Roberto Voerzio, Barolo Brunate

Roberto Voerzio, Barolo BrunateThe 2008 Barolo Brunate is beautifully balanced from start to finish. Freshly cut flowers, mint, licorice, hard candy and dark red fruit are layered in this utterly impeccable Barolo. Waves of fruit build toward a huge, dramatic finish supported by serious tannins, yet the Brunate remains one of the more understated wines here. The Brunate is all about length, weightless elegance and an elusiveness that is only matched by the greatest Burgundies. This

Finishes with big

Readers should expect a pretty big Champagne

here the nose is quite restrained but exceptionally elegant and pure with white flower

The Richebourg vines have been replanted 3 times and they are now 15

layered and refined red berry fruit aromas that are nuanced by hints of underbrush and fresh earth that continue onto the delicious

Like the Romanée Saint-Vivant

warm blackcurrants

pear and acacia blossom

While it's true that the balance is so good that that this could be enjoyed now

there is extraordinary opulence and richness

It just feels a bit foursquare toward the finish

A perfumed and highly complex nose features the classic sauvage character of a fine Renardes with plenty of spice