Guido Porro, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2012

I do not recall having been struck by a wine from Guido Porro previously, but this one sure proved striking.  The bright cherry topnotes are unusual but very appealing, and the flavors likewise prove clean and delicious, with super-fine tannins and not the slightest sense of any extraneous, un-integrated wood.  The texture of the wine comes off ultimately as soft and sexy, in counterpoint to the bright, fresh initial notes, making for a wonderfully interesting overall impression.