Roberto Voerzio, Barolo Fossati Case Nere Riserva 10 Anni other_regions_australia Modern day Latour reds can

Modern day Latour reds can often be on the light side but this offers solid concentration and more overall depth than usual

Sweet fruit and leather accents return on the finish

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wonderfully sweet and silky tannins

This is also quite heavily reduced though the energetic flavors display an attractive mineral streak that continues onto the solidly intense finish that is given form by the relatively fine tannins in the context of a villages level wine

Roberto Voerzio, Barolo Fossati Case Nere Riserva 10 Anni other_regions_australia Modern day Latour reds can(bottled during the third summer, like Voerzio's other Barolos, but held back for seven years in bottle prior to release), Good deep red, bright for a ten year old wine. Aromas of cherry liqueur, licorice, mellow nutty oak, menthol and exotic spices; clearly from a hot year but not cooked. Very smooth in the mouth, with superripe flavors of cherry liqueur, plum and prune. For all its plushness, good underlying energy gives it buns of steel. But today