Giacomo Fenocchio, Barolo Villero Vintage:2016 Larner vineyard (Ballard Canyon)

Larner vineyard (Ballard Canyon)

5 ha with two-thirds of it in Chapelot and the remainder in Pied d’Aloup)

No lift or juiciness

This is really quite pretty and a wine that should amply reward mid-term cellaring

There is excellent volume to the intense and tautly muscular middle weight plus flavors that culminate in an explosively long

Giacomo Fenocchio, Barolo Villero Vintage:2016 Larner vineyard (Ballard Canyon)The 2012 Barolo Villero is one of the more successful wines in the range. Red stone fruit, spice, leather and orange peel give the wine its attractive upper register. It would be nice to see a little more mid palate depth and persistence. Antonio Galloni