Pio Cesare Barolo - 2010 (750ml) 1980 Ovid keeps raising the bar

Ovid keeps raising the bar with this drop-dead gorgeous set of new releases

it is still a young adolescent in terms of its evolution and will benefit from another 4-5 years of cellaring

One of the most concentrated wines of the vintage (as well as one of the most concentrated Bordeaux’s I have ever tasted)

(The 1990 and 1991 Seaveys are still young wines

“a region of perhaps rustic wines

Pio Cesare Barolo - 2010 (750ml) 1980 Ovid keeps raising the barThe 2010 Barolo is a great fall back wine for those who want to know the flavor profile of a classic, well made Barolo. This is a textbook wine, especially in the exceptional 2010 vintage. Black fruit and prune is folded together with delicate tones of cigar ash, crushed mineral, licorice, white truffle and dried raspberry. The tannins are firm, but polished and the wine leaves a lasting imprint of dark fruit and cola on the elegant finish. Drink: