Barolo, Vecchie Vigne, 2006
This shows the classicism of the 2006 vintage; well built, intense and structured but with a bit of aeration some quite stunning fruit and mineral characteristics come to the fore, unveiling clear, bright and acutely defined flavours of red cherries, sloe and redcurrant, spice, stones, rocks and salts with hints of fresh-cut flower. A Barolo of stature and sheer class. As of the 2005 vintage this is purely old vines (58 years old) from the Giachini vineyard (whereas before it was a blend of Rocche and Giachini), aged in 80% new oak for the same length of time as Corino’s other Cru wines but kept in bottle longer.
critic reviews
Bright 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 would have guessed that from this beauty.