Gianni Gagliardo, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2008

Aug 20, 2012

By Michael Franz

 This is a big, dramatic wine with lots of oak that gets pushed into the background by even bigger fruit.  However, this is definitely not an oaked fruit bomb, but rather a highly complex and notably earthy (but clean) wine with interesting notes of shitake mushroom and carpaccio along with pronounced minerality.  Quite simply, this is a riveting wine.

Country / Region

Piedmont, Italy

Appellation

Barolo

Grape Variety

Color

Red

Vintage

2008

Score

95

Price

US $ 75.00

Producer

Gianni Gagliardo