Giuseppe Mascarello, Barolo Santo Stefano di Perno Vintage:2009 Kirsch liqueur

Kirsch liqueur

There is a noticeably finer if less muscular mouthfeel to the equally mineral-inflected medium weight flavors that retain a lovely sense of energy on the well-delineated and again

Unctuous tannins

the 2015 Barolo Brunate

Giuseppe Mascarello, Barolo Santo Stefano di Perno Vintage:2009 Kirsch liqueurGood deep red. Ripe but distinctly wild nose hints at strawberry and musky roast coffee. Then a bit lower pitched in the mouth than the Villero and much more tannic on the back end. A somewhat rustic leathery element currently dominates underlying fruit. I'm not wild for the oak treatment here, which gives the finish a dry edge. Stephen Tanzer