Barolo, Brunate, 2007
An exemplary Barolo, one of the great wines of the vintage, very different to the bright red fruitiness of Cerequio; a more savoury and spicy affair. Hugely seductive and beguiling, brooding notes of autumn fruit, mulled spice, tobacco leaf, cocoa, gravel, earth mineral and truffle, gloriously slick but gripping tannins which provide ample support. Stunning.
critic reviews
The 2007 Barolo Brunate is likely to leave most tasters speechless. It is a fabulous, deeply-pitched, totally seamless Barolo of the highest level. The richness and depth of the fruit is almost obscenely opulent. Dark cherries, plums, licorice and menthol are some of the aromas and flavors that flow from this textured, brilliant Brunate. The length, persistence and definition are all spellbinding purity. This is pure magic in a glass, but readers will have to be patient to catch the wine at its peak. A recent magnum of the 1990 was stupendous.