Cavallotto

blind tasting Kerin O'Keefe

Top 12 of the Month

Figli Luigi Oddero 2013 Vigna Rionda Riserva (Barolo)

Piedmont

A classic Barolo, this opens with textbook Nebbiolo aromas of pressed rose, …

Cellar Selection

97 Points N/A
Ettore Germano 2015 Cerretta (Barolo)

Piedmont

Aromas of red cherry, pipe tobacco, menthol and star anise with a …

Cellar Selection

97 Points $75
Comm. G. B. Burlotto 2015 Monvigliero (Barolo)

Piedmont

Compelling and fragrant, this gorgeous wine opens with intense aromas of pressed …

Cellar Selection

97 Points $90
Cavallotto 2013 Vignolo Riserva (Barolo)

Piedmont

Underbrush, tilled soil, blue flower, pipe tobacco and wild berry aromas mingle …

Cellar Selection

97 Points $165
Brovia 2015 Rocche di Castiglione (Barolo)

Piedmont

Rose petal, fragrant blue flower, wild berry, baking spice, menthol and new …

Cellar Selection

97 Points $104
Giovanni Rosso 2015 Poderi dell’Antica Vigna Rionda Ester Canale Rosso (Barolo)

Piedmont

Earthy aromas of wild red berry, underbrush, new leather and tar come …

Cellar Selection
97 Points $480
Comm. G. B. Burlotto 2015 Acclivi (Barolo)

Piedmont

This stunning red opens with a captivating fragrance of perfumed berry, rose, …

Cellar Selection

96 Points $75

Paolo Scavino 2015 Prapò (Barolo)

Piedmont

Aromas of incense, rose, iris and eucalyptus carry the nose of this …

Cellar Selection

96 Points $73

Fratelli Alessandria 2015 San Lorenzo di Verduno (Barolo)

Piedmont

Enticing scents of pipe tobacco, wild berry, pressed rose and eucalyptus form …

96 Points $74

Borgogno 2014 Cannubi (Barolo)

Piedmont

This radiant, perfumed red opens with enticing scents of fragrant purple flowers, …

96 Points $164

Brovia 2015 Garblèt Suè (Barolo)

Piedmont

Enticing varietal scents of pressed rose, new leather, perfumed berry and dark …

96 Points $92

Ettore Germano 2013 Lazzarito Riserva (Barolo)

Piedmont

Made with grapes from the estate’s oldest vines, planted in 1931, this …

96 Points $110

December 15, 2018December 18, 2018

Italian wine reviews (tasted through August 2018)

Check out my latest reviews: (310 wines): Barolo, Etna, Taurasi and more

blind tasting Kerin O'Keefe

Top 20 of the Month

- Franchetti–Passopisciaro 2016 Contrada R Nerello Mascalese (Terre Siciliane)
  
  Compelling aromas of Mediterranean brush, dark spice, pressed flower, graphite and aromatic …
  
  98 Points Sicily $66
- Paolo Scavino 2011 Novantesimo Riserva (Barolo)
  
  Pressed rose, iris, new leather, exotic spice, menthol and a whiff of …
  
  97 Points Piedmont $375 Cellar Selection
- Figli Luigi Oddero 2012 Vigna Rionda Riserva (Barolo)
  
  This stunning Barolo from one of the most famed vineyards in the …
  
  97 Points Piedmont N/A Cellar Selection
- Franchetti–Passopisciaro 2016 Contrada S Nerello Mascalese (Terre Siciliane)
  
  Subtle aromas of black-skinned berry, rose, sea breeze and wet rock shape …
  
  96 Points Sicily $74 Cellar Selection
- Proprietà Sperino 2012 Lessona
  
  Structured, vibrant and boasting extreme elegance, this radiant Nebbiolo opens with enticing …
  
  96 Points Piedmont $75 Cellar Selection
- Cavallotto 2012 Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe Riserva (Barolo)
  
  Enticingly fragrant, this gorgeous wine opens with classic Nebbiolo aromas of woodland …
  
