Elio Altare, Barolo Arborina Vintage:2003 Not surprisingly at only 10

Not surprisingly at only 10 years of age

the 1999 has moved on from its primary stage

with a good lashing of sweet vanillin oak

Like the Romanée Saint-Vivant

Elio Altare, Barolo Arborina Vintage:2003 Not surprisingly at only 10The 2010 Barolo Arborina shows a strong fruit profile with cherry and cassis that sets it apart from the 2009 vintage that is extremely generous in floral tones of crushed flower and rose. This expression shows great power and substance with 20 to 30% new oak. This is a precise and sharp wine with a heightened sense of focus and definition that is backed by pretty mineral shadings. Hold this wine ten years or more. Drink, 2017 2035.