Marchesi di Barolo, Composizione Parcellare 2021 – Barolo

The wine has a pale ruby color. The nose is delicately perfumed and offers concentration in elegance and complexity. It expresses notes of tangy black fruits (blackcurrant, blueberry, fresh morello cherry), combined with crushed juicy red fruits (crushed redcurrant, red cherry). After aeration, the wine offers a good bitterness of dark chocolate, a mineral touch of tar, as well as savory spicy flavors (nutmeg, clove, a hint of licorice), as well as dried wild flowers, dry rock and a gourmet toasted side (toasted bread, toasted hazelnut). An elegant floral bouquet also appears on the second nose (dried rose, dried cornflower), as well as notes of dried mint and rosemary. The palate is slender, tangy and straight. The attack offers notes of tangy fruits (red cherry, cranberries, raspberry, blackcurrant, morello cherry in the background), complemented by a good bitterness of fresh cherry. We also find integrated and pleasant herbaceous notes (wild mint, a touch of blackcurrant leaf), a bitterness and the tangy side of cocoa nibs, as well as savoury sweet spices (licorice, grated nutmeg, white pepper) and a fine toasted hint (coffee in the background, toasted almond). Lots of freshness and liveliness on the palate thanks to the salivating acidity. The finish is tannic, persistent, on notes of fresh flowers (iris, a hint of rose) and a good bitterness of fresh cherry. Tannins are firm, dry, with a solid structure. The concentration, a beautiful tangy frame and the firmness of the tannic structure give this wine good aging potential.