A very boldly styled wine, this is packed with muscular fruit and punchy oak, but it isn’t merely a two-note wine. The dark toned, strikingly sweet fruit is augmented with appealing savory notes and nice spicy undertones. Terrific inner strength to the raw materials in this wine.
Germano Ettore Di Germano Sergio, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2009
By Michael Franz