Vino Joe

9.5

Jumped back on the horse with an 08 when the 99 proved fake. This one was the real deal. Wasn’t the best Monfortino though. Decanted and let it open for several hours while the Super Bowl unfolded. Go Eagles!!! Layered and foreboding. It didn’t have the best balance with the fruit but it was nonetheless a weighty joy. — 8 days ago

Jonathan Wall

9.2

“Please don’t call it regular”…. more bricking than expected at 10 years old. But tasted fresh. An hour decant helped. — 15 days ago

Jay Kline

9.1

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of 90 minutes. Arianna’s 2022 “Il Frappato” pours a ruby color with a transparent core; medium viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is youthful with notes of tart red fruits: strawberry, pomegranate, subtle Eastern spices and rocky earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium. As usual, a fresh, elegant and serious expression of Frappato. Drink now through 2032. — 19 days ago

Victor Charcan

9.2

Expressive nose with orange peel, coffee, fennel, lemmon, complex. Medium bodied with the bitterness and tannin harshness of Barolo. A baby. Clean, long, with a sense of place. Tannins are tough right now — 9 days ago

Conrad Green

9.6

Plush fruit. Lovely and detailed. Settled and transparent. Clear flavors. Great purity. — 11 days ago

Raun Kupiec

9.3

Very rich and smooth. Tannins completely integrated. Various red fruits, not all cherry. Red plum, pomegranate. And violets. And oak, but in the background. — 14 days ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2012 | Beautiful balance, stinky and fine smell. I should have bought this when I got the opportunity 🤔 — 3 days ago

GaryWEdwards

9.5

Despite coming from an extremely hot growing season, this fragrant pleases from the start with a floral hint. Little hint of cherry and long silky finish. Beautiful juice that, like many Piedmonte wine, is quite Burgundian in character. — 16 days ago

Stefan Jakobsson

9.1

Oxfilé, bea o rotfrukter. Perfect. Drack feb 2025 — a day ago

Justin Manni

9.2

Not ready yet. Beautiful wine, but this needs some cellar time. — a month ago