This has lovely ripe fruit, with rich plum and peach fruit on the nose, plus hazelnut, orange and bread crust too. It’s full-bodied, creamy and textured with melt-in-your-mouth tannins. Delicious finish. Try from 2026.

Aromas of rose petal and hibiscus flower with some blood orange and stem undertones. Medium-bodied with a solid core of fruit and chewy tannins. Medium finish. Needs time to soften and open. Better after 2026.

A strapping Barolo, exhibiting black cherry, black currant, tar and iron flavors backed by beefy tannins. It settles in on the long finish, the ripe fruit mitigating the tannins in the end. Best from 2023 through 2038. 916 cases made, 300 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barolo Select to Add

This entry-level Barolo is made with fruit from the younger vines from the Garretti cru in Grinzane Cavour, in the comune where La Spinetta has its ultra modern winery. The 2016 Barolo Vigneto Garretti offers a generous and accessible personality that makes this wine optimal for near or medium-term drinking. The bouquet is layered and rich with dark fruit, licorice, tar and toasted aniseed. The tannins are nicely managed in this vintage, showing both power and elegance. Production is 10,000 bottles.

Menthol, juniper, wild thyme, plum and earth notes mark this sinewy red. Starts out elegant, though the tannins tease out the rustic side on the finish. Best from 2022 through 2038. 667 cases made, 169 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barolo Select to Add