Jay Kline

9.4

Celebrating my 4000th TN on Delectable!!

I opened this bottle of the 1982 about four hours prior to dinner. It was a little tight and old smelling so I poured it into a wide-bottomed ship’s decanter where I left it until I needed to head to the restaurant. I then poured it back into the bottle. By the time I poured the first glass, the wine had freshened up and it was positively singing! It’s a beautiful garnet color with a transparent core; medium viscosity with no staining of the tears and definitely quite a bit of sediment to watch out for. On the nose, after all of the air, the wine is vinous with gorgeous notes of ripe and dried, red fruits: Morello cherry, raspberry, dried roses, tar, truffle, cedar chest, leather, dried herbs and gravelly earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin (integrated) and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. This is such a lovely bottle of Pio Cesare Barolo annata and perhaps proving once again that the 1982 vintage was very special throughout Europe. Drink now through 2042+. — 18 days ago

David Koenen

9.1

Don’t know if this is representative or not, but it’s definitely not what we were expecting. All sweet and nutty and balsamic but no fresh acidity, which was to be expected, nor anything else that pointed in the direction of a Sangiovese dominated wine. Seems to be in an indian summer kind of phase. Drink up we thinks cause it seems to be going down hill. — 19 days ago

Steve Collins

9.3

High qpr super Tuscan, this was under $30 @ costco — 10 days ago

Alfred Rogers

8.9

James Gang - Funk #49 — 3 days ago

with John and Justin

KA

8.9

Emirates DXB — a month ago

Neville Weston

9.7

A quick half bottle before our dinner reservation and a great choice it was!
Young, fresh, fruity (same applies to Marta! 😉)
Tasting notes: red currant, raspberry, cinnamon and a little smoky.
Very drinkable! — 2 months ago

with Marta

Justin Manni

9.4

Tight when opened; needed an hour or so. This is going to be a cellar selection. Gobble these up — 3 days ago

Conrad Green

9.1

this is very light… Almost rosé colored with a hint of Amber. On the nose, classic Nebiolo, lifted, pure and bright. This is fully mature and pretty light bodied… A touch shrill on the finish. Cherry, dried flowers, and a hint of a tang. Decent, but it’s probably saying better days. — 24 days ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Sean D. Duncan

9.5

Really liked, almost loved. Drank with my wife on her birthday. She's not normally a red wine drinker, but she really liked this bottle. I bought another bottle a couple of years newer - I hope it's as good! — 5 days ago

Andrea Wilson @farmforthesoul

9.4

Sangiovese is always fabulous but always better with age. This 2015 was absolutely delicious- and I want more! — 8 days ago

with Jeremy

Takuya Namise

8.9

Casa Lenzi
酸っぱい匂いで苦手 — 2 hours ago

S.S. Mandani

9.1

Purple plum red.

Aromas of beets, tomato leaf, blue and black fruits, stewed.

Iron, tomato, blackberries, dark cherry.

After an hour of decanting, develops that cocoa nib character that is pleasant and adds a richness along with more pronounced red fruits. The tobacco and earthiness calms and the fruit character develops — 25 days ago

Neville Weston

9.6

Sommelier recommended Barolo, which was definitely the right course of action picking our way through a wine list in Capri!
Excellent selection. Light, delicate, very subtle fruit notes and taste. Earthy, leathery with red fruits.
Passed our usual “test”…. we had to slow ourselves down from drinking it too fast 👌
— 2 months ago

with Marta

Dave

9.2

I've had a few vintages of this and it never disappoints. It's a great mix of lively fruit and some rustic qualities. Pairs with just about anything. I'm going to have it with spaghetti squash and grilled chicken and mushrooms.
Listening to Phil Keaggy — 21 days ago

Dave

9.2

This is consistently one of the best things you can get for $38. Gave it plenty of air, and it opened up beautifully. Chewy cherries, leather, and crushed rock. I guess that's how I'd describe lots of Barolos, but this is a fine specimen. Thanks for reminding me @Tom Casagrande
Listening to Al Green — a month ago

Paul J

9.2

PnP. Lighter than I was expecting. Mature cherries on the nose and palate. Mild acidity with some nice sweetness. Not really my style. — 12 days ago

romo

9.4

Thoroughly impressive at 16. The balance is off the charts. Makes me want pasta.. a lot! - at Archer — 8 days ago

Bernard Benninghoff

9.2

Easy drinking Nebbiolo — a month ago

with Brenda

Jeroen Koenen

9.2

@ our annual ‘winter’-BBQ… 😎

Next to Iberico ribfingers…! — 24 days ago

Ira Schwartz

9.4

Despite a nine year difference the color of the wines were very similar. There were no doubt that the wines were siblings, the DNA was very clear. On the nose, they were twins with the younger sibling demonstrating more intensity, but the exact same scents. It was on the palate where differences showed up. The fruit had a slightly darker profile along with cassis, cigar box and cedar. Slightly more tannins that did not impede a long finish which did not show any hint of alcohol. Very supportive acidity. There is no rush to drink. — a month ago