6% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot
I like both the intensity and the polished mouthfeel that add appeal of the sappy and built-to-age finish that is hugely long but not really austere
Shafer described 2011 as "London in Napa Valley
Theres fennel and licorice
With 48 hours in the recorked bottle
Brovia, Barolo Rocche Castiglione other_regions 6% Cabernet Franc and 2%Scents of dried cherry, tobacco, mint, cedar and autumn leaves are some of the signatures in Brovia's 2011 Barolo. Already quite forward, the 2011 is likely to offer its best drinking over the next few years, so I would not push my luck too far here. In some vintages, the Brovia Barolo can be a real overachiever, but the 2011 is a bit less complete than I would have liked. Don't get me wrong, the Barolo is pretty, but so often it is much more than