"Udgangsniveauet for Barolo hos Altare er skyhøjt. Vinen fremtræder med stor Nebbiolotypicitet og en skøn sammensathed i duft og smag. Klassiske noter af potpourri blander sig med skovbær og så disse søde og syrlige kirsebær, tobak, lakrids, trøfler og underskov. Nebbiolo er kendt for at give vine med tydelig tanninstruktur og er derfor generelt ikke begyndervine, men Altare forstår at skabe en Barolo med smidige tanniner, stor friskhed og renhed i smagen og altid med stor fortryllelseskraft. Med sit store raffinement er vinen en fremragende introduktion til Altares fortolkning af en af de mest komplekse og forunderlige druer og vintyper i verden." Adriat
"The 2019 Barolo is a beautiful new release from Elio Altare. Silvia Altare (Elio's daughter) tells me, 'The 2019 vintage was easy to make, resulting in wines that are rich, fat and powerful. The 2018 vintage was lean and 2017 was hot, but 2019 is classic.' This wine sees fruit sourced from across three villages of Barolo (some estate-owned and some leased), and winemaking was straightforward, with short maceration times and few rackings, Silvia says. The results are vinous and fruit-forward with plump cherry and blackberry over a textured, full-bodied approach. The wine needs a few more years of bottle age." Wine Advocate 94+p
"The 2019 Barolo is bright and effusive in the glass, with lovely aromatic presence and fine balance. Aromatic and broad, with gorgeous balance, the 2019 will be easy to drink and enjoy young. Crushed red berry fruit, blood orange, mint, cinnamon, pomegranate, cedar and sweet floral top notes. This is such a classy Barolo from Altare." Vinous 93p
