Estimate
Enormously full and ripe, layered and textured with a richness which is almost indescribable, it truly has it all, the rose petals, tar, and licorice of the nose, the succulent density of the flavors...
The standard-bearer for Barolo. Medium-dark ruby-garnet. Rose petals, mushroom and slightly cooked red fruit. Some earth. Full-bodied, with big, caressing tannins. This is mouthfilling. Touches all of your taste buds....
...Sweet, sappy and aromatic in the mouth, with flavors of candied raspberry, musky strawberry, licorice and rose petal. Shows a more roasted quality than vintages like 1999 and 2001, but this has lovely fruit, superb richness...
Riserva Speciale