ON-459693

Josetta Saffirio Barolo 2011, Docg

Barolo (Nebbiolo) Barolo (Nebbiolo)
Piedmont, Italy

$44.95 (459693)

  • None
     
  • Drink Now Or Cellar
  • 9191
91 pts
4
October 01, 2016
OKWINE

Critic Reviews (3)

David Lawrason
Read-reviews
David Lawrason

This is an intense, edgy, complex and powerful nebbiolo with very complex and lifted sour red fruit (cranberry,...

Sign In to see Critic Reviews. Not a Member? Please Sign Up.
Sign In to see Critic Reviews. Not a Member? Please Sign Up.
  • Thumbs-up (0)
  • Thumbs-down (0)
John Szabo, MS
Read-reviews
John Szabo, MS

A nicely soft and ripe, strawberry-scented Barolo in the modern and approachable style, with solid architecture on...

Sign In to see Critic Reviews. Not a Member? Please Sign Up.
Sign In to see Critic Reviews. Not a Member? Please Sign Up.
  • Thumbs-up (0)
  • Thumbs-down (0)
Michael Godel
Read-reviews
Michael Godel

Though lithe and transparent the Saffirio Barolo is modern and affable, fresh and getable. Up front red berry (namely...

Sign In to see Critic Reviews. Not a Member? Please Sign Up.
Sign In to see Critic Reviews. Not a Member? Please Sign Up.
  • Thumbs-up (0)
  • Thumbs-down (0)

Community Reviews (1)

Mikhail Polienko
Mikhail Polienko

"Dark fruit, leather, tobacco and spice aromas lead the way on this elegantly structured red. On the palate, notes of cocoa, vanilla, anise and espresso accent a core of fleshy black cherry, while firm, fine-grained tannins provide support. A licorice note signals the close." 93point (Kerin O’Keefe, Wine Enthusiast).
Terroir:
Comune of Monforte d’Alba. Soil ‘Elveziano’ rich in minerals & live lime. No CO2- Solar Panels 20KW.
Gnomes on the labels -symbol of the vineyard. These characters help the farmers, taking care of the animals and checking the basement, in exchange for a bit of wine.

9393
  • Thumbs-up (5)
  • Thumbs-down (1)