Giovanni Rosso, Barolo, Vignarionda Ester Canale 2019

Still very young and understated after 30 months of ageing in 15hl barrels, this doesn't come across as complex but it is intense, with dill, liquorice, restrained wild strawberry, and peony. Full of sucrosity on the palate with a red currant fruit core, the attack is lavish with large, grainy tannins, crisp acidity and a sweet finish. A bracing wine with high-flying potential for ageing.

Drink 2023 - 2045

The 2019 Barolo Vignarionda Ester Canale Rosso is a classy, elegant wine. Fine, silky tannins wrap around a core of bright, red-toned fruit, blood orange, mint, spice and rose petal. This understated, sensual Barolo is all charm. The long, deceptively nuanced finish is quite appealing.

Davide Rosso is one of the most ambitious producers in Barolo. It’s great to see his wines showing so well.

Drink 2025 - 2039

The 2019 Barolo is beautiful with aromas of raspberry liqueur, pressed roses, blood orange, and sweet spices. It is medium-bodied, with fine tannins and driving structure and no harsh edges. It is long and clean and fresh through the palate, with delicate mineral persistence that is elegant and pure. Drink it over the next 15 or more years.

Drink 2023 - 2039

Notes of plum skins and dried strawberries with hazelnuts, spice box, tar and wet cellar undertones. Medium- to full-bodied, structured and dense with very fine and compact tannins and a deep smoked fruit character. Lengthy and viscous on the finish.

Try after 2026