Clerico, Barolo, Ginestra, 1996

Red with garnet rim.

Toasted oak/nuts, cherry, a balsamic nuance allied with a meaty/savory character on the nose. Well-integrated.
With air - fresh herbs and other stuff - genie out of the bottle.

Intense red cherry, spices and significant acid-driven structure in the mouth. Linear, as expected, but packed with flavor that is subtle, pure and long. This will be better tomorrow (and the day after).

One of my first "Come to Jesus" wine moments was tasting the 1985 vintage of this wine back in the early 90's.

Day 3 - Pure, cherry jam, charcoal (not from oak) and oak spice. Flavors centered on cherry jam, quite plush for Barolo, with acid-driven tannin impacting only the finish now.

$75