Brezza Giacomo E Figli, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2016

 This house made a spellbindingly great Sarmassa in 2016, but this Cannubi is so good that it deserves to be reviewed in its own right, rather than having a mere mention of it tacked onto a review of the Sarmassa.  It shows a lot of fruit and a lot of wood, but these two main aromatic and flavor elements are beautifully balanced against one another, and I have exactly no doubt that this will age beautifully.  Although its flavors are quite deep and long, the body is really just moderately weighty, which keeps this seeming very classy and composed through the long finish.