Revello Fratelli, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2016

 This isn’t currently as jaw-droppingly beautiful as the wine from the “Ceretta” cru made by Ettore Germano, but it may measure up to that lofty standard with time.  Currently more “punchy” in terms of fruit power and more “spiky” in terms of its oaky assertiveness, it shows excellent balance — just not yet the optimal integration of components.   There’s no doubting the excellence of this; it will just take more time to hit its stride than most of the top 2016s.