Curto Marco, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2016

 I can’t say whether this is the first wine I’ve tasted from this producer or whether it is rather the first one to really strike me…but strike me it did when I tasted it “blind” in Alba during late January of 2020.  The Arborina cru can definitely make great wine, as proved over the years by Elio Altare and Mauro Veglio, so I was delighted to find yet another.  It gets off to an extremely alluring start with wonderfully ripe scents recalling cherry liqueur with savory undertones, and the flavor and feel are equally enticing, with real breadth and depth on the palate but no excess weight or wood or extraction.  Beautifully made wine.