  96 Points Piedmont $156 Cellar Selection
- Mastroberardino 2012 Radici Riserva (Taurasi)
  
  Underbrush, charred earth, spiced plum, tobacco and star anise are just some …
  
  95 Points Southern Italy $80 Cellar Selection
- Prunotto 2012 Riserva Bussia Vigna Colonnello (Barolo)
  
  Wild strawberry, pressed rose, dried aromatic herb and a potpourri of dark …
  
  95 Points Piedmont $21
- Contrade di Taurasi–Lonardo 2012 Vigne d’Alto (Taurasi)
  
  Perfumed and loaded with finesse, this single-vineyard wine opens with enticing scents …
  
  95 Points Southern Italy $80 Cellar Selection
- La Spinona 2013 Bergera (Barolo)
  
  Rose, iris, baking spice, menthol, new leather and a whiff of truffle …
  
  95 Points Piedmont $38 Cellar Selection
- Cavallotto 2012 Vignolo Riserva (Barolo)
  
  Pressed rose, sunbaked earth, aromatic herb, new leather, balsamic notes and a …
  
  95 Points Piedmont $140
- Podere ai Valloni 2010 Vigna Cristina (Boca)
  
  Raspberry compote, crushed strawberry, tilled earth and dark spice are just some …
  
  95 Points Piedmont N/A Cellar Selection
- Biondi 2016 Outis Rosso (Etna)
  
  This fragrant, exquisite red has captivating scents of wild red berry, rose …
  
  95 Points Sicily & Sardinia $40 Editors’ Choice
- Boffa 2015 Ovello (Barbaresco)
  
  Intense aromas of rose petal, red berry, forest floor and mint emerge …
  
  94 Points Piedmont $60
- Guastaferro 2013 Primum (Taurasi)
  
  Aromas of new leather, aromatic herb, exotic spice, prune and cocoa follow …
  
  94 Points Southern Italy $70 Cellar Selection
- Mastroberardino 2011 Radici Riserva (Taurasi)
  
  Aromas of exotic spice, mature black-skinned berry, cocoa and sandalwood lead the …
  
  94 Points Southern Italy $80
- Feudi di San Gregorio 2012 Feudi Studi Rosamila (Taurasi)
  
  This opens with compelling aromas evoking pipe tobacco, Asian spice, blue flower, …
  
  94 Points Southern Italy $80 Cellar Selection
- La Badina 2013 Lessona
  
  Enticing aromas of wild berry, white pepper, blue flower and menthol mingle …
  
  94 Points Piedmont N/A Cellar Selection
- Villa Guelpa 2015 Lessona
  
  Alluring scents of dried rose, forest floor, crushed herb, woodland berry and …
  
  94 Points Piedmont $60 Cellar Selection
- Biondi 2016 Rosso Cisterna Fuori (Etna)
  
  Ethereally elegant and tantalizing fragrant, this understated beauty opens with mesmerizing scents …
  
  94 Points Sicily $40 Editors’ Choice

September 1, 2009March 31, 2017

Cavallotto. The road less traveled

Kerin O’Keefe visits the close and passionate Barolo family that has for generations been producing naturally grown, traditionally vinified wines from a great and historic but barely recognized cru.

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Italian wine reviews (tasted through August 2019)

Figli Luigi Oddero 2013 Vigna Rionda Riserva (Barolo)

Ettore Germano 2015 Cerretta (Barolo)

Comm. G. B. Burlotto 2015 Monvigliero (Barolo)

Cavallotto 2013 Vignolo Riserva (Barolo)

Brovia 2015 Rocche di Castiglione (Barolo)

Giovanni Rosso 2015 Poderi dell’Antica Vigna Rionda Ester Canale Rosso (Barolo)

Comm. G. B. Burlotto 2015 Acclivi (Barolo)

Paolo Scavino 2015 Prapò (Barolo)

Fratelli Alessandria 2015 San Lorenzo di Verduno (Barolo)

Borgogno 2014 Cannubi (Barolo)

Brovia 2015 Garblèt Suè (Barolo)

Ettore Germano 2013 Lazzarito Riserva (Barolo)

Italian wine reviews (tasted through August 2018)

Cavallotto. The road less traveled