The 1999 Barolo Parafada is aged in barrel, and the vanilla and cloves of the oak are evident on the nose. Sweet and spicy, dense and long, it will need some time to round off its tannins, but there is no sense of roughness or dryness in the wine. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2020.
A Leonardo Locascio Selection, Winebow, Hohokus, NJ; tel. (201) 445-0620