2008 Barolo DOCG Tebavio, Piedmont, Italy

Slightly spicy, slightly spicy oak, partly dried red berries, cedary, tobacco and spicy notes, some dried herbs and citrus fruit, pepper and some mineral notes. Bitter spicy oak on the palate, light cedary and spicy notes of dried mushrooms, some dark chocolate and partly dried fruit, candied nuts in the background, fairly prominent, slightly astringent tannins, full-bodied, creamy and slightly persistent, quite a compact structure, fairly persistent Alcoholic heat, but also cool notes, in the background partly deep-fried, partly candied soup herbs, lactic traces, not particularly deep, good to very good finish with earthy and vegetal notes, but also noticeable alcohol.

Best to drink: 2014-2019+. What our ratings mean