title: Vite Colte 2012 Essenze  (Barolo)
description: This opens with aromas suggesting toast, menthol, steeped cherry and a whiff of iris. The palate is rather shy, showing oak, licorice and clove but not much fruit richness. Bracing tannins clench the finish. Give the tannins a few years to unwind then drink up.
variety: Nebbiolo
designation: Essenze