Stephen Brook takes a look at the latest vintage of Barolo Riserva to be released. Read on for tasting notes and scores...
Barolo Riserva 2012
Drink or keep
Sunburn and hail were just some of the problems this year, and growers had to respond adroitly in the vineyards. Some fine wines, but others are soft and forward.
2012 was an inconsistent vintage, complicated by a cool and rainy spring, sporadic summer hailstorms, and rainfall in late August and early September.
Variable weather in the spring had led to an uneven flowering, which complicated the vintage and required growers to be vigilant and attentive in the vineyard. There were periods of intense heat, and there were reports of sunburn in some exposed vineyards.
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Stephen’s pick of Barolo Riserva 2012
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