Gemma Sri, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2009

Exceptionally expressive and thoroughly delicious, this shows ripe fruit as one expects from the vintage, but the fruit shows a darker tone than most of the 2009s, as well as a leathery character that is extremely rare for the year.  This offers remarkable aromatic and flavor impact for a traditionally styled wine that hasn’t been cooked in the vineyard, or beefed up with oak, or subjected to an aggressive maceration.  Bloody impressive wine.