The 2011 Barolo shows some of the tar and black resin that seems common to Nebbiolo in this warm vintage. Beyond those stronger tones are dark fruit aromas of blackberry and prune with spice and tobacco on the fringe. It does not offer the complexity or nuanced finesse of cooler vintages. But there is ample power here and the wine should come into better focus with a few more years of cellar aging.
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