All these wines in this flight from Andrea Oberto show a powerful 15% alcohol content across the board. It's all a bit much. The 2018 Barolo del Comune di La Morra reveals ripe fruit, dried cherry, black rose and toasted anise.... Read More
With fruit from Brunate, Liste, Cerequio, Cannubi and Raviole, the 2019 Barolo Lecinquevigne is a little subdued on first nose and would benefit from more time in bottle. This wine offers an appellation-wide taste of Nebbiolo,... Read More
A well-structured, long-lived wine with intense garnet red color. The aroma is intense and fruity with notes of cherry and prune and pleasant tones of cinnamon and toasted hazelnuts. The taste is austere, full, harmonious and... Read More
Bright ruby red with notes of wild strawberries, cloves, and dark chocolate on the nose. Its elegant and fresh taste illustrates floral and fruitful notes. The tannins are smooth and velvety. Paired with a decisive acidity, they... Read More
Despite a stern finish due to chalky, slightly dry tannins, this Barolo from Serralunga is delicious and with a very good quality price ratio. Classic sweet violets and fresh strawberries on the nose are allied to a full body... Read More
Pretty aromas of strawberries and dark red fruits followed by licorice, fresh mint and crushed stones. Fresh and bright on the palate with red berries, floral notes, and a gorgeous polished texture.
Inviting aromas recalling truffle, wild mint, woodland berry and spice escape the glass along with whiffs of rose. The aromas carry over to the savory, elegant palate together with crushed raspberry and star anise while taut,... Read More
This silky Barolo is marked by macerated cherry, strawberry, rose hip and a hint of tamarind. The tannins are interwoven so well, this is almost seamless. Very drinkable now, yet the compact finish suggests waiting a few years.... Read More
Aromas of cedar, espresso and coconut take shape in the glass. The firm palate is rather shy on fruit richness, offering roasted coffee bean, prune and vanilla alongside assertive tannins. Drink after 2023.
There is a more pronounced mineral and delicately spiced character to the 2019 Barbaresco, with notes of wet asphalt and kirsch and vibrant purity. It has elegant concentration, with fine coiled tannins in its hints of tea leaves,... Read More