Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of two hours. The 2019 pours a garnet color with a transparent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe and tart red fruits: strawberry, raspberry, Morello cherry, roses, dried green herbs, and gravely earth. On the palate the wine is dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. From one of the lesser known Conterno’s…but still quite lovely. Drink now through 2039 — 21 days ago

Tim Mead

9.3

Good Italian option from Upper Falls — 8 months ago

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9.4

The 2020 Barolo del Comune di Monforte d’Alba is a very serious wine. Deeply pitched notes of balsamic, menthol, licorice, spice, chocolate and blackberry soar out of the glass. A wine of depth and textural drive, the 2020 captures tons of Monforte character. Soft tannins (for a young Barolo) make the 2020 surprisingly—I should say shockingly—accessible. What a wine! (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, September 2024)
— 10 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2017 vintage. A bit of everything with medium body, requisite tannins, slightly reserved fruit and spice/tar shouting here and there. $35.10 bottle resto cost. Don't need Barolo but couldn't say no at that price. 06.11.25. — 2 months ago

Mary H

9.1

Fun, funky and natty! Candied ginger, fermented bamboo shoot, kumquats. — 4 months ago

Steven Heydemann

9.2

The best of Marengo’s bottlings imo. — 8 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.1

A very unusual wine.

Nose: Malvasia but elegant. Floral. Tropical. Nice brine.

Palate: lightly tropical. But big mineraliaty. Good acidity.

Great briny finish.
A great pick. — a year ago

Conrad Green

9.3

light and bright and quite tart. Intense fruit. Good — 3 months ago

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Shuhui Ng

8.9

Takes abit of time to open up. Fresh oak, plum, raspberries, leather, black pepper — 7 months ago

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9.5

The 2020 Barolo Le Coste di Monforte is redolent of iron, game, incense, scorched earth, blood orange, dark fruit and tobacco. A potent, strapping Barolo, the 2020 is certainly not for the timid. It offers tons of Monforte power, brawn and muscle. A few years in the cellar is an absolute must. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, September 2024)
— 10 months ago