Gianni Gagliardo, Barolo Preve Vintage:2008 Firm reduction masks the fruit

Firm reduction masks the fruit though there is excellent freshness and vibrancy to the dense

the 2012 becomes more finessed with time in the glass

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

(from young vines in Santenots)

with fine-boned phenolic structure

Gianni Gagliardo, Barolo Preve Vintage:2008 Firm reduction masks the fruitGianni 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