This standout wine shows Einaudi in top form, with sexy aromatic notes of toasted oak and alluring spices but very expressive fruit that effectively counterbalances the wood’s influence. The fruit is also very flavorful, but a saline mineral note keeps it from seeming one-dimensional, and the long finish shows both sweet and savory notes. Superb balance and symmetry here.
Poderi Luigi Einaudi, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2008
By Michael Franz