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Focus on Barolo and Barbaresco (Nov 2007)

Deep, bright red-ruby color, very healthy for 2003. Deeply pitched, complex aromas of truffle, underbrush and smoky oak. Ripe, round and highly concentrated; just this side of thick but with surprising freshness and an absence of roasted tones. This, too, finishes with rather suave, fine-grained tannins.

Italy’s 2001 Barolo and 2001 and 2003 Barbaresco vintages (Oct 2006)

Even in the super-hot 2003 vintage, Gaja’s Sorì Tildìn displays its pedigree, with its dark ruby color, finely nuanced, detailed aromatics and layers of ripe red fruit that gradually reveal themselves as this exquisite wine sits in the glass. Offering extraordinary depth of expression as well length on the palate along with great overall balance,…

2006 Barolo: A Modern-Day Classic in the Making (Feb 2010)

The 2007 Langhe Sorì San Lorenzo is perhaps the most massive, virile wine in this lineup, and accordingly it will require the most time. Tannic and austere at the outset, the wine gradually opens to reveal staggering richness and depth in its dark fruit. The wine turns more elegant in the glass, revealing a myriad…

Focus on Barolo and Barbaresco (Nov 2009)

Red-ruby. Black cherry, graphite and sexy nutty oak on the nose. Rich, ripe, sweet and deep but the most closed of this trio of 2007s today, even a bit youthfully musclebound. Most impressive for its breadth today. Finishes very long, with a fine dusting of tannins.

2011 Barolo: The Here and Now (Mar 2015)

The 2011 Barolo Riserva Rocche dell’Annunziata shows why this is one of the greatest sites in Piedmont. The silkiest and most gracious of these Barolos, the Rocche is all about texture, polish and pure class. Rose petal, sweet red berries, cinnamon and pine are all laced into the super-expressive finish. The Rocche often drinks beautifully…

2015 Barolo – The Late Releases (Nov 2019)

The 2015 Barolo Bric del Fiasc is dark and imposing on the palate, yet not quite as forbidding as it can be. A Barolo of size and heft, the 2015 has a lot to say, but it won’t be ready to drink anytime soon. Black cherry, smoke, leather, iron, licorice, menthol and graphite notes infuse…