The 2014 Barolo Buon Padre opens to a pretty ruby appearance with light and elegant consistency. The bouquet shows good intensity with a thick base of dark fruit, spice, tar and smoke. This expression of Nebbiolo is on the heavy and thick side. This comes as a surprise given the below-average temperatures seen during the 2014 spring and summer seasons. This is a mid-weight effort with bright freshness on the finish. Fruit for this wine comes from nine different vineyard sites: Bricco delle Viole, San Pietro, La Volta, Fossati, Alessandria, San Ponzi, Albarella, Ravera and Terlo.