Ben Lehman

9.1

Really good barbera with actual character and purity of fruit? Count me in — 9 days ago

Dean Rogers

9.0

dinner in little washington — 21 days ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.3

A delicious young Nebbiolo from Cascina dell Rose — 4 months ago

Fabio Franchella

9.0

Mit Peter und Stef im Seehof Küssnacht — 5 months ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a couple of hours. The 2018 “Il Rosso delle Donne” pours a garnet color with a translucent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe and tart, mostly red fruits: Morello cherry, raspberries, strawberry, roses, a whiff of horse blanket, red rope licorice, dried green herbs, and dry gravel. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. This is a slightly wild but positively gorgeous example of a Nebbiolo-based blend from Alto Piemonte. There’s an old school feel about this that completely charms the heart. Too bad there is so little of it: the entire Boca DOC has less than 50 acres planted to vine. Castello Conti only made 3912 bottles of this gem. Drink now through 2048+. — 23 days ago

Angelo Casagrande

9.0

Some blackberry, Smokey notes, so soft in the mouth. Went very well with risotto and sausage. I have to think that’s the pairing in Piedmont for most people. The average Italian there ain’t drinking Barbaresco every night. — 2 months ago

JKT

8.9

Going through the stash gladly quickened by Fung and this was another oldie — 5 months ago

Doug Powers

9.0

Similar notes from our last tasting in 2024, so fresh and shows ripasso-like sweet raisin red fruit aromas and flavors, wonderful! — a month ago

with Jim

Galen Hasler

9.0

Perfect acidity, roasted Meyer lemon and apricot fruit. Orange color. Hint of sherry — a month ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2021 vintage. A bit of everything. Esteemed producer. Excellent nose. Front-palate richness. Mid-palate power and presence. Pleasantly astringent and beyond substantial finish. I usually eschew Barbera d'Alba for the resto list but couldn't deny this one. Picked up two cases and may pick up more to have laying around for 1.5-2 years. At the ridiculous resto price of $26.67, I can't afford not to. So delicious. 01.29.25. — 5 months ago