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Barolo and Barbaresco (Nov 2013)

(aged in Slavonian oak botti): Deep red with ruby highlights. Wild, reduced aromas of black fruits, roast coffee and flinty minerality; extremely primary. Dense, chewy and ripe, with youthfully backward flavors of musky black raspberry and minerals. Evolving very slowly in cask.

2011 Barolo: The Here and Now (Mar 2015)

Sweet rose petals, hard candy, cinnamon, mint and new leather open up in the 2010 Barolo Bricco Boschis. Sweet, layered and exceptionally polished, the 2010 is a superb example of the year. At the same time, there is more than enough fleshiness to allow the 2010 to drink well with just a few more years…

2013 Barolo: Sublime Finesse & Elegance (Feb 2017)

The 2012 Barolo Monprivato is an attractive, mid-weight wine. Bright red cherry fruit, orange peel, mint and sweet, exotic spices all lift from the glass. Silky tannins accompany the finish in an airy, lifted, understated Barolo. As attractive as the 2012 Monprivato is, it also tastes more like a top Langhe Nebbiolo rather than a…

2014 Barolo: Surprise, Surprise… (Feb 2018)

The 2013 Barolo Monprivato is perplexing. Light in color, intensity and structure, the 2013 offers only modest depth, even by the standards of this typically restrained Barolo. The orange peel, rosewater, rhubarb and cranberry flavors are tart and washed out. There is lovely persistence and a touch of grip on the finish, but that’s about…

2016 Barolo: Right Place, Right Time (Feb 2020)

Ample and creamy on the palate, with tremendous depth, the 2016 Barolo Ginestra Casa Matè is super impressive, even in the early going. Next to the Gavarini Chiniera, the Ginestra Casa Matè is a Barolo of textural resonance and volume. Black cherry, plum and a range of balsamic notes infuse the 2016 with tons of…

2017 Barolo: Here We Go Again… (Feb 2021)

The 2016 Barolo Monprivato is rich, sensual and layered in the glass, with a bit more mid-palate depth and creaminess than past vintages have shown. Bright red berry fruit, blood orange, mint, spice and rose petal are some of the notes that grace this pliant, open-knit Barolo.