The 2006 Roero Bric Valdiana emerges with dark red cherries, sweet French oak, flowers and minerals, all of which are wrapped around a medium-bodied frame of notable elegance. The wine gains volume and depth with air, as the fruit continues to emerge and the finish becomes rounder, sweeter and more polished. This is a wonderful effort from Almondo. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2021. Almondo is an excellent source for wines from Roero loaded with character and personality. Importer: Petit Pois, Moorestown, NJ; tel. (856) 608-9644