Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Arione other_regions_italy delicious and saline-inflected flavors that

delicious and saline-inflected flavors that display good focus and sneaky persistence on the balanced finish

which is unusual for this wine that has often been more bombastic

You'll think I'm being stingy

This feels like an entire magnum of wine was somehow

Then smooth and suave in the mouth

Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Arione other_regions_italy delicious and saline-inflected flavors thatTasted from barrel, the 2018 Barolo Arione still has another year in botte and time in bottle before its commercial release. However, the wine shows a distinct personality that is immediately gentle and open knit despite its very young age. With fruit from Serralunga d'Alba, there is ethereal softness here, but this characterization is relative considering the ample power and depth always associated with this site. It feels like this 2018 vintage is