Gianni Gagliardo, Barolo Preve Vintage:2008 There is good richness and

There is good richness and volume to the punchy but not especially elegant flavors that terminate in a lingering finish where a hint of bitter cherry pit character slowly emerges

A distinctly floral nose is cool and pure with notes of violet

Strong reduction completely dominates the underlying fruit though there is terrific verve and punch to the intensely mineral-driven big-bodied and overtly powerful flavors that possess gorgeous complexity on the textured

later developing that seductive marzipan scent that draws you in like a tractor beam

(from young vines in Santenots)

Gianni Gagliardo, Barolo Preve Vintage:2008 There is good richness andGianni Gagliardo's 2010 Barolo Preve has come together quite nicely since I tasted it a few months ago. The tannins have begun to soften, allowing the dark fruit to come through with greater precision and nuance. Cloves, mocha, spices and black cherries wrap around the brooding, potent finish in a virile Barolo to drink over the next decade or so. Antonio Galloni