft and elegant. Earthy and better with food.

I paired it with a prosciutto and arugula pizza.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$100. — 6 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.2

Victor a — 8 months ago

Laueen Anronino

9.7

had it at corso wine dinner. balanced. easy to drink. medium body. had it with polenta with cured egg yolk. mushroom and veal@bolognese — a month ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

2010 a strong vintage & still accending. Costco Ribcap vs Allen Brothers.

Sofia & I stayed in downtown Alba in 2015. Arrived early evening & sadly after their big wine festival. Pio Cesare was around the corner and down two blocks from our hotel. Historic as hell.

I bought this at Costco for around $49.

Nebbiolo young is a huge tarry grape. The Italian’s ferment this with a lot of new wood. They actually hold Nebbiolo/Barolo in bottle and extra year or more before release. Also, longer than most other world regions based largely on the grape & even more their wood use.

This is drinking nicely after a four hour decant, but it is still ascending and another 10-15 years of good drinking ahead…properly stored.

Even with this age, its tarriness is the first descriptor. Followed by heated dark spices, slightly, dry b lackberries, dry, slight tart, dark cherries, black raspberries, black plum, some strawberries, tea leaves, black licorice to anise, sandstone, limestone, dry crushed rocks, dry top soil & brush, dry herbs, dry tobacco, light; clove, nutmeg & hints of vanillin, forest floor w/ dry leaves, some mint, dry, withering, dark, red flowers framed in violets, excellent acidity with a nicely evolved, well; structured, tensioned, balanced, smartly polished finished that goes on & on! — 5 months ago

Jerry Raphael

9.1

Very enjoyable wine with flowers, cherries and some dark fruits and earthy notes. Very smooth from start to long finish. — 8 months ago

Boris Mathiszik

9.1

Delicious. — 3 months ago

Vino Joe

9.5

Stunning wine. Lots of depth and earthy heft. The fruit is quite mature but in balance with the chewy tannic base. This wine is in the zone. Also the right compliment for mom’s homemade lasagna! — 4 months ago

Garen Staglin

9.4

In Magnum. Excellent balance of fruit and acid. Many years to go. — 7 months ago

Dave Parker

9.6

So beautiful. Defines Sonoma coast Pinot — 2 years ago