Elio Altare, Barolo Arborina Vintage:2003 with a good lashing of

with a good lashing of sweet vanillin oak

leather and tobacco add shades of nuance throughout

Like the Romanée Saint-Vivant

exotic spices and dark fruit add to the wine's total allure and seductive power

Elio Altare, Barolo Arborina Vintage:2003 with a good lashing ofThe 2010 Barolo Arborina shows a strong fruit profile with cherry and cassis that sets it apart from the 2009 vintage that is extremely generous in floral tones of crushed flower and rose. This expression shows great power and substance with 20 to 30% new oak. This is a precise and sharp wine with a heightened sense of focus and definition that is backed by pretty mineral shadings. Hold this wine ten years or more. Drink, 2017 2035.