94
points
Palladino 2001 Vigna Broglio Nebbiolo (Barolo)
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$66
A beautiful wine from Palladino, a lovely very complex Barolo just beginning to hit maturity. It is made in an understated style, showing its quality in its lovely haunting complexity. It has all the telltale flavors, roses, anise, earth dark fruit, tobacco and woodsmoke. A wine that continued to improve in the glass, it is old fashioned and priced right to see…
— M.G.
(12/22/2011)
93
points
Palladino 2001 Riserva S. Bernardo Nebbiolo (Barolo)
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$86
Riserva S. Bernardo has a fabulous nose of dusty mineral interwoven with dried cassis, natural rubber, licorice, anise and country earth. But it’s that extraordinary mineral note—think granite, black slate and pencil shaving—that really sets it apart. The wine is firm, well-structured and complex.
— M.L.
(4/1/2009)
92
points
Palladino 2007 Parafada Nebbiolo (Barolo)
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$65
Barolo Parafada is a lush, meaty and expressive wine with power, heft and bright aromas of cured meat, Bresaola, leather, dried rose, licorice and cola. The wine presents a solid wall of tannins and gritty firmness that will need at least another five years of bottle aging.
— M.L.
(9/1/2011)
92
points
Palladino 2006 Serralunga Nebbiolo (Barolo)
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$48
Here’s a beautiful expression of Barolo with finely textured tannins, bright acidity, drying talc powder or mineral notes and tons of fresh berry and cherry intensity. This is a particularly refined and elegant wine that, when aged a few more years in the bottle, will pair with veal, pork or beef.
— M.L.
(12/1/2010)
90
points
Palladino 2004 Serralunga Nebbiolo (Barolo)
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$53
Palladino’s 2004 Barolo from Serralunga is a pretty little package with a vertical delivery of aromas and intense notes of red cherry, blackberry, vanilla and spice. It tastes plump, round and soft in the mouth, and it offers more cherry-berry flavors with a tight, succulent finish.
— M.L.
(4/1/2009)