
1996
Region
Italy › Piedmont › Barolo › Monforte d'Alba › Bussia › Barolo DOCG
Type
red · still
Grapes
Nebbiolo
Alcohol
14%
Volume
750 mL
Oh, this is beautiful. Cherry and flowers with hints of pomegranate, everything knit together into something complete and complex. Twenty-nine years have given it depth without stealing its life - still vibrantly alive, just speaking more quietly now. The balance is spot on: juicy and round but with structure you can actually chew on, the kind that invites contemplation rather than demands submission. This is what great Nebbiolo does with time - becomes itself more fully. A wine that makes you slow down, pay attention, and genuinely appreciate what patience can bring.