Angelo Casagrande

8.9

Little floral on the nose. Minerals, a bit or pear and almond. Very nice. Little alcohol at the end. — 13 days ago

Ely Cohn

8.9

Rustic, countryside. Woodsy cherry, with sweet raisins, dates, and a cedar core. There are roses and tar and other dusty notes on the periphery.

Powerhouse of flavor, with grippy tannins and a little bit of heat (14.5%) on the swallow. — 4 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.4

David hamburger — 8 months ago

Barberry Garden

9.0

This is a teenager Cortese that decided to become a punk. But its parents accept the whims of the youth. So the rebelling spirit stays tamed. The bouquet is full of spoiled white plums, soaked white flowers, raw dough, kōcha kinoko, smoke, and pickles. To my taste, it lacks acidity (so not sure what destiny awaits this little rebel). Overall it is complex, multilayered, and even has some delicacy. And all these umami flavours (hello, mr Shiitake)! And the aftertaste of ripe, even baked fruits and pickles. A good find, for sure. — 4 years ago

Stuart Scheff

9.2

Sunday Sauce. Classic gorgeously smooth. — 8 years ago

Noah Hyte

9.0

Hazy with tar and dark fruit, a bit along the lines of taurasi — 9 years ago

Andrea Watt

8.9

Smooth and lush with raspberries, cherries, violets, hints of cedar, and a velvety finish. Fruitier than I expected from Italy but I like fruit so that's good for me. — 9 years ago

Steven Heydemann

9.2

98 was not a great vintage and why Giacosa bottled the SS as a red label has long been a bit of a mystery. There’s a lot in this wine to like, and no reason to leave it sitting in the cellar. Fully mature, ample bricking, softer but still lively fruit, rich mouthfeel with classic sous bois, a bit of iron, red berry and herbal overlay, and soft maybe a bit overripe tannin. Lovely, but not near Giacosa’s most memorable SSRs. — 4 days ago

Jason Friedman

9.2

2022 vintage (James Suckling 93)
— 7 months ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Tangy red fruit. Cherry and floral notes. P lush. Excellent — 9 months ago

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Matt Lehman

9.6

Cellared for 2 years - notes of raisin begin to appear underneath a fruit forward wine. — 4 years ago

Jordan Franceschini

9.7

Truly special! — 6 years ago

Ming L

9.0

Expressive nose of sweet and sour cherries, blue berries, incense, and dried flower. Round and bright palate with medium to high acidity and soft bittersweet tannins. From a tiny 2/3 of a hectare family holding of the Santo Stefano di Perno vineyard, aged for 18 months in used Slovakia oak barrel, this Barbera shows exceptional freshness and purity of the fruits at this young age, but also has depth and structure to age further. — 8 years ago

Chey And Rich

9.0

Very light and sweet. Will drink this again! — 3 months ago

Ray

9.1

Smooth fruity light bodied would get again — 4 months ago

Mark S.

8.9

Ruby red. Raspberry blueberry ample aroma. red tea. Animal. Vanilla Clove roasted. Fe. Smoky Red flower.
赤Fruitiness M+ Sweetness M Acidity M Tannin M Smooth Silky. Bitterness M Body M Finish M 13.5% Good balanced. Elegant Stefano Lubyana Primavera, Tasmania 23 @7700, AD, 251214 — 7 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

Red & dark fruits, leather, menthol, spice, rose petal & tobacco — 10 months ago

Andrew Liguori

9.0

Heady, all aromatics on this one. Roses, licorice, red fruits, minimal tar, and integrated tannins. — 5 years ago

Louise Hoeppner

9.0

Delicious! Nose was full and fruity. Blueberry pie, cassis, dark fruits and some floral notes. Tastes delicious. Some tannins that softened over the course of the bottle. Would be nice decanted. — 8 years ago

Robert Lusczek

9.5

Local distributor no longer carrying Red Cat by Hazlitt Vineyards, this was recommended as a suitable substitute. I have to agree with the recommendation. — 9 years ago