Mineral, red cherries, plums and a touch of white pepper. Tight, fresh and refined on the palate with tight, minerally textured tannins and a long, linear finish. Mineral, transparent and very nicely austere. Drink from 2025.

Notes of dried cherries with dark licorice, cocoa, dried violets and wet earth. Medium-bodied with chalky tannins. Polished and velvety with a slightly austere finish. Try after 2026.

This red starts out austere, with cherry, currant, earth and tobacco flavors wrapped in a coating of dusty tannins. Lingers nicely, finding equilibrium as the fruit returns on the finish. Best from 2025 through 2040. 300 cases made, 35 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barolo Select to Add

With fruit from La Morra, the 2017 Barolo Gattera shows dark and concentrated fruit, with cherry, cassis and dried blackberry at the front. This expression from Gattera is deeply floral on second nose, with a big dose of lilac and lavender that segues to rosemary and even a hint of freshly cut grass. The aromas become a little more scattered and disjointed as the wine unfolds in the glass. My feelings are not as strong toward this cru's vintage. 2,500 bottles were produced.

This red is all about finesse and elegance, with pretty red fruit flavors—strawberry, cherry and currant—matched to iron and hay accents and well-mannered tannins. Harmonious and almost approachable now, yet should develop over the next two decades. Best from 2023 through 2040. 450 cases made, 150 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barolo Select to Add