Giacomo Fenocchio Barolo Bussia 2010

Red
Barolo, Italy
7.2
WineSaint

Austere and backward, showing medicinal herbs, tar and brooding dark fruit. The tannins are formidable but the mid-palate feels hollow, lacking the fruit density to balance the structure. This may simply be going through an awkward phase, though the core feels lean for a wine that demands extended cellaring.

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Label

Giacomo Fenocchio

A traditionalist Barolo estate working several of the appellation's most respected crus, including Bussia, Cannubi, and Villero. Long macerations and large Slavonian oak define the house style.