Fratelli Alessandria, Barolo Gramolere Vintage:2008 Layers of dark red fruit

Layers of dark red fruit

a warm year in Piedmont

but it is already beginning to unwind

beautifully textured flavors underpinned by solid but ripe tannins and the same floral note that many of these '95s display

with notes of blackcurrant and spices (black pepper)

Fratelli Alessandria, Barolo Gramolere Vintage:2008 Layers of dark red fruitMedium red. Distinctly cooler on the nose than the San Lorenzo di Verduna, offering scents of cherry and musky underbrush. Then sweeter and more concentrated in the mouth, but still with a coolish, savory character to the red fruit and balsamic flavors. Finishes with serious tannins that turn a bit dry with air. Stephen Tanzer