Giovanni Corino, Barolo Vecchie Vigne other_regions Green fruit

Green fruit

scorched earth

This vintage had 28 months in 80% American and 20% Balkan oak

drawn-out finish with spice elements that make me crave barbecue

refined and beautifully detailed middle weight flavors are not especially dense though there is enough sap to buffer the moderately firm supporting tannins on the balanced finish

Giovanni Corino, Barolo Vecchie Vigne other_regions Green fruitBright dark red. Classic Barolo aromas of red cherry, dried rose and minerals, plus a whiff of chocolate. Wonderfully pristine and aromatic in the mouth, with lovely inner mouth perfume to the cherry and brown spice flavors. Firm, ripe tannins reach the front teeth on the extremely long aftertaste. A very intense and elegant midweight with the structure for a long life in bottle. Corino ages this wine in a high percentage of new barriques, but I never