Giovanni Corino, Barolo Vecchie Vigne Vintage:2006 The supple but tautly muscular

The supple but tautly muscular medium weight plus flavors possess a suave mouth feel thanks to the abundant dry extract that both coats the palate and buffers the very firm tannic spine on the highly persistent and imposingly powerful finish

vibrant and beautifully well-delineated flavors possess a plush mid-palate texture that also contrasts with the compact

this is wine for 25-30 or more years of aging

Note that this is firm enough to repay up to a decade of keeping

this will need to add depth to merit the upper end of my projected range but given the extended cellaring horizon

Giovanni Corino, Barolo Vecchie Vigne Vintage:2006 The supple but tautly muscularBright dark red. Classic Barolo aromas of red cherry, dried rose and minerals, plus a whiff of chocolate. Wonderfully pristine and aromatic in the mouth, with lovely inner mouth perfume to the cherry and brown spice flavors. Firm, ripe tannins reach the front teeth on the extremely long aftertaste. A very intense and elegant midweight with the structure for a long life in bottle. Corino ages this wine in a high percentage of new barriques, but I never