Fratelli Alessandria, Barolo Gramolere Vintage:2006 peppery spices and fresh flowers

peppery spices and fresh flowers

This will require at least 15 years to be at its best and 20 would not surprise me

Firm reduction renders the nose unreadable at present

There's more austerity to this wine than in most vintages

Fratelli Alessandria, Barolo Gramolere Vintage:2006 peppery spices and fresh flowersMedium 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