Brent Clayton

9.2

From magnum. Juicy bright and balanced. — 4 days ago

Tom Casagrande

8.9

Haven’t had this wine in a minute and it’s just as good as I remember. Perfect weeknight dinner or backyard cookout wine. Kirsch and raspberry fruit lead the way, with some sly stony, slate-like minerality in the back half of the palate. Soft and fresh. — 2 months ago

Jeremiah Diaz

9.4

Deep ruby color with a garnet rim; cherries, strawberries, and something floral on the nose; high acidity; medium plus tannins; tastes like tart cherries, black pepper, pomegranates, and crushed gravel with a long fruity finish. I love this wine! — 3 months ago

Donald Williams

9.3

Nice wine with a variety of Cajun dishes. — 16 days ago

with Bonnie

Fabio Franchella

9.3

Surprise, surprise - It’s not that wine Iyou usually drink. Kind of a mix of amarone, nebbiolo and lambrusco. The best of all them. — 2 months ago

Heather Rostker

9.1

Out for Valentine’s a day late at SER ❤️ — 5 months ago

with Dave

Leonardo Balan

9.3

This wine reminds me of Australian Shiraz: full bodied with heavy tannins, but not that much like Shiraz. I love the small sweetness at the beginning of the taste and then a subtle complexity at the end. — a month ago

Louis Martin

9.4

Wonderful cherry bouquet, silky smooth, full-bodied but not too heavy, rich and creamy, great on its own or with a meaty dish. — 2 months ago

Kristen Grimes

9.4

Fruit forward apricot aromas with briny undertones, soft acidity and a rounder structured body with apricot and olives and lingering saline minerality. — 4 months ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.3

Old style wine
I love the detailed description attached to the neck of the bottle telling you all about the site, the winemaking and how to deal with the wine

This is a Barbacarlo's brother, not minor though

It starts quite fruit orientated, but it does unfold over many hours in the decanter

At first you can mistake it for a robust sparkling shiraz(given that it has a fizz when opened).
Day 2 the blue mineral it's all over and it is smoother and more enjoyable too( the tannin is more digestible too)
Very long and to review again in many years

Ps after a battle in Marengo(Italy) Napoleon stopped by in the area and sipped on this delicious nectar; from there the vineyard hill is also called Napoleon's hill(as well as Montebuono hill). — 6 months ago