Elio Altare, Barolo Brunate other_regions The 2001 Vina Tondonia Reserva

The 2001 Vina Tondonia Reserva is bridled with a lovely nose of decayed red fruit

intense and nicely detailed middleweight flavors that exude a bracing salinity on the highly refreshing finale

sweet wine with a touch of vanilla bean

or perhaps slightly beyond it

Sweet on entry

Elio Altare, Barolo Brunate other_regions The 2001 Vina Tondonia ReservaA wine of vertical explosiveness and towering structure, the 2004 Barolo Brunate is pure Brunate to the core. The flavors are bold, exotic and enticing, with seemingly endless layers of nuance that open up over time. Plums, black cherries, leather, smoke, tobacco, rose petal and orange peel meld into a super expressive finish, where hints of lavender and white pepper add an utterly beguiling top register. Readers who want to understand what Brunate is