Country: Italy / Audace
Variety: Nebbiolo Piedmont
Winery: Sarotto Roberto / Barolo
Toast, dried sage, menthol and a whiff of coconut lead the nose. The raw, extracted palate offers roasted coffee bean, espresso, anise, coconut and hints of dried berry but it lacks fruit richness. Burly, astringent tannins give it a bitter, mouth-puckering finish.