Country: Italy / Meruzzano Riserva
Variety: Nebbiolo Piedmont
Winery: Cantina del Nebbiolo / Barbaresco
This has a classic Nebbiolo nose of new leather, rose petal, red berry, tilled earth and a whiff of aniseed. On the palate, toast, white pepper and a hint of oak-driven spice back up a core of sour cherry. It’s still tightly wound and needs a few more years to come together. Drink 2018–2025.