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gly acidity and a lightly bitter note emerge
toward the finish, calling for a few years
in the cellar to integrate. § Vinifera Imports,
Ronkonkoma, NY

sweet spice. The tannins feel warm and peppery, pliant enough for near-term drinking. §
Quintessential, Napa, CA
224391

90 | Casa E. di Mirafiore

$45

90 | Oddero

$45

90 | Sordo

$49

2012 Barolo (Best Buy) ^ Soft red-cherry and
berry flavors mingle with notes of tobacco,
mint and blood orange in this mid-weight
Barolo. The herbal notes take on a light Campari bitterness that balances the wine's fleshy
feel. § Domaine Select Wine & Spirits, NY
224973
225545

90 | Fontanafredda

$45

2012 Barolo (Best Buy) ^ Fontanafredda's silver-label Barolo offers flavors of red berries
and red-apple skin darkened with notes of
licorice and tea leaves. It undergoes a relatively short (two-week) maceration followed
by two years in large oak casks, imparting
pliant tannins that make it accessible now. §
Palm Bay Int'l, Boca Raton, FL

2013 Barolo (Best Buy) ^ This Barolo feels
old-school in its delicate brick-red color and
earthy notes of mushroom and dried leaves.
The wine's firm tannins and subtle, savory
plum and black-cherry flavors would match
well with tagliatelle in a truffled cream sauce. §
Soilair Selection, NY
224471
2013 Barolo Gabutti (Best Buy) ^ Floral
scents give way to hints of smoke and tar that
penetrate this wine's dark cherry flavors. The
wine lasts with a duck-meat savor, though the
firmness of its tannins suggest this will show
more detail with time in the cellar. § Tri-Vin
Imports, Mount Vernon, NY

225703

90 | Fontanafredda

$45

2012 Barolo Serralunga d'Alba (Best
Buy) ^ This bottling includes fruit from Fontanafredda's Serralunga d'Alba vineyard
holdings. Left on the skins for a full month
before aging in barriques for the first year
and large casks for the second, the wine feels
firm and structured, its red-cherry flavors fragrant with notes of fresh tobacco. § Palm Bay
Int'l, Boca Raton, FL
225266

90 | Bruna Grimaldi

$50

2013 Barolo Bricco Ambrogio (Best Buy) ^
This translucent wine offers delicate redberry flavors tinged with notes of mint, blood
orange and black tea. Its moderate tannins
and subtle flavors make it a pretty match for
lighter poultry dishes. § Massanois Imports, NY
225621

90 | Paolo Manzone

$60

2013 Barolo Serralunga d'Alba ^ This has a
New World appeal in its dark, brooding fruit
flavors laced with notes of chocolate and

224473

90 | Sordo

$49

89 | Giacomo
Brezza e Figli

$48

2013 Barolo Parussi (Best Buy) ^ Flavors of
red plum and apple skin mingle with notes
of licorice and orange peel in this lively, energetic Barolo. Subtle spice notes lend depth
to the fruit flavors, which are held together
by pliant, leathery tannins. § Tri-Vin Imports,
Mount Vernon, NY
225810

2013 Barolo (Best Buy) ^ This is lithe and
lively, notes of mint, thyme and orange peel
accenting its fresh red-berry flavors. It's an
easy-drinking, mid-weight Barolo with plenty
of near-term appeal. § Coeur Wine Co., NY
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