Sylla Sebaste, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2010

I have no track record with this producer, whose wines don’t seem very widely available from what I can gather, but the manifest fact is that this is a terrific wine.  Absolutely gorgeous in aromatic terms, it shows some toast and vanilla notes that suggest the presence of new wood in the winemaking regimen.  However, the integration of these elements with the sweet fruit is so good that only a dogmatic traditionalist could fault the wine.  I’m officially intrigued, and will be learning more about this winery in short order.