The 2014 Barolo is on the thinnest side of the naturally thin (in appearance, I mean) Nebbiolo grape. The wine pours from the glass with medium shades of crimson, ruby and Baltic amber. The bouquet delivers pressed rose, lavender bud, cassis and dried fig. The shortcomings of this notoriously difficult vintage are apparent here in terms of the wine's lesser aromatic intensity and the very lean and compact performance it gives to the palate. Drink this wine sooner rather than later. Some 12,493 bottles were produced.