The 2010 Barolo is made with fruit sourced from Serralunga d’Alba, Castiglione Falletto, La Morra and Verduno. It offers a wide spectrum of tastes that span the entire Barolo appellation. Exotic spice is folded into dark fruit, leather, licorice and dried tobacco. The wine needs to flesh out further in the bottle and this Barolo will be released after summer 2014. Drink: 2016-2026.
I had the chance to taste through various flights of wine with Fontanafredda winemaker Danilo Drocco and owner Andrea Farinetti (son of Oscar Farinetti) during my last visit to Piedmont. The base Barolo sports a redesigned label with a clean, retro look.
Importer: Palm Bay, www.palmbay.com