Pio Cesare, Barolo Ornato Vintage:2013 I tasted the 2007s at

I tasted the 2007s at the winery in November 2009 and then again in New York in January 2010

offering intense black raspberry and bitter cherry flavors that unfurl slowly and become sweeter with aeration

black and blue fruits plus a lovely hint of violets that sit atop dusty

A completely backward but superbly complex nose displays layered aromas that run to game and underbrush as well as ripe red and dark berry fruit trimmed in a bit of wood toast that give way to rich

where it aged for 14 months

Pio Cesare, Barolo Ornato Vintage:2013 I tasted the 2007s atThe 2011 Barolo Ornato is similarly rich and powerful, but there the style of the wine is more naturally in line with that style than the straight Barolo. Deep and layered in the glass, the 2011 offers attractive scents of dark red cherry, tobacco, menthol and licorice, all in a deep, explosive wine that is sure to deliver considerable intrigue and pleasure over the next 10 15 years or so. Antonio Galloni