Diego Pressenda, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2015

 This is simply the best wine I can ever recall tasting from this producer, who will now remain in a prominent place on my radar screen.  This isn’t a huge wine (which is fine by me), but rather one that impresses by dint of complexity, balance and proportionality.  On a base of red and black fruit tones, it shows interesting savory notes recalling carpaccio and roasted game, along with spice and toast notes.  Softly but sufficiently structured, this will excel in the near term, and likely offer delicious drinking for a full decade.