Giovanni Rosso Ester Canale Rosso Poderi dell'Antica Barolo Vigna Rionda 2016 (750ML)

100 WE / 97 WS

#52 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2020

This textbook, dream Barolo opens with quintessential aromas of underbrush, rose petal, dried herb and forest berry while the youthfully austere, delicious palate delivers juicy Marasca cherry, raspberry compote, licorice and menthol before a tobacco finish. Noble tannins give it a firm, polished backbone while bright acidity keeps it balanced and imparts ageworthy energy. Drink 2026–2066. Kerin O’Keefe, Wine Enthusiast

A white pepper aroma introduces this rich, succulent red. Raspberry, cherry, floral and mineral flavors abound, backed by a dense structure. It's all about the fruit up front, the texture on the finish. But when these two components align, look out. Super long and fresh. Best from 2023 through 2048. 250 cases made, 25 cases imported. — BS – Wine Spectator Hot Wine 2/3/2021