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Barolo 2016 – still shining brightly

Walter's 2016 Barolo tasting at the Consorzio di Barolo

When he first tasted Barolo 2016s late last year, Walter was excited. His second major tasting, conducted in strictest socially distanced conditions as shown above, left him eager for more.

18 August 2020 Tasting notes for three 2016 wines now added: Luigi Oddero, Rocche Rivera; Paolo Scavino, Bric del Fiasc; Seghesio. 

3 August 2020 The clear triumph of Barolo in 2016, an exceptional vintage that potentially eclipses the highly acclaimed 2010, continued in my second tasting of this vintage in July in the Langhe. I owe not a little gratitude to Dr Cristiana Grimaldi, the director of the Enoteca del...