Marchesi di Barolo Barolo (75cl, 14%)

A Barolo DOCG red wine from Marchesi di Barolo, made entirely from Nebbiolo grown across vineyard sites in Piedmont's Langhe region, including Verduno, La Morra, Barolo and Grinzane Cavour. The grapes are hand-harvested, destemmed and crushed, with fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel and about 15 days of skin maceration. The wine spends about two years in Slavonian oak, first in 30- and 60-hectolitre casks, then in larger traditional vessels, followed by at least another year of bottle ageing. The finished wine is structured yet elegant, combining wild rose, red fruit, spice, tobacco and oak with firm but polished tannins.