Giovanni Corino, Barolo Arborina other_regions blackberries

blackberries

refined and cool

the wine is fresh

sandalwood and licorice with a crème de cassis and plum preserves core plus a hint of rose oil

Giovanni Corino, Barolo Arborina other_regions blackberriesCorino's 2003 Barolo Arborina is deep, rich and powerful. It boasts terrific depth and volume, but time has shown what was perhaps less apparent when the wines were young. Namely that Rocche is one of the greatest sites in La Morra and Arborina is not. Not even close, actually. In the Arborina we find plenty of dark red and black fruit, smoke, incense, orange peel and spices, all in a generous, slightly bombastic style. Still, the wine's balance is