NoseIntense bouquet of ripe fruits, such as currants and raspberries with hints of violet.
FlavorThe flavor is balanced with silky, sweet tannins, an excellent structure and a long finish
Piedmont At a Glance
Region NamePiedmont
Piemonte is considered by many the top wine region of Italy, being the land of Barolo and Barbaresco, even though these mega-popular wines only account for 3% of the region’s wine production.
Score: 95Vintage 2016Vinous MediaThe 2016 Barolo Le Coste di Monforte is utterly beguiling in the glass. Rose petal, cedar, mint, sweet pipe tobacco and blood orange open first. Deep and layered on the palate, the 2016 is exceptionally beautiful and harmonious for a young Barolo. Time in the glass brings out its myriad layers of nuance. The 2016 saw 25 days on the skins and spent three years in 25hL casks.Shelf TalkerFull Page Review
Score: 95Vintage 2016James SucklingA ripe, velvety red with lots of ripe strawberries, chocolate and some hazelnuts. It’s full-bodied with ripe tannins and a flavorful finish. Better after 2022.Shelf TalkerFull Page Review
Score: 93Vintage 2016Wine SpectatorA mix of pure cherry, raspberry, underbrush and iron are the hallmarks of this dense, powerful red. It's bracing and flirts with austerity as the steely structure exerts itself on the lingering finish. Patience required. Best from 2024 through 2050. 290 cases made, 175 cases imported.Shelf TalkerFull Page Review
Score: 93Vintage 2016Wine AdvocateOf these three new Baroli from Pecchenino, the 2016 Barolo le Coste di Monforte shows the greatest focus and sharpness. The other two wines are noticeably softer in terms of their aromatic direction compared to this wine. Le Coste di Monforte offers dark fruit, balsam herb, spice, campfire ash and ferrous earth in nicely balanced proportions. This wine sees long skin maceration times lasting 60 days (at 28 degrees Celsius), concluding with 36 months in oak cask. This gives the wine its rich flavor profile. Fruit comes from a site measuring just under a hectare at a high altitude of 450 meters above sea level. Production is 4,500 bottles.Shelf TalkerFull Page Review
Score: 91Vintage 2013Wine and SpiritsThis opens with flavors of red cherry and sour plum brightened by notes of menthol that wane as the firm, mineral tannins and warm alcohol (14.5 percent) take over. Give it several years in the cellar for the structure and flavors to integrate.Shelf TalkerFull Page Review
Score: 87Vintage 2011Wine AdvocateThere is so much tar and pavement in the 2011 Barolo le Coste di Monforte that it's hard to warm up to this wine. With sensations of rubber and plastic, and thin in the mouth, it's hard to know where this wine is going.Shelf TalkerFull Page Review
