2017 Barolo DOCG Sottocastello di Novello, Piedmont, Italy

Somewhat nutty and dried floral, also finely spicy aroma of more red than black berries with a hint of tar in the background. Taut, tart, relatively bright fruit, nutty and moderately tobacco woody aromas, youthful, quite present, fine tannin, persistent, has power, good persistence, salt in the background, a hint of smoke, also dried herbs, still young, very good, firm, tart finish with grip.

Best to drink: 2023-2028+. What our ratings mean