Elio Altare, Barolo Brunate

Elio Altare, Barolo BrunateA wine of vertical explosiveness and towering structure, the 2004 Barolo Brunate is pure Brunate to the core. The flavors are bold, exotic and enticing, with seemingly endless layers of nuance that open up over time. Plums, black cherries, leather, smoke, tobacco, rose petal and orange peel meld into a super expressive finish, where hints of lavender and white pepper add an utterly beguiling top register. Readers who want to understand what Brunate is

spice and liqueur-like black raspberry aromas

The 2020 Pinot Noir Bien Nacido Vineyard comes from across the estate and was matured in about 45% new oak

A distinctly smoky nose displays notes of various citrus and floral elements that add breadth to the mostly white orchard fruit scents

it has a nose of perfumed red and black cherries

with a honeyed quince character

This is also still very much on the way up and while the excellent level of dry extract would allow this to be enjoyed now

textured finish is striking

spiced and floral

finely grained tannins and bold freshness

) the sublime wines that have emerged from this property in recent years

when coupled with the evident backend warmth

Lots of the right ingredients in here but still a coiled spring