Nada Fiorenzo, Barbaresco Rombone

Nada Fiorenzo, Barbaresco RomboneSweet cherry, berry and licorice flavors match with burly tannins in this dense red. The dry finish holds this back a little. Best from 2017 through 2025. 333 cases made. BS

The broad-shouldered yet refined medium weight plus flavors seem built on a base of fine minerality and are shaped by firm tannins

Shows the warm January and February heat

to the muscular big-bodied flavors that possess fine mid-palate density on the intensely saline-inflected

At 30 this is so rich

resonant and slightly mordant finish

cassis and lovely floral hints

It's medium to full-bodied and a bit rounder on the palate but still harmonious and long on the finish

spice-accented red and dark berry and cola flavors and an undercurrent of smoky minerality

This is further along than it usually is at this early stage and already is a wine of harmony and balance

I'd drink it over the next 7-10 years

Pian dell’Orino’s 2006 Brunello di Montalcino was another towering wine

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