Battaglio, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2016

 This is clearly the best wine I’ve ever tasted from this house.  It is brimming with expressive aromas and flavors, combining both fruity and savory notes and showing the richness most commonly associated with Barolo but also the nuanced, nimble character of top Barbaresco.  Big for the vintage, but still without any hint of excess, this is a remarkable achievement of grape growing and winemaking that will have this producer up on my radar screen from now on.   A killer wine.